Badger Rally Falls Short at West Florida

PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Spring Hill College baseball team's ninth-inning rally versus West Florida fell short on Tuesday night. The Badgers fell 5-4 to the Argos in the midweek non-conference contest at Jim Spooner Field.
 
West Florida 5, Spring Hill 4
Caldan Peeples (W: 3-0); Brantley Willis (S: 4); Arlon Butts (L: 2-2)
 
AJ Swader led Spring Hill (31-10) at the plate with a home run, three RBIs, two hits and two runs in four at-bats. He also showed some speed off on the basepaths, stealing a bag.
 
The Badgers trailed West Florida (26-15) 3-0 in the second inning before Swader hit his no-doubt homer to center field in the fifth. The Argonauts responded with an RBI single in the bottom of the fifth.
 
Swader brought the game within one run, 4-3, with a two-run single in the sixth. UWF was able to extend its lead to 5-3 with a home run in its half of the inning.
 
Bryce Anderson started the rally effort for Spring Hill in the ninth with a sacrifice fly to right field that brought Swader home. The rally fizzled out, with West Florida taking the 5-4 win.
 
Arlon Butts threw six strikeouts in 6.0 innings after making the start. Landen Harris and Kaleb Bush both had scoreless outings on the mound.
 
Game Details
Date: April 15
Time: 6 p.m.
Venue (Location): Jim Spooner Field (Pensacola, Fla.)
 
Up Next
The Badgers travel to Columbia, S.C., to start a three-game SIAC series against Benedict on Friday. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET.
 
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