Cochran, GA - The Knights were back in action on Friday, April 5th as they hosted the Firehawks of UT-Southern. The Knights were coming off of a disappointing loss against Reinhardt on Tuesday and were looking to wash the bad taste from their mouth.

Game One

The Knights would get the scoring started in the first inning as they would score six runs on an RBI double by JT Rice, a two-run double by Jaiden Duarte, and RBI double by Yariel Diaz, and a two-run double by Datren Bray. The Firehawks would score two runs in the second inning but the Knights would get one back in the bottom half of the inning on a Jacob Pierce solo home run to take a 7-2 lead. The Knights would continue to add runs as they would add two runs in the third inning on a Chaz Salter single with an error by the Firehawks that would allow a run to score and a sacrifice fly from Jacob Pierce. The scoring would continue into the fourth inning as the Knights would tack on two more runs with an RBI single by Yariel Diaz and a fielder's choice that would score a run. The Knights would put the game out of reach in the fifth inning as they would score six more runs with RBI singles from Zane Faulk and Adam Alicea-Brooks, and RBI double by Yariel Diaz, and a two-run single by Jacob Pierce as the Knights would go up 17-2 and would finish off the game by the same score.

Game Two

The offense would continue to fire on all cylinders in the second game as they would score four runs in the first inning on a grand slam by Jaiden Duarte. The Knights would add three more runs in the second inning on a two-run triple by Chaz Salter and a sacrifice fly by Jacob Pierce as the Knights would take a 7-0 lead. After giving up five runs in the fifth inning, the Knights would get one run back in the bottom half of the inning on an RBI single by Garrett Dennis as they would extend their lead to 8-5. The Knights offense would find their rhythm again in the sixth inning as they would get three runs on a three-run home run by Adam Alicea-Brooks. The Knights would get another two runs in the seventh inning on an RBI double by Ryan Wilson and an RBI single by Zane Faulk as they would lead 13-5. The Knights would force the mercy rule in the bottom of the eighth inning after a bases loaded walk and a wild pitch would bring in two runs and the Knights would win the game 15-5.

The Knights clinch the series with the two wins as they will go for the series sweep on Saturday, April 6th when they will also celebrate Senior Day. First pitch is scheduled for 1 PM EST with Senior Day festivities set to start at 12:35 PM EST.