BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Berry College baseball team fell to the No. 3 Birmingham-Southern College Panthers on Saturday afternoon in a doubleheader sweep. 

HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 1):

• The Panthers jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first after Tyler Wise hit a two-RBI single followed by Preston White's two-run double. 
• BSC tacked on another pair in the bottom of the fourth to push the lead to 6-0.
• Berry plated their first run of the game in the top of the fifth after Casey Whitaker hit an RBI single to score Alfred Francis.
• The Panthers continued to answer, adding a run in the bottom of the seventh off a sacrifice fly.
• Slade Dale then hit a two-run homer in the top of the eighth to bring Berry within striking distance late in the game.
• An error in the bottom of the eighth would score another Panthers run before Easton Fuller would close the game for BSC.

HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 2):

• BSC struck first in game two in the bottom of the third with Will Toner hitting a sacrifice fly to score Jacob Drescher.
• The Panthers would add another run in the bottom of the fourth on a wild pitch. 
• Berry took the lead in the top of the fifth after Devin Skelton hit a two-RBI double to right scoring Whitaker and Francis. SKelton then scored on a throwing error to give Berry the 3-2 advantage. 
• The Panthers then rattled off five runs in the fifth and sixth to seal the sweep.

BERRY STATISTICAL STANDOUTS:

• Kris Patel: 7-for-7
• Casey Whitaker: 3-for-8, RBI, R
• Devin Skelton: 3-for-7, 2 RBI, 2 R
• Slade Dale: 2-for-7, 2 RBI, R
• Alfred Francis: 3-for-8, 2 R
• Dylan Beasley: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 K, L (3-4)

BSC STATISTICAL STANDOUTS:

• Jacob Drescher: 2-for-7, 2 R
• Will Toner: 3-for-6, 2 RBI, 3 R
• Tyler Wise: 3-for-7, 5 RBI, R
• Rich Misischia: 2-for-6, 3 RBI, 3 R
• Ryan Gaines: 6.0 IP, 9 H, 1 R, 3 K, W (7-0)

NOTABLES:

• Kris Patel was 7-for-7 on the day in the DH spot
• The Vikings fell to 17-15 on the year and 6-8 in conference play.

UP NEXT:

• Berry will complete the series tomorrow at 2:00 p.m.