MOUNT VERNON, Ga. – Brewton-Parker Baseball continued the series against Thomas (Ga.) on Friday with doubleheader action in Mount Vernon, Ga.
The Barons (14-12, 6-6 SSAC) dropped the pair of games to the Night Hawks (16-8, 6-6 SSAC) with a 9-5 loss in the first game of the day, followed by an 18-15 loss in the nightcap.
How It Happened | G1 – BPC 5, TU 9 (7 Inn.)
Thomas opened the second game of the series and the first of the afternoon with three runs in the first three innings at the plate. The Night Hawks barreled a leadoff homer and scored on a throwing error for a two-run lead in the first inning before following up with an RBI double in the top of the third inning for a 3-0 edge.
Michael Son doubled to right field to score
Tate Worrell and
Brandon Lawrence in the bottom half of the third to cut the deficit to just one run. The Night Hawks moved to a 4-2 advantage in the fourth inning with a wild pitch bringing in a run.
The fifth inning was kind to the visitors as they produced a two-run homer, another run scored on a wild pitch, and a run on a fielder's choice to move to an 8-2 lead.
Jacob Mantooth barreled a two-run homer for himself in the bottom of the fifth to move the deficit to four runs before Son added an RBI single in the sixth inning for an 8-5 ballgame. Thomas capped the game off with a solo home run for a 9-5 lead and the victory.
Inside the Statistics
- Thomas led 10-6 in hits with Son leading BPC with a pair of hits and three RBI.
- The Night Hawks produced three home runs while the Barons produced one from Mantooth.
- Brewton-Parker's baserunners totaled five stolen bases for the game.
- Ty Cook (3-3) received the loss, throwing four innings.
- Cook finished with seven runs on five earned runs, allowing eight hits and two walks.
- Dakota Davis finished the game with three innings, giving away two earned runs on two hits and a walk.
How It Happened | G2 – BPC 15, TU 18
Brewton-Parker took a two-run advantage early with a home run from
Carson Kirby and an RBI single from
Kennard Dawson before adding two more runs in the bottom of the second off a two-run barrel over the left field wall from Lawrence for a 4-0 lead.
The Night Hawks pulled within two runs in the third inning with a two-RBI double with the Barons following up with three runs in the bottom half of the inning. Dawson hit a solo shot to left field and was followed by a two-RBI single from Kirby to give the Barons a 7-2 advantage.
Thomas responded with two runs scored in the fourth inning, yet the Barons added more to the tally in the bottom of the fourth. Mantooth notched a bases-loaded walk and was followed by a two-RBI double from
Jack Morris to move BPC to a 10-4 lead before adding another run on a wild pitch to go up 11-4.
In the fifth,
Drew DeMasi produced a two-RBI single to advance the Barons to a nine-run advantage and a chance to potentially force a run-rule finish. Unfortunately for BPC, the lead was cut by six runs in the sixth inning as the Night Hawks utilized an RBI single and a grand slam to pull within three runs.
Kirby moved the Barons to a 14-10 lead in the sixth with a solo shot, but Thomas moved back to a three-run deficit with an RBI double in the seventh. With a 14-11 lead in the seventh, Morris pushed a runner in on a single to move the Barons to a 15-11 edge.
The Night Hawks' bats heated up at just the right time as the guests barreled a two-run shot to left field in the eighth inning to pull the deficit down to 15-13 before scoring five runs in the ninth inning on an RBI single, a two-RBI double, and an error to win 18-15.
Inside the Statistics
- Brewton-Parker led 19-14 in hits with Son going 4-for-5 with four hits and a walk.
- Kirby led the Barons with four RBI on three hits, which included two homers while also earning a walk.
- Morris finished with three hits and three RBI.
- Mantooth led with a pair of doubles while Tate Worrell and Morris both notched one.
- Brandon Russell opened with the first 5.1 innings, allowing five earned runs on four hits and four walks while striking out 10 batters in the process.
- Carlos Rodriguez (0-2) was given the loss, closing the final two innings. He gave up three earned runs, four hits, four walks, and struck out five batters.
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.