Baseball: Berry beats Emory at State Mutual Stadium

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The Berry College Vikings defeated the Emory University Eagles 9-2 on Wednesday night at State Mutual Stadium, home of the Rome Braves.

With the win, the Vikings move to 14-10-1 on the year. The Eagles, ranked 19th in the current D3baseball.com national poll, dropped to 13-9 on the year with the loss.

Berry’s offense was led by Ryan Smith, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI. Alfred Francis also contributed to the cause with his 3-for-4 night. Sam Joyce was 2-for-3 and scored two runs.

The Vikings used nine pitchers throughout the game, rotating every inning. Austin Loper (1-0) pitched in the fourth and got his first win of the season.

Emory’s offense was led by Wes Peacock’s two hits. Eagles’ starter Matt Randolph (1-1) took the loss.

Berry will play a doubleheader on Saturday, March 28 at Rhodes College. First pitch of game one is at 1 p.m.

Source: Rome News

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