By: Bryce Koon, Sports Information Assistant

ROME, Ga. — The Vikings offense continued to stay hot on Wednesday afternoon, as the Berry College baseball team defeated the Maryville Scots 14-6. The win improved the Vikings record to 3-2 on the season.

Dylan Beasley earned the win (1-0) throwing 5 innings only allowing 3 hits and striking out 2.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Scots struck first on a Peyton Sawyer sacrifice fly to take a 1-0 lead in the first inning
• The Vikings tallied five runs in the bottom of the first highlighted by a two-RBI triple from Zach Huie
• The Scots cut the deficit with two RBI singles in the third, to trail 5-3
• The Vikings exploded in the fourth with four runs highlighted with RBI singles from Spence Johns, Casey Whitaker, and Devin Post. Zach Huie also had a sacrifice fly.
• The Vikings added a run in the fifth on a RBI single from Devin Post to give the Vikings a 10-3 lead
• Berry extended their lead to 11-3 with a fielder's choice RBI from Dalton Smith
• Maryville tacked on three runs to cut the lead to 11-6 in the seventh
• The Vikings got two runs back in the home half of the inning on a passed ball and a RBI groundout from Devin Post
• In the eighth, the Spence Johns had an RBI single giving the Vikings a 14-6 lead

BERRY STANDOUTS:

• Spence Johns: 3-for-5, 3 R, 2 RBI
• Casey Whitaker: 2-for-5, 3 R, 2 RBI
• Zach Huie: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2 RBI
• Devin Post: 2-for-4, 4 RBI
• Dylan Beasley: 5.0 IP, 2 ER, 2 SO

UP NEXT:

Berry will host Belhaven on Friday at 3:00 p.m. to open a three-game series