MOUNT BERRY, Ga. - After falling in extra innings to Maryville just two weeks ago, the Vikings powered their way to a 16-11 Victory over the Scots Tuesday night. Offensively, the Berry lineup connected on 20 base hits and completed the homerun cycle – hitting a solo homer, a two-run homer, a three-run homer, and a grand slam all in the same game.

Jack Poist commenced his four-hit day with a single in the bottom first inning and later came around to score following base hits from Spence Johns and Wesley Wade. The Vikings would tack-on three more runs the very next inning as quality at-bats from Levi Cloud, Zachary Hardee, and Nick Brunswick presented Wesley Wade with his second RBI opportunity of the afternoon upon which he capitalized.

John D'Amelio was the first to leave the yard, sending a two-run blast over the left field wall, making the score 6-1 in just the third inning. That lead would soon grow to 7-1 in the fourth, as Andrew Pendleton singled in Jack Poist for his 23rd RBI of the season. A five-run top of the fifth inning for Maryville let the Scots right back into the ball game.

With their cushion now dissolved, the Vikings erupted for a nine-run bottom of the fifth. Brunswick demolished his first homerun of the year over the left field wall with one out in the inning. From there, nine straight Vikings hitters would come to the plate and reach base safely. Hardee and Jack Poist paved the way for Spence Johns to register a three-run homerun, giving him the team lead in RBIs now with 25. Four batters later the bases were loaded for Levi Cloud who cleared them with a tape measure shot to deep left field, thus completing the team homerun cycle.

Ethan Crump opened the game for the Vikings and registered his first appearance on the mound in 2022. Crump threw three innings while only surrendering the one earned run. Charles Stephenson eventually entered the game in the eighth inning and tossed two scoreless to close out the contest.

The Vikings resume SAA play this coming weekend at William R. Bowdoin Field as the Sewanee Tigers come to town. The first pitch of the Saturday doubleheader is scheduled for 1p.m