BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Berry College baseball season ended its season on Monday night with a 7-2 loss to top-ranked Birmingham-Southern. The game began Sunday afternoon, but was pushed to today after heavy rain delayed competition in Birmingham.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• On Sunday, Berry was able to jump out to a quick 2-0 lead in the first after a BSC error and a Kris Patel ground out.
• The Panthers answered in the home half of the inning after a pair of Vikings errors allowed three runs to cross. BSC led it 3-2
• The score remained until the fifth when Preston White hit an RBI single to extend the Panther lead to 4-2.
• Rain then delayed the game until today when play resumed in the sixth inning. BSC added another run off a two-RBI single from Tyler Wise to go up 6-2. 
• The final run of insurance crossed in the eighth to give the Panthers the 7-2 win.

BERRY STATISTICAL STANDOUTS:

• Tyler Calvert: 2-for-3
• Austin Haight: 1-for-3, R
• Alfred Francis: 1-for-3, R
• Kris Patel: 1-for-4, RBI
• Devin Post: 1-for-2
• Will Gibbons: 3.0 IP, 3 R, 0 ER, 3 K

BSC STATISTICAL STANDOUTS:

• David Scott: 2-for-5, 3 R
• Rich Misischia: 2-for-4, R
• Tyler Wise: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, R
• Preston White: 2-for-3, 2 R
• A.J. Hunt: 2-for-4
• Stephen Himic: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 ER, K, W (10-0)

NOTABLES:

• Alfred Francis' hit broke the Berry single-season record in the DIII era with 65 on the year.
• Berry finished the season 23-21