MONTGOMERY, Al.--- Asbury baseball (4-13, 0-6 CCS) freshman media communications major
Hank Burns had a career-high four hits and junior
Cayden Devine went 4.0 innings with no runs allowed, but Huntingdon College (16-6, 5-1 CCS) scored seven runs in the final four innings to take the 8-7 win in Montgomery, Al., in 11 innings.
AU scored the first seven runs in game three of the Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS) series, leading 7-0 after four hits in the sixth led to four runs. The Hawks offense got going late with seven runs across the seventh, eighth, and ninth innings to tie the game at 7-7.
Asbury led 7-4 going into the bottom of the ninth, but Huntingdon used two hits and an AU error to score three runs to force extra innings. The Eagles had two hits in the top of the 11th but couldn't score, while the Hawks used two free passes and a walk-off single in the 11th to score the winning run.
Both offenses combined for 28 hits, Huntingdon leading the way 15-13 over AU. Each team committed two errors on the game, with Asbury striking out eight times and Huntingdon going down nine times via strikeout.
Burns' four hits were a game-high, the Louisville, Ky., native scoring a run as well. Juniors
Trevor McNaughton and
Andrew Billington each had two hits for Asbury, McNaughton with a season-high three RBIs.
Devine had his best start of the year, giving up no runs in four innings. Sophomore
Brady Robeson went 2.0 innings out of the bullpen for Asbury with four strikeouts and one earned run.
"You give a lot of credit to Huntingdon for continuing to come after us after the lead we earned. Our guys are going to keep looking to improve and find a way to develop more and more."
Manny Cervantes | Asbury Baseball Head Coach
Asbury will travel to Demorest, Ga., for another CCS series on March 29 and 30, with a first pitch on Saturday at 1 pm.
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Hank Burns | 4 H (Career-High), R
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Trevor McNaughton | 2-4, 2B, 3 RBI (Season-High), 2 BB, SB
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Andrew Billington | 2-4, R, HBP
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Cayden Devine | 4.0 IP, 0 R, 0 BB
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Brady Robeson | 2.0 IP, 2 H, R, 0 BB, 4 K
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