Baseball splits snowy DH vs. North Park

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ROME, Ga. -- Berry College split a doubleheader vs. North Park in frigid conditions at William R. Bowdoin Field on Friday. Snow flurries occurred and temperatures were in the mid-20s throughout the games.

Berry (6-2) took game one, 11-3. Visiting North Park (1-1) prevailed in the nightcap, 6-5.

In game one, Grant Perkins went 4-for-5 to lead the offense. Perkins tripled and scored Ryan Smith (3-of-3) and Devin Skelton to put BC on the board in the second inning.Alfred Francis andAlex McGill both had a double and 2 singles for BC.

Ben Jernigan started for the Vikes on the hill. He moved to 2-0 on the season after tossing seven scoreless frames. He scattered 7 hits, recorded 5 strikeouts and worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the sixth.

Berry out-hit North Park, 15-12. Joe Belmonte went 3-for-3 and scored a run for North Park.

In the 7-inning nightcap, North Park struck in the last inning to take the victory by a score of 6-5.Dan Sabin singled through the left side to score Strachota for the winning tally.

The visitors outhit Berry, 12 hits to 3. Jernigan knocked double and later scored. Both McGill and Hunter White added RBI singles for the home team.

Ryan O'Connell (0-1) was pinned with the loss by giving up the deciding run in the seventh inning. O'Connell—who relieved starter Doug Heath--went four innings giving up five hits and no walks.

For North Park, Alec Strachota led the team in hits by going 3-for-4 and a run. Sabin and Mario Creecy each helped with a pair of hits and an RBI.

The teams are scheduled to play a single game at 1 p.m. on Saturday.​