ATLANTA—A grand slam in the second and a two-run shot in the sixth from Ryan Causey highlighted an explosive offense, but Oglethorpe's baseball team dropped the finale of a three-game Southern Athletic Association series to Sewanee 16-9 Sunday afternoon at Hermance Stadium.
Oglethorpe fell behind 3-0 on a homer in the top of the second but bounced back with seven runs to take the lead in the bottom half. It was tied 3-3 when Causey stepped to the plate with the bases loaded, and he sent a no-doubter over the left-field fence on a 0-1 pitch to make it 7-3.
Sewanee had a bounceback of its own in the third to take the lead, and that lead would remain the rest of the game.
Game Notes
- Causey was one of five Stormy Petrels with multiple hits. He went 2-for-4 with two runs and six RBI's.
- Shane Newsome also shined on offense, going 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run.
- Jaxson Corr went 2-for-3 with two runs, Jonathan Cruz went 2-for-4 with a walk, a run and an RBI, and Carter Drake went 2-for-4.
- Konner Burrell and Tate Henderson combined for a perfect stretch across the last 2.1 innings, each striking out one. Burrell finished the seventh before pitching a perfect eighth, then Henderson pitched a perfect ninth.
Up Next
Oglethorpe finishes the home season next week with Piedmont on Tuesday, then Hendrix over the weekend. Weather pending, Oglethorpe will honor this year's senior class on senior day prior to Saturday's doubleheader.
