Baseball drops non-league pair to Talladega College

Talladega, Ala. - Shorter College had a decent afternoon offensively, but surrendered 10 runs in the opener and lost a three-run lead in the bottom of the seventh in the nightcap as host Talladega College earned a non-conference sweep of the visiting Hawks, 10-6 and 10-9, respectively, on Tuesday.

Shorter, which has now dropped six straight games, stands at 22-28 overall heading into its final series of the regular season, a Southern States Athletic Conference three-game set at Faulkner University beginning on Thursday.

The Hawks had won nine of 11 contests prior to their current losing skid.

Shorter, which stands at 7-11 in SSAC play, is firmly entrenched into the No. 6 seed heading into the eight-team, double elimination SSAC Tournament held April 29 through May 2 at the Golden Park Complex in Columbus, Ga. 

The Hawks, however, have a chance to play the role of spoiler against the Eagles this weekend.

Faulkner (36-16, 12-6 SSAC), ranked No. 18 in the latest NAIA Top 25 Coaches Poll, currently sits one game behind first place and 6th-ranked Lee University for the top seed in the SSAC. If Shorter is able to steal several games in Montgomery this weekend, it would hurt the Eagles' chances of earning the No. 1 seed for the conference tournament.

Shorter and Faulkner open their three-game series on Thursday with a 2 p.m. ET start. The teams will close out the set with a doubleheader on Friday beginning at 2 p.m. ET.