The Hawks (24-7, 2-4 SSAC East) took two of three from the Lions (15-15, 1-5) in the weekend series. Shorter dropped the opener on Saturday 8-2 before winning the nightcap by a score of 6-5.
In Game 2, former Pepperell star Jake Broome went 3-for-5 with a pair of RBIs, and the Hawks withstood a ninth-inning rally from Emmanuel to escape with a win.
Shorter led 6-4 entering the Lions’ final at-bat, but Alex Delgado’s sacrifice fly brought Emmanuel to within 6-5.
Emmanuel’s Chris Reynolds advanced to third on a wild pitch from Shorter’s Eric Doty.
Doty rebounded, however, forcing Josh Flippin into a game-ending groundout to earn the save.
Shorter took a 3-1 lead in the top of the sixth on RBI singles from Broome, Blake McCullers and Adam Thurman.
Lou Amargo’s sacrifice fly in the seventh put Shorter up 4-2 and Broome’s RBI single in the eighth followed by a second sacrifice fly from Amargo staked the Hawks a 6-4 advantage that proved to be all Shorter would need.
Amargo drove in a pair of runs for Shorter while Cody Hooper and Jordan Hollis had two hits each for the Hawks, who pounded out 11 hits.
Tim Day got the win on the mound for Shorter in the nightcap, lasting eight innings during which he yielded five earned runs on 13 hits. He struck out five and gave the Hawks a Herculean effort on the hill, tossing 123 pitches.
In Game 1, Emmanuel broke open a 2-2 game with six runs in the bottom of the sixth en route to a surprising upset of the Hawks.
Each run of the sixth inning outburst came with two outs as Emmanuel prevented a series sweep at the hands of Shorter, which had its five-game winning streak snapped with the loss.
Emmanuel’s Chris Reynolds hit a two-run single with two outs in the frame to stake the Lions their first lead of the game at 4-2.
Kelly Williams singled home Will Gretsch for a 5-2 Emmanuel advantage and after Alex Delgado reached on a dropped third strike that would have ended the inning, Emmanuel got an RBI single from Josh Flippin and a two-run base hit from Chad Robinson to take the 8-2 lead.
Lou Amargo drew a two-out walk in the top half of the seventh, but Emmanuel starter Mark Shevock, who tossed a complete game and allowed just one earned run on six hits, got Shorter’s Cody Hooper to fly out to end the game.
Shorter took a 2-0 lead in the game, but could not hold on.
Matt Johnson doubled and then scored on an error as the Hawks went up 1-0 in the top of the second. Blake McCullers then singled home Will Lewis for a two-run Shorter lead in the top of the fifth.
Eric Doty took the loss for the Hawks in relief of starter Stephen Adkins. Although Doty surrendered six runs, none of those runs were earned. In fact, all eight of Emmanuel’s run were unearned with the help of four Shorter errors and six walks.
The Hawks’ next action is on Wednesday, when they host Taylor University (Ind.) in a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. at the Ledbetter Complex.
Cline shoots 87 to lead Lady Vikings at Jekyll Island
Nikki Cline led Berry’s women with a team-low 87 on the second round of the Jekyll Island women’s Collegiate Saturday.
Berry shot a 380 team score for the second consecutive day, and is in 18th place out of 21 teams.
Cline, who shot 86 Friday, is tied for 47th place with a 36-hole score of 173. She was 11 strokes better than the Lady Vikings’ second-best scorer Saturday, as Eftihia Kountakis shot 98 and is tied for 76th at 184 after two rounds.
Berry’s Morgan Johnston shot her second straigt round of 96 and is tied for 97th at 192, while Kay Casto shaved 13 strokes off her first round score to finish at 99 Saturday and sit in 109th place with a two-round score of 211.
Methodist leads the field at 324-316-640, three strokes ahead of second place Birmingham-Southern, which shot 323-320-643 over the first two rounds.
Amherst’s Hayley Milbourn holds the individual lead at 71-76-147.
The tournament concludes today.
Three Berry Runners Record Top-10 Finishes
Sara Walcott finished seventh in the women's 5,000 meters and Jonathan Horn finished 10th in the men's 5,000 meters to highlight the Vikings' day at the Emory Invitational in Atlanta Saturday.
Walcott finished the 5,000 in a time of 19:23.30 to lead six Berry runners in the event. Jennifer Cook finished 11th in the race with a time of 20:08.22, while Charlotte Collins (21:04.37) was 17th, Lauren Hicks (22:55.42) was 19th, Ellery Nash (23:50.71) was 20th and Katy Jordan (24:09.03) was 21st.
Horn led a contingent of four Berry runners that finished in the top 20 in the men's 5,000 meters. His 10th place finish was one position better than teammate Michael Sexton. Horn finished with a time of 16:00.46, while Sexton recorded a time of 16:04.83.
Horn and Sexton were joined in the top 20 by teammates Ryan James, who finished 14th with a time of 16:10.23, and Ian Adams, who was 17th with a time of 16:18.25.
Chase Babineaux just missed a top-20 time, finishing 21st with a mark of 16:30.32. Berry's William Anthony (26th, 16:49.74) and Josh Jones (27th, 17:03.08) also ran the 5,000 meters.
Berry's other top-10 individual performance came from Gabby Fulton, who finished eighth in the women's 800 meters with a time of 2:28.50.
Anna Sons led four Berry competitors in the women's 1,500 meters with a 20th place finish. Sons ran the event in 5:08.55. Rosalyn Huard (5:29.61) finished 28th, Allison Preg (5:32.45) was 29th and Casey Norris (5:43.29) was 30th.
Berry's men's 4x400 meter relay team of Blake Bannister, Matthrew Rego, Brandon Davis and Lucas Stocks rounded out the Vikings' events with a sixth-place finish. The team ran the event in 3:38.19.
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