No. 14 Georgia College Hands Falcons 15-1 Loss

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. - The University of Montevallo baseball team (22-29-1) fell to No. 14 Georgia College and State University (33-13), 15-1. Junior Nelson Garcia, Jr. (Tampa, Fla./Sickles) went 2-for-3 to lead the Falcons at the plate. Junior Taylor Edwards (Pleasant Grove, Ala./Northwest Shoals C.C.) tossed 2.2 innings of relief while striking out six on the mound.

Five other Falcons reached base with a hit including seniors Ryan Norman (Hoover, Ala./Hoover), Dustin Rhodes (Starkville, Miss./Starkville) and Jeremy Jones (Troy, Ala./Lurleen B. Wallace C.C.) and juniors Kevin Garcia (Vega Baja, Puerto Rico/Gulf Coast C.C.) and Chris Sosebee (Warrior, Ala./Jefferson State C.C.). K. Garcia had the lone RBI for the Falcons in the third inning while Norman had the lone extra-base hit for the Falcons with a double.

The Falcons fell behind early as the Bobcats jumped out to an early 6-0 lead after the first inning. They added another run in the second before the Falcons were able to strike in the third. Norman hit a double down the left field line before he was driven home by a Garcia single to score Montevallo's lone run.

The Bobcats tacked on one more run in the bottom of the third to take a 8-1 lead. Both teams bats went cold through the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh innings as the pitchers dominated.

The Bobcats exploded once again in the eighth as they plated seven runs to extend their lead to the eventual final 15-1. The Falcons attempted a slight comeback in the ninth as they loaded the bases with no outs of back-to-back singles and an error but the Bobcats defense held strong as they used a strikeout and a double play to end the game.

Junior Caleb McLeod (Pleasant Grove, Ala./Shelton State C.C.) took home the loss for the Falcons going 5.1 innings with five strikeouts and five walks. McLeod's record falls to 2-6. Dylan Lightell earned the win for the Bobcats after 8.0 innings of work. 

The Falcons will return to action tomorrow, April 24 for their final doubleheader of the season against these same Bobcats from GCSU.