JUCO BASEBALL

Meridian Community College president, Dr. Scott Elliott, threw out the ceremonial first pitch during MCC’s baseball game Tuesday afternoon versus Faulkner State Community College at Scaggs Field. Tuesday’s game was designated MCC Faculty & Staff Appreciation Day by the baseball team.


Faulkner State 11
Meridian 2

Payton Gardner suffered the hard-luck loss Tuesday, allowing five runs, but only one earned, in five innings. He struck out seven and walked one.

The Eagles, who fell to 19-11, committed five errors in the game as Faulkner plated just three earned runs.

Jonathan Pace hit a solo home run in the fifth for MCC, which got its other run after Darren Farmer reached after a strike out on a passed ball. The former West Lauderdale star then scored on an Avi Ahlzadeh single.

Meridian travels to Alabama Southern on Monday.