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Carlos Rodriguez on the mound
9
Thomas THOMAS 14-8
12
Winner Brewton-Parker (GA) BPC 14-10
Thomas THOMAS
14-8
9
Final
12
Brewton-Parker (GA) BPC
14-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Thomas THOMAS 1 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 9 15 2
Brewton-Parker (GA) BPC 2 0 3 3 1 2 0 1 X 12 14 2

W: Muns, Alex (3-2) L: A. Wydra (4-2) S: Rodriguez, Carlos (5)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Clayton Barefield - Director of Athletic Communications

Baseball Knocks Night Hawks in Series Opener

MOUNT VERNON, Ga. – Brewton-Parker Baseball returned home to Mount Vernon, Ga. for an SSAC series against Thomas (Ga.), beginning with a nine-inning contest on Thursday night.

The Barons (14-10, 6-4 SSAC) knocked the Night Hawks (14-8, 4-6 SSAC) in a 12-9 victory on home soil.

How It Happened

Thomas opened the game with an RBI single for an early lead in the first inning, however, Brewton-Parker responded with an RBI single from Michael Son and a run scored off an error from the visitors for a 2-1 lead in the bottom half of the inning.

The Night Hawks leveled the game in the top of the second inning taking advantage of a single and an error from BPC for a 2-2 scoreline. Son notched another RBI single to bring home the third run of the game in the third inning and was brought in on a two-run homer from Dawson to give the Barons a 5-2 advantage.

Brewton-Parker added to the tally in the fourth inning with a two-RBI double from Carson Kirby for a 7-2 lead while another run was brought in by a single to left field from Tate Worrell for an 8-2 edge.

Thomas responded with two runs in the top of the fifth inning scoring on an RBI single and a sacrifice fly to cut the deficit down to four, barreling three hits in the process and leaving a runner on as well.

Jacob Mantooth mashed a two-out solo homer in the bottom half of the inning to boost the Barons forward by five. The Barons left a runner on as well with Jack Morris notching a double.
The Night Hawks pulled within three runs in the sixth inning with a two-run homer, yet the Barons had an answer in the bottom half of the inning. Dawson produced a two-out, two-RBI double to right field to move the Barons to an 11-6 lead.

Brewton-Parker gave up two runs on just two hits to Thomas in the seventh as TU scored on an RBI single and a passed ball for an 11-8 score in favor of the Barons. The Night Hawks began closing the gap, scoring on an RBI single in the eighth inning to cut the deficit to two runs.

The Barons were able to find a single from Worrell and an RBI single from Son to advance to a 12-9 lead, holding off Thomas in the ninth for the win to open the series.

Inside the Statistics
  • The Barons narrowly edged out the Night Hawks 15-14 in hits.
  • Son led the Barons' batting efforts with RBI on three hits while Dawson notched four RBI on two hits.
  • As for base running, Brandon Lawrence led with three runs scored and a stolen base.
  • Lawrence also led with two doubles followed by doubles from Kirby, Dawson, and Morris.
  • Alex Muns (3-2) picked up the win, tossing for six innings and giving away five earned runs while allowing 13 hits. He also struck out six batters in the process.
  • After eight pitches from Robin Haven, Ty Cook pitched for two innings and recorded three strikeouts before Carlos Rodriguez earned his fifth save of the season with three strikeouts in the eighth inning.
Next Up
  • The Barons will take on Thomas tomorrow for a 1 p.m. ET doubleheader to close out the series in Mount Vernon, Ga.
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