THOMASVILLE, Ga.- The Night Hawks faced off against No.18 Faulkner Eagles in a doubleheader to conclude their series on Saturday afternoon at Varnedoe Stadium.
 
AJ Wydra got the start and immediately set the tone, starting off the game with a one-two-three inning to get Thomas up to bat. Elias Garcia led off the inning with a walk and Mike Sowers singled into left to get runners on with no outs. Cam Tyson tried to load the bases with a bunt, however the Eagles caught Garcia at third to keep only two guys on the bases.
 
Then JT Whatley sent one through left to bring home Sowers. Tyson made it to third and Whatley made it to second off of a throwing error. Tyler Marczak broke a double through left to bring home both runners and the Night Hawks were on a roll early. The scoring continued in the second inning as Riley Borgert got hit by a pitch and then advanced to third off of a single from Garcia who later stole second to put runners in scoring position with two outs. A wild pitch from Faulkner starter Tyler Wilhite sent Borgert home. Then in the third, a hit by Marczak sparked another rally which had the bases loaded for Garcia who drew a walk to bring home another run.
 
While the bats were swinging away, the ace stood firm throwing three hitless innings and striking out six. Brandon Steele entered the game in the sixth and while the Eagles brought the game within a run "The Man of Steele" closed out the game for the upset victory.
 
In game two, the bats heated up for the Eagles as they jumped out ahead with a six run second inning. Then in the fourth they scored four more runs and by the fifth inning the Night Hawks saw themselves down 10-0.
 
The bottom of the sixth saw the rally begin as Thomas got the bases loaded with one out. Hunter Kern drew a walk and brought home the first run of the game, then a throwing error by the Eagles' second baseman brought home two more runs. In the seventh, Tyson lead off with a single up the middle then Whatley and Marczak followed suit with back-to-back hits load the bases. Jackson Thomas came in to pinch hit and brought home Tyson on a groundout, then Sowers reached on another fielding error to bring home Whatley. Marczak came home following a wild pitch and suddenly the Night Hawks were only down four. However, they could not manufacture any more runs and Faulkner came away with the win and the series.
 
Thomas will be on the road next week, travelling to Lawrenceville, Ga. for a couple of matchups with #3 Georgia Gwinnett and Lindsey Wilson.
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