MONTGOMERY, ALA. – The baseball squad continued their stay down south Saturday after a break for rain yesterday. They battled with the Middlebury Panthers in nonconference action. The Panthers (1-0) rallied late to take a 12-9 victory over the Eagles (2-3).
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- A ground out to the shortstop put Middlebury on the board first in the first inning, but Edgewood College quickly reclaimed the lead in second. A two-RBI double to left field from Brooks Kalscheur kicked things off before Ryan Ambrosy singled to right field to score one. An RBI single to right field tallied a run for the Panthers in the bottom of the second.
 
- Mac Vesperman hit a sac fly to center field in the fourth for a 4-2 Edgewood College lead. A pair of wild pitches scored a pair of runs for the Panthers to tie things up 4-4 after four.
 
- Vesperman and Kalscheur continued their strong day in the sixth, a single to left field from the former and a sacrifice fly to right field for the latter adding a pair of runs to the tally. A one RBI single coupled with an error evened things back up for the Panthers after six.
 
- A passed ball in the seventh tallied a run for the Eagles, but Middlebury claimed the lead back in the bottom of the inning. An error by the catcher complimented by an RBI single to center left things 9-8 Panthers.
 
 - Terry Tolliver Jr. grounded out to shortstop to bring in a run, while Daniel Bentivegna rounded out the scoring with an RBI single to left field.
 
- Middlebury continued to roll in the eighth. An RBI double to left field tied things back up 9-9 while a wild pitch would end up as the winning run for the Panthers. A two-RBI double from the Panthers would be insurance runs. Edgewood College would have the tying run at plate with runners on second and third, but a ground out ended the threat.
 
- The Eagles recorded seven errors in the defeat.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
- Ambrosy and Bentivegna each had three hits and an RBI in the Edgewood College lineup.
 
- Ryan Mixey earned the start, tossing four innings with three earned runs and three strikeouts.
 
THE OPPOSITION
- Beau Root finished 3-for-3 with two walks, two runs, and two RBIs.
 
- Owen Tross fanned five Eagles in a solid start.
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The meeting was the first between the two schools in baseball.

- Vesperman's one hit and two RBIs were the first of his career.
 
UP NEXT
Edgewood College will wrap up their stay down south with another matchup against the Millsaps Majors. First pitch is scheduled for tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. in the fourth meeting between the two schools this year. The Majors won a three-game series 2-1 earlier this year.