MILLIGAN COLLEGE, TN (March 24, 2007) --- The Milligan College Buffs’ baseball team extended their winning streak to five games after two wins versus Covenant (Ga.) College in Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) action Saturday afternoon at Anglin Field. The Buffs won the first game 13-3 and then Nathan Fritz (Kingsport, Tenn.) threw a one hitter in Milligan’s 5-0 win to complete the sweep. With the wins, Milligan improves to 6-2 in the AAC and 13-15 overall while Covenant falls to 0-8 within the conference and 4-21 overall.

Game 1 Milligan 13 Covenant 3

After Covenant scored two runs in the top half of the second inning, Milligan answered with two runs of their own in the bottom half of the second. A two-out single from Garrett Reed (Gray, Tenn.) drove in Ricky Morgan (Johnson City, Tenn.) and Spencer Street (Jonesborough, Tenn.) to tie the game.

Covenant regained the lead in the fourth inning when Brad Nichols scored on a double from Ryan Moot.

The Buffs posted four runs on the scoreboard in the fifth inning and six more in the sixth inning to make the score 12-3, in favor of Milligan. Justin Sauceman (Alcoa, Tenn.) scored the final run of the game and seal the 13-3 win for Milligan.

Senior Brett Seybert (Columbiana, Ohio) improved his record to 4-2 with his fifth complete game of the season. Seybert gave up three runs, one earned run, on six hits and he struck out four.

Clint Dorman (Savannah, Ga.) went 3-for-5, scored two runs and hit a double for the Buffs. Sauceman was 2-for-3 with three runs scored, a walk and was hit by pitch while Street and Reed each finished 2-for-4.

Brett Neas suffered the loss for Covenant. He allowed ten runs over his five innings of work. Sam Hogan went 3-for-4 a the plate.

Game 2 Milligan 5 Covenant 0

Fritz kept the Covenant bats quiet over the first six innings. The first Covenant hit came in the seventh inning. Fritz hit a batter in the sixth inning to break up the potential perfect game. For the game, Fritz threw 52 pitches over the seven inning contest for his fourth complete game and to improve his record to 3-2. To go along with the one hit, he struck out four in the shut out.

The Buffs used a four-run third inning to gain the lead and then Milligan added an insurance run in the fifth inning for the win.

Reed went 1-for-1 at the plate, to go along with a pair of walks and two runs scored in the game while Sauceman only collected one hit in the game, but it was a two-run double in the third inning. 

The Buffs will travel to King College for a non-conference contest on Tuesday afternoon. The first pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. in Bristol, Tenn.