PENSACOLA, FLA. – Baseball continued action in Florida with a top-ranked foe Friday. They battled with the UW-Whitewater Warhawks, ranked No. 1 in the latest D3baseball.com poll. The Warhawks (7-0) got the better of the Eagles (2-7) with a strong sixth inning in a 9-7 victory.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- A lead-off Terry Tolliver Jr. double turned into a run with a Jacob Carney single to left center in the first as Edgewood College led 1-0 after one. A sacrifice fly to right field in the second followed by a double down the left field line in the third added a run each for UW-Whitewater as they led 2-1 after three.
 
- Hayden Hellenbrand got the lead back in the fourth with a two-RBI double to left field. UW-Whitewater evened the game 3-3 with help from a wild pitch in the fifth before going on the offensive in the sixth. After taking the lead back with an RBI single up the middle and adding another run, a double to right center scored another for a 6-3 tally. A trio of RBI singles would leave things 9-3 UW-Whitewater after the top of the sixth.
 
- A dropped fly ball with the bases loaded scored three for the Eagles in the bottom of the sixth as they kept the pressure on. A fielder's choice from Ryan Ambrosy in the seventh cut the lead to 9-7, but the Warhawks bullpen clamped down on the Edgewood College lineup in the eighth and ninth for the victory.
 
- Hellenbrand hit 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a double. Kyle Prindle swung 2-for-5.
 
- Aidan Williams pitched well in the start. He struck out three and allowed two earned runs in five innings.
 
- Aaron Holland and Eli Frank both hit 3-for-5 with a double for UW-Whitewater.
 
- Max Huseboe earned the save, striking out three in two innings pitched. George Hansen claimed the victory for the Warhawks.
 
UP NEXT
The Eagles will take the weekend off before returning to action in Pensacola, Fla. Monday. They'll take on the UW-Stout Devils with first pitch scheduled for 4:00 p.m.