Sunday, March 25th, 2007

Emory Completes Three-Game Sweep Of PC Baseball Team

In the third game of the weekend series with local rival Emory University, the Piedmont College baseball team fell just short this afternoon in Atlanta, GA and dropped the 5-4 decision in 10 innings. The 19th ranked Eagles plated the game-winning run in the bottom of the tenth marking the third time this season the Lions have been left on the field in a road defeat.

The Lions struck first in the top of the second as Justin Vorherr doubled to left field to start the inning. After a stolen base of third Stan Brosko notched an RBI groundout to give PC the early lead. Piedmont extended their lead to 3-0 in the third as Andy House and Trey McCay drove in runs with a single and a double respectively.

Emory answered in the home-half of the third with three runs on two hits. Piedmont got the go-ahead run in the sixth as Brosko again came thru with an RBI groundout. The Eagles scored the tying run in the bottom of the eigth and held PC at bay until they knocked home the game-winner in the home half of the tenth.

Justin Vorherr and Cole Spedale led the offense going 2-4 apiece while House added a 2-5 day from the plate. Spencer Shelton went 7 1/3 innings allowing only three earned runs while striking out five and taking the no-decision.

The loss drops Piedmont to 9-16 overall. The Lions will return to action again on Wednesday, March 28th as they will meet Millsaps College in a make-up game at neutral site Brimingham Southern College in Birmingham, AL with game time slated for 6:00 CST.