LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga. – The Berry College baseball team cruised past the Covenant Scots on Tuesday afternoon, led by four Vikings notching multi-hit games.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Berry's Devin Skelton opened the scoring in the top of the first, shooting a double to left field which scored Alfred Francis.
• Slade Dale then brought Skelton home off a single, putting the Vikings up 2-0 early.
• Berry would the score another pair in the top of the third off Dale's first of two doubles for the day, scoring Skelton and Francis. Berry led 4-0 heading into the fourth.
• In the top of the sixth, Kris Patel sent his second home run of the year over the left field wall for a two-run shot. The Vikings would add anothe run in the frame to go up 7-0.
• Austin Brooks then sent a three run home run of his own to left center in the top of the seventh, plating three.
• Covenant scored their lone run of the game in the bottom of the seventh off the bat of Christian Murray.
• Berry would secure the run-rule victory in the top of the eighth after Dale's second double and Jacob Delk's two-RBI single would give Berry the 14-1 victory.

BERRY STATISTICAL STANDOUTS:

• Alfred Francis: 1-for-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
• Devin Skelton: 1-for-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
• Kris Patel: 1-for-2, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, HR
• Jacob Delk: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBI
• Austin Haight: 1-for-2, 1 R
• Casey Whitaker: 2-for-5, 1 R
• Austin Brooks: 2-for-4, 1 R, 3 RBI, HR
• Slade Dale: 3-for-5, 1 R, 5 RBI
• Austin Loper: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 K
• JP Chamblee: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 K, W (1-1)

COVENANT STATISTICAL STANDOUTS:

• Joel Johnson: 1-for-4
• Forrest Hunter: 2-for-4, R
• Trenton Nobles: 1-for-2
• John Mitchell: 1-for-1
• Jaret Barr: 1-for-3
• Christian Murray: 1-for-3, 1 RBI
• Grant Kierpa: 2.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 2 K, L (0-3)

NOTABLES:

• The Vikings are now 14-12 overall
• Brooks' home run was the first of his career.
• Eight Berry pitchers saw the hill in the win, allowing just seven hits and striking out six.

UP NEXT:

• Berry will return home for a weekend set against Sewanee beginning Saturday at 1:00 p.m.