THOMASVILLE, GA | The Thomas University Night Hawks (24-22) faced off against the Trinity Baptist Eagles (17-21) in game one of a double header at Varnedoe Stadium for their final midweek series of the season.

GAME ONE:  THOMAS 5, TRINITY BAPTIST 1

In the bottom of the first inning, Kason Buie drew a lead off walk, followed by a one out Max Pickert double to left-center field, advancing runners to second and third. Jean Pool Checo's ground ball to the first baseman allowed Buie to score, giving the Night Hawks a 1-0 lead. A wild pitch on the first pitch to JT Whatley allowed Pickert to score, extending the lead to 2-0 at the end of the first inning.
 
In the bottom of the second inning, the Night Hawks continued their offensive momentum, adding two more runs to their lead. Gabe Tafelski started the inning with a single, followed by Turner Maddox's four-pitch walk. A sacrifice bunt by Cameron Rosario moved the runners to second and third base. Buie then delivered a double into the left-center field gap, scoring two runs and extending the lead to 4-0.
 
The Eagles loaded the bases in the top of the fifth inning with two outs, but only managed to score one run as Jacob Pino entered the game and secured the final out, extinguishing the threat and bringing the score to 4-1. In the bottom of the frame, TU answered with a run of their own JT Whatley hit a deep fly ball to center field and slid into third safely with only one out. Easton Willis worked a long at bat for a four pitch walk, Tafelski grounded a ball past the short-stop into left field for an RBI single to extend the lead back to four for the Night Hawks 5-1.
 
In the top of the seventh inning, the Eagles threatened again with a bases loaded jam, but once again Pino worked a ground ball to get the final out of game one with a score of 5-1.
 
Three Night Hawk batters had a multiple-hit game: Gabe Tafelski, Max Pickert, and JT Whatley, each recording two hits and a run scored.

GAME TWO - THOMAS 4, TRINITY BAPTIST 3 (8 INNINGS)

Thomas University carried over their momentum from game one as in the bottom of the first inning, Kason Buie hit a hard ground ball down the left field line for a lead off double, Brayden Lawhon hit a sacrifice ground ball to second base to move Buie to third base. Max Pickert followed with a sacrifice fly ball to left field to plate Buie and give the Night Hawks a 1-0. The Eagles put together a trio of singles in the top of the second inning and plated three runs to take the lead 3-1.
 
In the bottom of the second inning, Pickert drew a four-pitch walk to lead off. The Night Hawks then strung together three consecutive singles, driving in a run and loading the bases for Lawhon with two outs. Lawhon hit a sacrifice fly ball to center field, scoring another run and tying the game at 3-3.
 
The middle innings showcased stellar pitching from both teams, with neither side allowing a run. Entering the bottom of the eighth inning, the Night Hawks aimed for a walk-off win. Turner Maddox kicked off the inning with a walk, putting the winning run on base, and Gabe Tafelski pinch ran for Maddox. Elias Garcia battled through a fourteen-pitch at-bat, finally delivering a game-winning RBI double into the right-center field gap to secure a 4-3 victory in walk-off fashion.
 
Max Pickert went 2-for-4 in the game with two singles and one run batted in.  Elias Garcia went 2-for-4 in the game with a single, and game winning double with one run batted in.

The Night Hawks will conclude the regular season, with a three-game series against University of Mobile, at Varnedoe Stadium.  A doubleheader will occur on Friday, beginning at 1PM.  Saturday will be Senior Day, with the first pitch set for 1PM.  The Senior Day ceremony will occur prior to the game.  For up-to-date information on awards and other TU Athletics, visit www.TUNightHawks.com.  Stay up to date with news, scores, photos, game summaries, and feature stories of your TU baseball team by following them via Twitter at @NightHawksBaseba.