Young Harris, GA – Southern Wesleyan fell to Young Harris in a 7-5 final on Tuesday evening.

Southern Wesleyan posted four hits in the loss to Young Harris. Devin Patrick led the Warriors with two hits and was followed by Jesse Getford and Julio Justo with one apiece. Getford, John Garrett, and Ike Thalassinos each received RBIs during the game. Josh Antwine started the game against the Mountain Lions and posted seven strikeouts. Daniel Singleton, Roth Mathews, Dustin Parsons, and Josh Core came in to pitch in relief.

Game Vitals

Final: Young Harris 7, Southern Wesleyan 5

Records: Southern Wesleyan (17-29) Young Harris (23-20)

How It Happened

The Mountain Lions took an early 1-0 lead in the first inning. They went on to score four more runs in the bottom of the seventh to lead 5-0.

In the top of the ninth inning, the Warriors countered. Quinton Bent led off the inning with a walk and advanced to second on a base hit from Julio Justo. Kirkland Gillespie came in to pinch run for Justo. Conner Ewing drew a walk and loaded up the bases. Jesse Getford was hit by a pitch to advance the runners and bring Bent in to score and put the Warriors on the board.  A wild pitch from the Mountain Lions advanced runners and allowed for Gillespie to score and put the Warriors down 5-2. Steven Perez was then up to bat and was able to draw a walk. With the bases still loaded, Ike Thalassinos walked, and Ewing came in to score.  Still in the top of the ninth, John Garrett reached on a fielder's choice and Getford scored. Perez also scored to tie the game at 5-5 on an error by the first baseman to close out the top of the inning.

Despite tying the game, Young Harris countered with a two-run homerun in the bottom of the ninth to win the game 7-5.

What's Next

The Warriors will close out their season this weekend at Emmanuel College. Southern Wesleyan will face the Lions on Friday, April 20 at 4 p.m. and will close out the series on Saturday, April 21 at 1 and 4 p.m.