Berry junior Nick Brunswick set a new Berry D-III era record with his 69th hit of the season as the Vikings fell to Birmingham-Southern in the final game of the 2023 Southern Athletic Association Baseball Championship in Birmingham, Ala., 9-6.

Brunswick's record-breaking hit came on a double in the sixth inning that scored Garrett Lang. Two batters later, Brunswick would come home to score on a balk for his 49th run of the season.

Down 8-2, Berry tacked on another run as Caleb Spikes drove in his second run of the season with an RBI single through the left side to score Levi Cloud. Then with it 9-3 entering the eighth, the Vikings plated their final three runs of the season, all with two outs. John D'Amelio laced a double to right center to plate Justin Bridges with the first run. Cloud would then reach on an infield hit, and when the throw to first went wild, D'Amelio raced home to make it 9-5. Then with Cloud on third, a wild pitch would bring him the remaining 90-feet home for the final run of the season.

Starting in back-to-back games for the first time in his career, Charles Stephenson ended up taking the loss for the Vikings, only allowing two runs in three innings. Aubrey Higgins finished the game on the mound with 1.2 innings of scoreless relief.

Brunswick, Cloud, and Patrick O'Rourke were each named to the SAA All-Tournament Team.

Berry finishes the season with a 22-23 overall record.