ROME -- The Hawks topped Emmanuel 7-5 Wednesday afternoon on a ninth inning walk-off homerun from Isaiah Maddela.

With the win, Shorter moves to 11-15 overall; while the Lions move to 12-14 on the season.

Emmanuel got on the board first, as Jake Nichols delivered an RBI single in the second to give the Lions a 1-0 advantage. The Hawks come back in the bottom of the inning to tie things up, on a sacrifice fly from Micah Wyatt; bringing in Maddela. Before the Lions countered with a run in the third to regain the lead.

Shorter rallied in the fourth for a pair of runs to make it a 3-2 game as Wyatt delivered a two-run single. Before a double down the left field line from Samyr Santos brought in the Nathaniel Butterworth for the 4-2 score in the fifth.

Emmanuel then tied the game in the seventh with a pair of runs and took the lead 5-4 in the eight on a RBI double. Again, the Hawks rallied, tying the game 5-5 when Jesse Wheeler stole third and came in to score on a throwing error by the catcher.

En route to the win, Butterworth led off the ninth with a single, and after a pop out from Santos, Maddela delivered the heroics with a homer to right center for the 7-5 victory.

Rhys Pollack earned his first win of the year; keeping the Lions scoreless with two strikeouts in one inning of work.

Maddela finished the day 4-5 at the plate with two RBI and three runs scored. While, Santos, Victor Perez and Raul Cortes each tallied two hits. Wyatt finished a hit and three RBI.

The Hawks will return to action and Gulf South Conference play this weekend as they travel to Cleveland, Miss. for a three-game series with No. 2 Delta State.