The Huntingdon baseball team scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning to win Game 1 on Saturday and two-time defending national champion Marietta took Game 2.
 
Huntingdon, ranked 20th by the American Baseball Coaches Association, won the first game 6-5. Marietta, ranked sixth by the ABCA and fourth by D3baseball.com, won the second game 9-2
 
The loss in Game 2 snapped an eight-game winning streak for the Hawks. During that stretch, Huntingdon (16-6) picked up four wins against nationally ranked opponents.
 
In Game 1 on Saturday, the Hawks trailed 5-4 entering the ninth. A Tyler Blackwell single scored Trey Smith to tie the game and Austin White singled in Blackwell for the game-winning run.
 
White finished the game 3-for-5 with a RBI and a run and Blackwell was 2-for-5 with a RBI and two runs.

The Auburn Montgomery softball team jumped up three spots to No. 5 in the first NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 poll of the regular season, earning its highest ranking in the five-year history of the program.

The Warhawks had previously been as high as seventh, earning that spot in last season’s postseason rankings. AUM received 500 points in the poll, coming in 60 points behind top-ranked Concordia (Calif.). The Eagles (25-2) moved up from No. 5, receiving five first place votes.

Preseason No. 1 Cal State San Marcos leads the pack with eight first place votes. No. 3 Lee (five votes) and No. 4 Rogers State (three) also received support for the top ranking. Only 17 points separate the top four teams.

The Southern States Athletic Conference leads the nation with six teams represented in the poll. William Carey (No. 11), Brenau (No. 12), Belhaven (No. 18) and Mobile (No. 21) join the Warhawks and Lady Flames.

The No. 18 Auburn Montgomery baseball team swept a mid-week doubleheader at Talladega College Tuesday, winning the opener 10-1 and taking game two 11-2.

The sweep snapped a three-game skid for the Warhawks and improved their season record to 18-12. The Tornadoes fell to 14-11. Talladega entered the game having won 10 of its last 11 games.

In the opener, Nathan Taylor tossed six innings of one-run ball, striking out five to earn his first victory of the season.

Brandon Pooler and Chad Mansmann each finished with two hits, including a double, and two runs scored. Hayden Hillyer led the Warhawks with two RBIs.

AUM blew the game open in the third inning when it batted around and scored five times.

In game two, the Warhawks put the game out of reach early, scoring four times in the first inning.