BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - After four weekends of baseball to begin the year, Covenant visited No. 4 Birmingham-Southern for its first midweek game of the season. Behind strong pitching, timely hitting, and making the Panthers pay for defensive mistakes, the Scots pulled off the upset. 

Final: Covenant 9, No. 4 Birmingham-Southern 4
Records: Covenant (4-8), No. 4 Birmingham-Southern (8-3)

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• Covenant took a 2-0 lead in the second inning thanks to a pair of throwing errors from BSC.
• Benjamin Johnson extended the lead in the fourth inning with a RBI infield single that scored Kolby Kimberly. 
• Johnson and Sam Cecil both scored later in the inning on throwing errors to make it 5-0.
• With runners on second and third and one out for BSC, RHP Zach Barrett struck out consecutive batters swinging to end the scoring threat.
• The biggest swing of the night came from Harrison Adelgren who hit a 3-run home run in the sixth inning to put Covenant up 8-0.
• Later in the sixth inning, Kenny Mills drove in Zeke Gilbert with a RBI single to right field.
• A bases-loaded walk and a bases-loaded balk highlighted a four-run seventh inning for the Panthers to get them back in the game at 9-4. 
• Only two BSC batters reached base in the eighth and ninth innings as the Scots got the win. 

GAME NOTES:

• Covenant moves to 3-11 all-time against Birmingham-Southern.
• The win marks the second-highest ranked team the Scots have beaten in the NCAA era, the other being No. 1 Emory in 2017. 
• The Scots outhit the Panthers 10-6.
• Errors were critical in this game with BSC having six and Covenant having just one. 
• Cecil and Johnson each had two hits for the Scots.
• In his first career start, Barrett threw a shutout and took the win (5 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 6 K, 2 HBP).
• RHP Jonathan Glover was effective closing the game for the Scots (2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 BB).

UP NEXT: Covenant hosts Cornell College on Friday at 3 p.m. 

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