D2 SOUTHEAST REGIONAL: North Georgia clinches title

By News-Argus Staff
Published in Sports on May 23, 2017 10:20 AM

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MOUNT OLIVE -- Andres Perez drove in two runs and No. 6-ranked North Georgia emerged as the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional champion with a 5-4 victory over Catawba at Scarbourgh Field on Monday afternoon.

The second-seeded Nighthawks (46-10 overall) clinched a berth in the eight-team College World Series in Grand Prairie, Texas.

Catawba, which played its third elimination-round game in a 24-hour span, concluded the year 40-17 overall.

The Indians knotted the game at 4-all on RBI hits from Bryce Fowler and Nick Coble in the top half of the eighth inning. The two-run rally erased a 3-0 deficit that lasted for six innings.

Perez answered with a game-deciding home run in the bottom of the eighth for NGU.

Regional host University of Mount Olive, the No. 1 seed, fell to Catawba on Sunday. The Trojans posted a 48-10 record.