ROME, Ga. – The Berry College Vikings defeated the Emory University Eagles 9-2 on Wednesday night at State Mutual Stadium, home of the Rome Braves.

With the win, the Vikings move to 14-10-1 on the year. The Eagles--ranked 19th in the current D3baseball.com national poll--dropped to 13-9.  

Berry's offense was led by Ryan Smith and Alfred Francis. They both were 3-for-4 with 2 RBIs. Sam Joyce was 2-of-3 and scored 2 runs.

The Vikings used nine pitchers throughout the game, rotating every inning. Austin Loper (1-0) pitched in the fourth and got his first win of the season.

Berry had 12 hits to EU's 7. Emory's offense was led by Wes Peacock's two hits. Eagles' starter Matt Randolph (1-1) took the loss.

Berry will play a doubleheader on Saturday March 28 at Rhodes College. First pitch of game one is at 1 p.m.