The bottom of the lineup came through in a big way for the Auburn Montgomery softball team against 15th-ranked Spring Hill.

Having dropped an 8-2 decision in Game 1 of today’s doubleheader, the seventh-ranked Warhawks needed a win in the nightcap to remain a half-game ahead of the Badgers in the Southern States Athletic Conference West Division.

With the game tied at two entering the seventh, No. 7 hitter Lauren Shaw led off with a double to right-center. Ainsley Faulk then executed a perfect sacrifice bunt to move pinch-runner Katie Cornelius over to second, and Jennifer Jenkins lifted a game-winning sacrifice fly to left field to clinch the crucial victory.

The Warhawks conclude the regular season at 39-8 (17-7 SSAC). Spring Hill is 38-10 (16-7 SSAC) with two games left to play before the SSAC tournament.

Playing in a steady rain, AUM pitchers struggled with their command in Game 1, throwing five wild pitches and issuing eight walks.

The Auburn Montgomery baseball team closed out the non-conference portion of its 2013 schedule on Tuesday by sweeping a doubleheader from visiting Blue Mountain College. The Warhawks took the opener 5-1 and rallied for a 7-6 win in nine innings in the nightcap.

With the sweep, AUM improved to 32-18-1 on the season, while the Toppers fell to 10-36 overall.

In the opener, Nathan Taylor (2-0) tossed three no-hit innings and Hayden Hillyer drove in a pair of runs to lead the Warhawks.

AUM took the lead for good with three runs in the third inning, with Hillyer delivering the key hit with a two-run single. Bryan Young led off the frame with a double, before consecutive bunt singles by Branden Kelley and Chad Mansmann helped to score Young. Shane Turner also reached on a bunt hit later in the inning.

A pair of insurance runs scored on a Josh Thompson infield single in the sixth inning.

The Huntingdon baseball team rallied to beat Point University 8-7 in 10 innings on Wednesday night.
 
It was the Hawks’ 14th straight win at Posey Field. With three road games remaining this weekend, Huntingdon (28-9) closes the regular season with an 18-1 record at home this season.
 
In Wednesday’s win, Trammell DeJarnett scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning to tie the game 7-7 and Caleb Astin drew a bases-loaded walk to score Grant Brown in the bottom of the 10th for the win.
 
The Hawks, who played a total of 20 players in the game, built a 5-0 lead early before falling behind 7-6 in the eighth inning. In the bottom of the ninth, Cameron Lewis singled with one out and DeJarnett came in to run for Lewis.