FLORENCE, Ala. --
Dominick McIntyre led the University of North Alabama offensive explosion Sunday as the Lions scored 14 runs on 13 hits to take the series finale 14-6 over Milwaukee and hand UNA head coach Jad Prachniak his first win with the Lions.
A day after stranding 23 base runners in a a pair of losses, the Lions broke a scoreless tie in the fourth wth an eight run inning. UNA would add two more in the fifth, two in the sixth and two in the eighth. Milwaukee got on the board with four runs in the fifth inning and added two in seventh.
McIntyre went 3-for-4 in the game with three runs scored and three runs batted in.
Ethan Walker,
Andrew Knight,
Gehrig Frei and
Jackson Ferrigno added two hits each.
UNA's eight-run fourth inning came on four hits , two walks, a hit batter and one Milwaukee error. McIntyre had a two-run single, Ferrigno had a three-run triple and
Peyton Thomas hit a two-run home run to highlight the attack.
McIntyre drove in Walker with a triple in the fifth and then scored on a
Kyle Machado sacrifice fly to make it 10-4.
UNA's two runs in the sixth came on three singles, two sacrifices and a wild pitch. The Lions runs in the eighth came off two singles, two walks and a hit batter.
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UNA starting pitcher
Jacob James (1-0) got the win, allowing four runs on five hits over five innings. He walked four and struckout four.
Will Morris came on to earn a four inning save, allowing two runs on four hits with three walks and two strikeouts.
North Alabama, now 1-2, plays Auburn on Tuesday at Toyota Field in Madison, Ala.