JACKSON, Miss. - Junior starter Will Nichol threw a four-hit shutout and Harley Faye and Ryan Ritz hit solo home runs to help the Hendrix College baseball team defeated Sewanee - The University of the South 4-0 in a Southern Athletic Association elimination game at Twenty Field on Saturday afternoon.

Nichol (4-3) struck out a career-high eight batters in nine innings - the longest outing of his career. He only faced four batters past the minimum to help the Warriors (19-21) to the win.

Ritz, a senior center fielder, hit the third home run of his career with one out in the third to put the Warriors on the board. First baseman Thomas Weber followed with a double and scored on a Brady Newville base hit to give Hendrix a 2-0 advantage. Faye connected on his first home run to lead off the fourth inning.

The final run of the game came in the fifth when senior Matt Simmons hit a single, stole second and scored on a base to right by sophomore left fielder Wyatt Hogan.

Hendrix Notes
- Simmons played in his 164th career game, making him the school's all time leader.
- The Warriors outhit the Tigers 10-4, but Weber's double was the only extra base hit.
- Nichol earned his 12th win of his career, tying for sixth place in school history. It was also his third complete game effort of his career.
- Senior catcher Seth Mobley threw out the 45th runner of his career, tying him for first in program history with assistant coach Andrew Thames.
- Simmons also stole his 15th stolen base of the year.

Sewanee Notes
- The Tigers ended their season with a 11-24 record.
- They managed just four singles - one each from Jackson Cooper, Tony Dykes, Derek Hullings and Michael Walker.
- Charles Warren (1-4) took the loss, going 4.0 innings and allowing five hits and three runs.

Up Next
The Warriors will play another elimination game at 7 p.m. against the host Millsaps, the 17th-ranked team in the country.