The University of North Georgia baseball team scored its first run on a first-inning double, and Dylan Peppers pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings in a 4-3 win against defending Division II national champion Nova Southeastern on Friday in Dahlonega. Michael Gouge doubled in a run for the Nighthawks (5-0) in the eighth inning. In the third inning, Andres Perez had a solo home run for North Georgia.
College scoreboard: North Georgia baseball team defeats defending Division II national champion