Posted by Doug Amos - Fri, Apr 25, 2008 - [ Baseball ] - Viewed 209 times
     MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Second seed Auburn Montgomery took advantage of Faulkner's hospitable mood Friday night, blistering the Eagles 15-8 to remain unbeaten in the Southern States Athletic Conference tournament. The Senators, 40-18, saw their crosstown counterparts commit five errors, issue four walks and hit four batters in a game that was never in doubt.      AUM's Chase Burch scorched a three-run double in the bottom of the first to get the Senators rolling, and they didn't stop until the lead had ballooned to 13-0. The 15 runs give AUM 38 in its three tournament victories. Faulkner came to life in the seventh, scoring seven times, but it was way too little and way too late.
     AUM faces once-beaten Lee at 1 p.m. Saturday. If the Senators win, they'd need to lose twice to the Southern Wesleyan-Faulkner winner to not capture the tournament title. If AUM were to lose to Lee on Saturday there would be three teams left with one loss, and the Senators would receive the bye to Sunday afternoon's championship game because they stayed in the winners' bracket the longest.
     Faulkner and Southern Wesleyan play at 4 p.m. Saturday.
     For the Senators, Burch had four RBIs, while Cody Shields had two hits and three RBIs. Also with two hits for AUM were Shane Moye, Daniel Jones, Matt Arrighi, Stephen Patrick and R.J. McVoy. Every Senator starter got a hit in the game. The Eagles' got a three-run home run from Justin Maynard and a two-run shot from Austin Adams, both coming in the seventh. Bart Farley, Kevin Leslie and Michael Colley each had two hits, and Brandon Reed added a solo home run.