The Georgia Southwestern baseball team gave Hurricane fans plenty of reason to be excited about the future of the program after its "Cinderella" run at the Peach Belt Conference Tournament in May. GSW advanced to the championship game, eventually falling in dramatic fashion to 10th-ranked Columbus State, 6-5, at at Roberto Hernandez Stadium in Aiken, S.C.

The Hurricanes were nine outs away from the university's first trip to the NCAA Division II tournament (in any sport), leading 4-3 after six innings of play. It was a bad time for GSW's perfect record (26-0) with the lead after six in 2010 to be snapped.

After falling behind by a run early, the 'Canes blew into the lead in the top of the fifth inning, posting three runs off three hits and one Cougar error. Chris Lingham scored first in the inning when Kevin Carroll singled through the right side before both Parker and Carroll scored when Trent Dooley laced a double to right field to set the score at 4-1.

Columbus State pulled within run before Carroll scored from second off a line drive single to left field by Byron Haynes in the top of the seventh inning to allow GSW to push its lead back out to two runs.

CSU tied the game in the bottom of the seventh. 

In the eighth, Columbus State's Eric Weiss laid down a small dribbler that bounced slowly down the first base line to give Scoop Pharr the ability to stride across the plate, giving the Cougars the lead, 6-5.

GSW left runners on second and third in the ninth as the Cougars held on to their one-run lead to secure the 2010 Peach Belt Conference Baseball Tournament Championship.

The Hurricanes had five batters collect multiple hits in the championship with Parker going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs scored. Haynes was 2-for-3 with one RBI and Dooley secured two RBIs while going 3-for-5 at the dish.

GSW's efforts did not go unnoticed as three players earned a spot on the nine-member All-Tournament team. Carroll, Parker and pitcher Jody Sellars took home the postseason honors.