MARYVILLE, Tenn. - LaGrange and Maryville opened their three-game USA South series Friday night. The Scots took the first game 4-2 over the Panthers (5-14, 3-7 USA South).

Adam Terrinoni had two of the Panthers' six hits in the game and an RBI. Four other Panthers had a hit each. Neither team had an extra base hit in the game.

Jared Adams (2-3) pitched seven innings in taking the loss. He allowed three runs but only one was earned. Adams scattered seven hits, walked two and struck out five.

The Panthers took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Jake Hipple walked with one out and Cain Sauls followed with a single. Hipple came around to score as Chris Laye reached on a two out error.

Maryville tied the game in the third inning, but the Panthers retook the lead in the sixth. 

Casey Bell led off the inning with a single and moved up to second on a wild pitch. Chris Laye's base hit put runners on the corners. Bell scored as Terrinoni grounded out to put the Panthers up 2-1.

The Scots came back with two runs to take the lead back. They were aided by two errors by the Panthers in the inning.

Maryville added an insurance run off Gage Mooney in the eighth inning for the 4-2 final.

The two teams play the second game of the series Saturday.