DEMOREST, Ga. - LaGrange's last inning rally came up short as Piedmont held on for a 10-9 GSAC win at Loudermilk Field on Saturday. It was the ninth straight loss for the Panthers, now 16-16 overall and 0-5 in GSAC play. Piedmont improved to 20-12 overall and 4-1 in conference play.

The Panthers had 10 hits in the game. David Miller had two hits and drove in three runs. Robbie Shelton had three RBIs, all coming on his fifth home run of the season.

Piedmont had 17 hits off three Panther pitchers. Trevor Tullock (3-3) took the loss allowing seven runs on 12 hits in five innings. J.J. Martone gave up three runs in an inning, while Isaiah Whitfield pitched two scoreless innings.

The Panthers trailed 10-3 going to the final inning. Luis Perez walked off Davis Partrick and moved over to third on two wild pitches. He scored on Matt Hvizdzak's single. Anthony Ianetta followed with a pinch-hit single and both runners moved up on a wild pitch.

Miller drove in Hvizdzak with a single to put runners on the corners. With two outs, Shelton cut the gap to 10-8 with his three-run home run. Craig Mobley was hit by a pitch and Miles Lee walked to keep the inning going.

Perez greeted reliever Matt Collins with a single in his second at-bat of the inning to score pinch-runner James Hall to make it 10-9. Lee moved over to third on a wild pitch, before Collins retired Hvizdzak to end the game.

The two teams conclude their three-game weekend series Sunday.