The Emory University baseball team came back from a 6-0 deficit, but the Oglethorpe University bats proved to be too much for the Eagles, as Emory fell 13-8 on Opening Day at Chappell Park.

After falling behind 6-0 after five innings, the Eagles battled back to tie the game with a six-run fifth inning.  Emory scored its first two runs during the inning on bases-loaded walks to Jonathan Reilly and Patrick Riebsame, scoring Gabe Shivers and Andrew DeYoung.  A Jay Page groundout scored the Eagles' third run of the inning, and after Andrew Cohn was hit by a pitch to load the bases, sophomore Kevin O'Connor drove in two with a single to pull the Eagles within one.  Emory capped off the inning with a Scott Schwartz pinch hit RBI sacrifice fly to tie the game.

The deadlock would be short lived, however, as Oglethorpe would score two more in the sixth to take an 8-6 lead.  Emory would answer back with a run in the sixth on a Reilly single that scored DeYoung, but Oglethorpe scored five runs in the ninth to cap the game off. 

The Eagles would get a run in the bottom of the ninth and a RBI double by Cohn, but it would be too little too late for Emory.

Oglethorpe's John Gibbs earned the win with 1.2 innings of relief work, while Emory's Chris Monaco took the loss with two runs allowed in two innings.  Senior Brian Cournoyer was Emory's most effective pitcher during the game, allowing no runs and two hits in two and a third innings.

The loss drops the Eagles to 0-1 on the season, while Oglethorpe improved to 2-1.  The Eagles will be back in action on Tuesday, hosting Maryville College (Tenn.) at 2:00 PM.

Game Notes:

Emory players were hit by six pitches during the game, matching the school record set on April 24, 2007 against Maryville College... Andrew Cohn matched a program record by getting hit three times during the game, currently held by two other former Emory players... Patrick Riebsame was also hit by two pitches... Jonathan Reilly had two RBIs in his Emory debut, while O'Connor drove in two runs as well... Reilly, O'Connor and Gabe Shivers each had two hits during the contest... Shivers also made a diving catch in centerfield to save an extra-base hit in the fourth inning.