BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – No. 3 Birmingham-Southern baseball swept Southern Athletic Association rival Berry College in a conference doubleheader Saturday that moved the Panthers one step closer to clinching the regular season title. BSC (26-5, 13-1 SAA) is currently in first place in the league with seven games left.  The wins today secured the Panthers at least a No. 2 seed in the tournament they will host.

Will Toner (Atlanta, Ga./Marist HS), Tyler Wise (Birmingham, Ala./Spain Park HS), and David Scott (Atlanta, Ga./Woodward Academy) each finished with three hits on the day.  Toner went a team-best .500 with three runs and two RBI.  Wise earned a game-high five RBI and a run.  Two of Scott's three hits were doubles.  He also finished with a run and went a perfect 3-for-3 in stolen bases.

Ryan Gaines (Dunwoody, Ga./Dunwoody HS) earned the game one win to improve to 7-0. He struck out a team-best three batters and finished with a 1.50 ERA.  Stephen Himic (Birmingham, Ala./Indian Springs HS) moved to 8-0 on the year with his game two win.  And Easton Fuller (Fairhope, Ala./Alexandria HS) picked up his second save of the season going 1.2 innings to close out game one.

The series concludes on Sunday, April 9 with a single game slated for 1 p.m. on Striplin Field.

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