MOUNT VERNON, Ga. – The University of Tennessee Southern baseball team closed out the final SSAC road series of the regular season with Brewton-Parker on Saturday. The Firehawks huge first inning was the difference in a 13-6 win. UTS improved to 17-28 overall and 9-18 in league play on the season.
Brayden Buckner started the scoring spree in the opening frame. Buckner blasted a three run homer scoring Cody Womble and Cannon Raby. Coleman Siniard made it two round trippers in a row with his solo shot. Collin Perkins blasted the third UTS homer run of the inning driving in Mason Billions. UTS led 6-1 after one.
The Barons added five runs in the second to tie the game at six each.
In the fifth, UT Southern put up a four-spot to a lead they would never relinquish. Buckner left the yard again with a solo shot. Mason Billions followed up by driving in Gage Beckner. On the play, Cole Barnett scored on a BPC error. Later in the inning, Billions would score on a wild pitch. UTS led 10-6 after five.
In the ninth, The Firehawks added style runs with another pair of homers. Barnett smashed a two run bomb scoring Beckner. Billions went back to back with a solo shot.
Chambers McGilberry (4-5) took the win in the complete game outing. He allowed six earned runs on 10 hits.
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The Firehawks will close out the non-conference schedule traveling to Bethel on Tuesday, April 22^nd.
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