MONTEVALLO, Ala. – UWF baseball scored eight runs in the final three innings of the game on Friday afternoon at Kermit A. Johnson Field to run-rule Montevallo 10-0 in seven innings.
Eric Keating went the distance pitching a complete game shutout, finishing with 13 strikeouts. Keating's 13 strikeouts are the most for an Argonaut pitcher since at least 2014.
Both Miller Hancock and Jack Copley had multi-hit games on Friday. A couple of errors by Montevallo and a bunt single by Justin Dunnam helped UWF strike first, scoring two runs in the third inning.
The Argos added a run in the fifth inning off a clutch two out RBI single up the middle by Hancock, making the score 3-0 in favor of UWF.
In the sixth, Cullan O'Shea started the inning off with a solo homer to right center. O'Shea's homer is his second of the season. West Florida wasn't done there though as they added five more runs in the inning. Bryant Harris Jr., Matthew Estrada, and Hancock all had RBI singles in the inning. Estrada picked up 2 RBIs with his two out single to right field that increased the Argos' lead to 9-0.
UWF scored one more run in the top of the seventh to extend their lead to 10-0, after Trevor Payne doubled into the gap scoring Adam Imwalle from second base.
Keating (2-1) picked up his second straight win today, after twirling seven innings and allowing only two-hits. Grayson Bray (0-1) suffered his first loss of the season for the Falcons, after allowing seven runs (four earned) in his start.
The Argos (3-4, 1-0 GSC) and Falcons (5-2, 0-1 GSC) will close the three-game set tomorrow with a doubleheader beginning at 12:00 p.m.
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