MOUNT VERNON, Ga. – Brewton-Parker baseball wrapped up a busy weekend with a repeat of opponents from Friday evening, taking on (RV) Warner (Fla.) and Spring Arbor (Mich.) on Saturday.
The Barons (8-9) defeated the Royals (6-7) to open the day with an 8-5 victory before falling to the Cougars (5-0) 15-2 in the nightcap.
How It Happened | G1 – BPC 8, WU 5
After a leadoff double from
Brandon Lawrence the Barons failed to bring home the runner, leaving one on base before hanging six runs on the Royals in the second inning. DeMasi led the inning off with a home run to spark the BPC bats as the Barons followed with three-straight base hits capped by an RBI single from
Jacob Mantooth.
After adding a third run from a wild pitch, Lawrence produced an RBI with a sacrifice flyout to score the fourth run of the inning. Brewton-Parker closed out the inning with an RBI single from
Kennard Dawson before pushing one final run in from another wild pitch to lead 6-0.
Warner responded with three hits to score a run in the third inning with chances to add to the tally but was left short with the bases loaded before following up in the fourth inning with three runs on three hits and a pair of errors from the Barons to move the deficit down to just two runs.
A scoreless fifth inning would pass before the Royals would add a run in the sixth, with an RBI double to move within a one-run score. Brewton-Parker managed to pull away with three hits to score two runs as
Kyran Coleman connected for an RBI double while
Carson Kirby notched an RBI off a sacrifice bunt to score the eighth run of the game. The Royals were knocking on the door with the bases loaded but were left empty-handed in the top of the seventh as the Barons managed to pull away with the win.
Inside the Statistics
- BPC held a 12-7 hit advantage with Lawrence leading the Barons with a 3-for-3 performance, notching a pair of doubles and an RBI.
- DeMasi produced his second homer of the season which proved to be the spark for the BPC offense.
- Carlos Rodriguez (2-0) started on the bump, tossing four innings and striking five batters while giving up four runs and six hits.
- Robin Haven earned his first save of the season with a three-inning performance, striking out four batters.
How It Happened | G2 – BPC 2, SAU 15
The nightcap was not so nice for Brewton-Parker as the visitors from up north put together 11 hits to put 15 runs on the board. SAU opened with a run scored off a wild pitch to lead early in the first inning. The Cougars added a run in the third inning before surging to a 10-0 lead in the fourth inning, scoring eight runs.
After adding four additional runs in the fifth inning, the Barons eventually found a pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth with
Anyelo Sanchez connecting for his second home run of the season, giving BPC one run back. Mantooth was able to find an RBI double to add to the tally but that was the final bit of production for the BPC bats with the visitors adding one final run in the seventh for the 15-2 win.
Inside the Statistics
- Spring Arbor held an 11-7 hit advantage over Brewton-Parker.
- Malik Germany led with two hits and one of the two runs.
- A total of five pitchers made appearances for the Barons as Mantooth (0-1) started on the mound. He gave up seven runs; three earned on six hits while notching two strikeouts.
- After brief appearances from Chris Harmon, J. Reid Phillips, and Chandler Koerner, Mason Beacham closed out the final two innings allowing just one run on one hit while striking out two batters.
Next Up
- Brewton-Parker opens conference play next weekend with a series against No. 6 Faulkner (Ala.) in Mount Vernon.
