Box Score OXFORD, Ala. – The eighth-seeded Shorter Hawks defeated the No. 6 seed University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Chargers 5-3 on Tuesday afternoon to advance to the Gulf South Conference (GSC) championship game later this afternoon.
 
The Hawks plated the first run of this afternoon's game in the bottom of the fourth after Matt Christian doubled to left to score Cory Mason.
 
Shorter then added on an additional run in the bottom of the fifth after Lyndon Weaver had a sac fly to right that scored Kody Krause.
 
Christian hit a solo home run to right to plate the next run for the Hawks in the bottom of the sixth.
 
The Chargers plated their first run in the top of the seventh courtesy of a solo home run.
 
Shorter scored its next two runs in the bottom of the seventh. Mason singled to left to score Krause and Jakob Woods.
 
UAH scored its next two runs in the top of the eighth.
 
Christian went 2-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI in today's game. Mason went 2-for-3 with a run scored, two RBI and a walk. Woods went 2-for-4 with a run scored.
 
Ethan Hawthorne started for the Hawks today. He tossed 4.2 innings, striking out one and giving up two hits. Jonathan Pintaro pitched the final 1.2 innings for Shorter, striking out two and giving up one hit.
 
Up Next
 
The Hawks will face the No. 5 seed Lee University Flames in the GSC championship game this afternoon. For updates, follow @ShorterHawks on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and stay tuned to goshorterhawks.com.