HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Brewton-Parker Baseball hit the road to take on (RV) William Carey (Miss.) for a weekend SSAC series.
The Barons (16-19, 7-12 SSAC) slipped to the Crusaders (23-10, 13-6 SSAC) in an 11-4 loss to open the series.
How It Happened
The Barons opened the game with an RBI single from
Jordan Rahn to score
Zach Carlton for a 1-0 lead in the opening frame. The Crusaders responded with an RBI double and a two-RBI single to move to a 3-1 lead in the bottom half of the first.
William Carey moved to a larger lead with a two-RBI base hit in the second inning followed by a pair of RBI doubles and a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning to move to a 9-1 advantage.
Brewton-Parker chipped away at the deficit with RBI singles from
Samuel Sauzameda and
Kyran Coleman to cut the WCU lead down to six runs. Rahn reached on a fielding error which helped score Carlton for a 9-4 game in the seventh.
The Crusaders connected for a two-run homer to shut the door in the seventh inning for an 11-4 lead.
Inside the Statistics
- William Carey led 11-5 in hits with five individual Barons notching a hit each.
- Coleman, Rahn, and Sauzameda all notched RBIs.
- Joshua Valente recorded a double.
- Ty Cook (5-4) started the game and tossed for 4.0 innings, giving away nine runs on eight hits while walking five batters and striking out three.
- Noah Gilbert pitched for 2.1 innings and gave up two runs while allowing three runs.
- Chris Harmon closed the final 1.2 innings.
Next Up
- The Barons close the series with a 2 p.m. ET doubleheader in Hattiesburg, Miss.
