BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Berry College baseball team dropped the opening game of the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) Tournament on Friday afternoon to Oglethorpe by a 15-7 final score. 

Berry will face Sewanee in an elimination game tomorrow at 3:30 p.m.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Ben Coker earned the loss, tossing 2.0 innings. 
• Oglethorpe plated a pair in the first inning before a monstrous second that saw six Petrels cross the plate. Berry trailed 8-0. 
• The Vikings answered off an error in the third, but Oglethorpe plated two more in the fifth. 
• Berry plated three in the fifth off the bats of Quinn Smith and Zach Huie. Berry trailed 10-4.
• Doubles from Spence Johns and Dylan Beasley cut the lead to 10-6 in the eight, before a Casey Whitaker RBI single made the score 10-7. 
• Oglethorpe plated five insurance runs in the ninth to secure the win.

BERRY STANDOUTS:

• Dylan Beasley: 3-for-4, 4 R, RBI
• Spence Johns: 2-for-5, RBI
• Quinn Smith: 2-for-5, 2 RBIs
• Zach Huie: 3-for-5, RBI
• Devin Post: 2-for-5