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Winner Lee University LEE 31-22
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Shorter University SHORTER 29-22
Winner
Lee University LEE
31-22
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Final
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Shorter University SHORTER
29-22
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lee University LEE 1 0 0 0 6 5 2 0 5 19 21 1
Shorter University SHORTER 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 2

W: Sam Fulton (6-2) L: Jinks, Kenny (2-3)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Joshua Mabry

Hawks Suffer Heartbreaking Loss in GSC Championship Game

OXFORD, Ala. – After making it to the Gulf South Conference (GSC) championship game, the Shorter Hawks fell 19-8 to the No. 5 seed Lee University Flames on Tuesday evening.
 
The Hawks ended the regular season with a 15-14 GSC record (25-20 overall record) to become the No. 8 seed in the GSC tournament.
 
In the first game of the double-elimination tournament, the Hawks were shut out 13-0 by the No. 1 seed Delta State University. However, Shorter went on to defeat the Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) Warhawks, the Valdosta State University Blazers, the Lee University Flames and the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Chargers before being defeated by the Flames in the championship game.
 
In today's game, the Flames struck first in the top of the first after Thomas Zazzaro hit a solo home run.
 
The Hawks plated their first three runs in the bottom of the second. Jakob Woods singled through the left side to score Matt Christian to tie the game. Right after this, Kody Krause doubled to right center to score Norman Leon to take the lead. Jacob Pajer then had a sac fly to center that scored Woods.
 
Shorter plated its final five runs of the game in the bottom of the third. Cory Mason doubled down the right field line to score Cameron Tilly for the inning's first run. Later on, Leon reached on a fielder's choice, and this scored Mason. Right after this, Woods singled up the middle to score Christian. Krause then tripled down the right field line to score Woods and Leon.
 
The Flames went on to plate 18 more runs in the game, six in the fifth, five in the sixth, two in the seventh and five in the ninth.
 
Krause went 3-for-4 with three RBI in the championship game. Woods went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI.
 
Jonathan Pintaro started for the Hawks today and Kenny Jinks (L, 2-3) takes the loss.
 
Up Next
 
The Hawks will return to the Robert H. Ledbetter Baseball Complex for the 2023 season. To stay up to date on the team in the offseason, stay tuned to goshorterhawks.com and follow @ShorterHawks on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
 
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