AUGUSTA, Ga. – Carson-Newman completed a three-game sweep of Augusta State Monday afternoon with an 8-3 non-conference victory at Lake Olmstead Stadium.

The Eagles outhit ASU 12-4 and took advantage of five Jaguar errors. Carson-Newman combined for 45 hits in the three-game set.

Junior rightfielder Shannon Wilkerson and freshman Adam King homered and doubled to account for all four of the Jaguar hits. King had two of ASU's three RBI.

Rory Elliott went 3-for-4 for Carson-Newman and Derek Long and Mills Rogers added two safeties each. Long drove in two runs and six other Eagles collected an RBI.

Junior righthander Wes McIntyre (1-0) allowed just three hits and an earned run in 7.0 innings to pick up the win. D.J. worked the final 2.0 innings, surrendering a hit and two runs.

Jaguar senior lefty Ben Dukes (0-1) yielded seven hits and six runs, but only two earned, in 5.0 innings. Freshman reliever Chase Johnston, making his collegiate debut, was charged with four hits and two earned runs in 3.0 innings. Redshirt freshman lefty Robby Downing struck out two and walked one and gave up one hit in the ninth in his first collegiate appearance.

ASU hosts Anderson in a non-conference matchup Tuesday afternoon at Jaguar Field adjacent to Christenberry Fieldhouse. First pitch is slated for 2:00 p.m.