OXFORD, Ala. – The Shorter Hawks defeated the Valdosta State University Blazers 11-4 on Sunday afternoon to advance in the Gulf South Conference (GSC) tournament.
 
Carson Cook (W, 5-4) tossed 7.2 innings in relief for the Hawks today, striking out five and giving up three runs on four hits and four walks.
 
The Hawks struck first and scored the first four runs of the game in the top of the first. Lyndon Weaver hit a solo home run to center to plate the first run of the game. Shortly after this, Logan Stockton doubled to left field to score Matt Christian and Cameron Tilly. Norman Leon then doubled to center to score Stockton.
 
Valdosta plated its first run in the bottom of the first after Ryan Romano scored on a wild pitch. The Blazers added on a couple of runs in the second after Jisjar Clotida hit a two-run home run. This made the score 4-3 Shorter.
 
Shorter plated its next three runs in the top of the fourth. Leon advanced to third and then scored on a throwing error by the Valdosta State right fielder to plate the first run of the inning.
 
Later on, Jacob Pajer singled to center to score Jakob Woods. Right after this, Weaver had a sac fly to center that scored Kody Krause.
 
The Hawks added on four runs in the top of the eighth. Krause singled to right to score Stockton to plate the first run of the inning. Pajer then reached on a fielder's choice, and this scored Leon. Right after this, Weaver doubled down the left field line, and this scored Pajer and Krause.
 
The Blazers plated their final run of the day in the bottom of the eighth.
 
Weaver went 3-for-4 with a run scored and four RBI in today's game. Stockton went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBI.
 
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The Hawks advance in the tournament and will play again tomorrow. Stay tuned to goshorterhawks.com and follow @ShorterHawks on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for more information about tomorrow's opponent and first pitch time.