Williams threw seven strong innings to raise his record to 2-1.
He scattered nine hits, walked one and struck out six. Shelton led
the Panthers' 17-hit attack with four hits, including a double, and
had two RBIs.
The Panthers built a 3-0 lead after two innings. Shelton doubled
in the first and scored on Craig Mobley's double. David Miller
later scored on a wild pitch for the second run of the inning.
Shelton's two-out RBI single in the second made it 3-0.
The Scots (14-8, 1-2 GSAC) cut the Panthers' lead to 3-1 with a run
in the fourth inning. The Panthers answered with three runs in
their half of the fourth.
Luis Perez reached on an error to lead off the inning. He came
around to score on Amauri Smith's infield hit. Shelton had another
RBI single and David Miller's sacrifice fly scored another run as
the Panthers upped their lead to 6-1.
The Panthers added two more runs in the sixth inning to go up 8-2.
Shelton led off the inning with an infield single and later scored
on an error. Brent Kinsey drove in the second run with a
run-scoring single.
The Panthers scored their final run in the seventh inning on
Mobley's two-out single. Maryville got a run in the eighth off
James Yancey and another run in the ninth off Kenneth Strack for
the 9-4 final.
Maryville won game one 6-5 in 13 innings. Sophomore Aaron
Johnson's solo home run in the 13th gave the Scots the win. The
Scots won despite making six errors in the field and hitting into
four double plays.
The Panthers led 4-2 after three innings. The Panthers took
advantage of three errors by the Scots. Mobley walked with the
bases loaded and Derek Hooper added a sacrifice fly for two runs in
the first inning.
Maryville came back with three runs in the fourth inning to take a
5-4 lead. The Scots held the lead until the seventh inning. David
Miller doubled to lead off the inning and later scored on an error
to tie the game at 5-5.
It remained tied until the 13th inning. Johnson led off the inning
with his first home run of the season off James Connell (3-1) to
put the Scots ahead for good. Lee Malone closed out the game in the
bottom of the inning for his fourth save.
Mark Morales started for the Scots. He pitched into the sixth
before giving way to Scott Roselli. Jeremy Thedford (3-1) went
2-2/3 innings to get the win.
Trevor Tullock started for the Panthers, allowing five runs in
3-1/3 innings. Doug Scherer pitched 5-2/3 innings of scoreless
relief. Connell pitched the final four innings to get the loss.
The Panthers host Emory on Tuesday and Oglethorpe on Wednesday.
Game time is 6 p.m. both days.