Huntingdon splits with Maryville to open USA South series

MARYVILLE, Tenn. – The Huntingdon baseball team won Game 1 and lost Game 2 on Friday to open a three-game USA South Athletic Conference series.

The Hawks won the opener 7-2 before falling 11-3 in Game 2.

Huntingdon used a five-run fourth inning to take control in Game 1. A two-run double by Taylor Fought, a two-run single by Will Cosby and an RBI double by Joseph Calvert put the Hawks in front 5-0. Huntingdon added two more runs in the eighth inning on a two-run single by Jud Owens to make it 7-1.                                

Cosby finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a run, Fought had two RBIs and two runs and Calvert had one RBI. Owens had two RBIs and Wes Powell had two hits and a run. Garrett Breland scored two runs and Garrett Headley scored one run.

Carden Mellown (4-1) earned the win in eight innings, striking out five, walking four, scattering five hits and allowing two earned runs. Ethan Hess pitched the final inning.

In Game 2, Maryville took a 4-0 lead in the first four innings. Huntingdon scored a run in the fifth inning and in the sixth inning, but Maryville answered and built an 11-2 lead in the eighth inning.

Headley and Fought each had two hits. Headley also scored one run. Calvert had an RBI and a run, Powell drove in one run and Cosby scored one run.

Blake Mayes (2-3) took the loss in four innings in Game 2.

Records: Huntingdon (11-7, 3-2 USA South); Maryville (16-3, 2-3 USA South)

Coming Up: Huntingdon and Maryville will close out the series on Saturday at 1 p.m. (Central).