FLORENCE, Ala. – The University of Arkansas at Monticello baseball team suffered a pair of losses on the road in non-conference play to North Alabama by final scores of 11-3 and 7-2.
 
With the losses, UAM drops to 6-19-1 overall this season before entering Gulf South Conference play this weekend at Arkansas Tech. UNA improves to 21-8 overall.
 
In the first game, UAM was given an uphill battle from the start after the Lions scored eight runs over the first three innings to take an 8-1 lead into the fourth inning.
 
UAM’s first run came in the top of the third inning with an RBI-single by freshman Wayne Hawkins that scored junior Matt Gardner, who led off the inning with a walk.
 
Freshman Tyler Williams was responsible for the next run with his second homerun of the season in the sixth inning. Later in the frame, the Weevils scored their final run of the contest with an RBI-single by Gardner, scoring junior Drew Harper, who reached on error earlier in the inning.
 
Sophomore James Stancek (0-3) was saddled with the loss after pitching the first one and two thirds innings, allowing six runs off seven hits.  UNA’s Ryan Miller (5-0) earned the win after throwing the first two innings, allowing no hits and no runs.
 
In the second game, the Weevils scored their only two runs in the top of the second inning, started with an RBI-double by sophomore Michael Diffie to score Harper, who reached on a single just one batter earlier. Two batters later, junior Richard Atwood knocked in Diffie with an RBI-single.
 
UNA scored the majority of its runs in the bottom of the third inning with four runs, highlighted by a two-RBI double from Kevin Jones.
 
Junior Casey Cathcart (0-1) was saddled with the loss after allowing the go-ahead runs in the third inning. Cathcart pitched one full inning, allowing four runs off three hits. UNA’s Chase Boughner (4-2) recorded the win after pitching the third, fourth and fifth innings, only allowing one hit and no runs.
 
The Weevils enter GSC play this weekend with a three-game road series at Arkansas Tech. The first game of the series is scheduled for Saturday, March 21 at 2 p.m. at Tech Field in Russellville.