The Oglethorpe baseball team was trounced in a doubleheader sweep Saturday, losing to Birmingham Southern 16-5 and 15-2. The second game was shortened to seven innings because of the 10-run rule.

In Game 1, the Petrels were in the game until the seventh and final inning. The visiting Panthers took a 6-0 lead over the first two innings. However, the Petrels came back with four runs in the third to cut the lead to 6-4. Run-scoring singles by Andy Farrey, Stephen Archer and Nick Manai put the Petrels back in the game.

However, in the seventh inning, the Panthers scored 10 runs on 11 hits, more than putting the Petrels out of the game.

The Petrels got a run back in the bottom of the inning, but it was too late at that point. 

Matthew Cornwell picked up the loss in Game 1. He struggled in the first two innings and in the seventh, but in between, he put together four innings of quality work.

In Game 2, it was more of the same from the Panthers. A Stephen Archer solo home run in the second was one of the lone bright spots for the Petrels. It tied the score at 1-1.

But Birmingham Southern would score five runs over the next two innings to put the game out of reach. Then they scored six in the seventh to activate the 10-run rule.

Mark Hoban suffered the loss in Game 2.

The losses drop the Petrels back to .500 on the year, at 19-19. They also drop the team to .500 in SCAC play, at 7-7. As such, Oglethorpe has dropped from position for the top seed in the East for the upcoming SCAC Tournament, and now is in position for the third seed out of the division. They can still get the second seed, but must beat Birmingham Southern tomorrow and hope that Centre beats DePauw.

Tomorrow afternoon is Senior Day at Anderson Field, as it is the Petrels' final home game of the season. First pitch against Birmingham Southern is scheduled for 1 p.m. Be sure to get to the ballpark early to take in the Senior Day festivities.