Courtesy Berry College Sports Information

MOUNT BERRY, GA (February 27, 2007)---Chris Cuzzourt pitched a complete-game shutout as Berry downed Milligan 5-0 in game one and then Nathan Freeman hit a three-run home run in the second game, a 7-3 win. Berry improves to 13-2 on the season, while Milligan falls to 4-8 on the year.

Cuzzourt threw a gem as he allowed just three hits in the game while striking out three Milligan batters. It was not only his first win of the season.

In game one the Viking offense picked up by great base running. The Vikings swiped four bases in the first game including a pair by Ryan Starr in the same inning.

Starr led off the Berry first inning with a walk, then stole second and third base before coming in on a sacrifice fly by Matt Thomas, which gave Berry a 1-0 lead without the benefit of a base hit. The Vikings nabbed a total of six stolen bases over the two-game series.

Despite the great effort from Cuzzourt, the game remained tight into the fifth inning. With runners on first and second, Thomas smacked a triple down the line in right field off of starter JP Penland (Morristown, Tenn.) that brought home a pair of runs to break the game open. He would later score on a single by Freeman. Thomas finished the game 1-for-2 with three RBIs.

Offensively for the Buffs, Spencer Street (Jonesborough, Tenn.) was 2-for-3, while Brandon Murphy (Johnson City, Tenn.) provided the only other hit for Milligan. Penland went 5 1/3 innings in the loss, allowing four earned runs from five hits.

In game two Freeman needed just one swing to garner his three RBIs in the game. In the third inning he jumped on a 1-0 pitch and sent it out over the 380 sign in left-center field to bring in three runs and give Berry a 7-0 lead in front of pitcher Chris Rearick.

Berry, which has out-scored opponents 24-3 in the first inning this year, posted four runs on Milligan starter Todd Sangid (Johnson City, Tenn.) to open up the game early. The Vikings had three, consecutive RBI hits with two outs in the inning to expand the lead to 4-0.

Starr was the only Berry player to record multiple hits in the game going 2-for-3. Over the series he was 2-for-4 with, three runs scored and three stolen bases.

Street completed the double-header by going 1-for-2 with two runs scored and a walk in the second game while Baker DeCamp (Miami, Fla.) would go 2-for-3. Sangid suffered the loss on the mound, he pitched 3 1/3 innings and allowed seven runs.

Milligan will continue their Georgia trip Wednesday with a doubleheader at Southern Polytechnic State University. The first game of the doubleheader is set to begin at 1 p.m. in Marietta.