AUGUSTA, Ga. - Behind a 3-for-4 day at the plate for Bill LeRoy, the University of North Georgia baseball team completed the series sweep of Augusta with a 6-5 win over the Jaguars Sunday afternoon at Lake Olmstead Stadium.

Augusta jumped out to a 3-0 lead after one inning of play before the Nighthawks began scoring in the third. After Andres Perez reached and advanced on an error, LeRoy drove him home on a single to center. In the fourth, Chase Sudduth singled after Joshua Profit's two-out double to cut the lead to 3-2.

North Georgia tied the game with another two-out double in the fifth as Jake Arnold drove home Conner Corbitt before William Mapes plated Arnold with a RBI single to give UNG a 4-3 lead. The Nighthawks extended their lead in the seventh after LeRoy led the inning off with a double that was immediately followed by a Steven Tomlinson RBI single to increase the score to 5-3.

The Jaguars did not go quietly as they tied the game up in the bottom of the seventh inning, but the Nighthawks scored the game-winning run on a Perez single right after a Sudduth triple in the top of the eighth. Augusta had runners on second and third with two out in the bottom of the ninth, but Parker Morrison shut the door, striking out Harrison Moore to clinch the sweep.

NOTES
- Jack Fleming (4-0) was credited with the win in relief after 2.2 innings of shutout baseball. Morrison earned his fifth save and his second in as many games.

- The Nighthawks have now won seven straight against the Jaguars, increasing their lead in the all-time series to 27-10.

- Halfway through the Peach Belt Conference schedule, the Nighthawks are 8-7 in league play and sit in sixth place in the league.

NEXT UP
North Georgia will travel to Florence, South Carolina, to take on the Patriots of Francis Marion next weekend in a three-game PBC series. First pitch on Friday is set for 7 p.m. at Sparrow Stadium.