DAHLONEGA - Jake Howard went 2-for-3 as the No. 22 University of North Georgia baseball team pushed past Anderson, 5-1, Tuesday evening from Bob Stein Stadium at Lynn Cottrell Park.

Howard got things started in the second inning when he singled to center, plating Bill LeRoy to give UNG a 1-0 lead. After Andres Perez homered in the fourth inning to double the UNG lead, the shortstop sent another ball over the outfield fence in the frame on a two-run blast to put the Nighthawks up, 4-0.

Anderson pushed a run across in the seventh on a wild pitch, but the Nighthawks got it back in the eighth on a Trojan error to get to the final score.

NOTES
- Pete Weil (4-0) was credited with the win, starting the game and going three innings, surrendering just one hit and fanning three.

- Howard had his ninth multi-hit game of the season while Perez stretched his team high hitting streak to 12.

- North Georgia finishes the 10-out-of-11 homestand with a 9-1 record.

NEXT UP
The Nighthawks hit the road to take on No. 24 Columbus State this weekend in Peach Belt play. The series will start Friday night at 5 p.m.