MCC Baseball Stays Red Hot With Sweep

From School Reports

The Meridian Community College Eagles returned to action on Saturday afternoon at Scaggs Field by playing host to Jefferson Davis Community College out of Alabama and the home team continued its early season success. MCC completed a sweep of the visiting Warhawks on Saturday by final scores of 4-1 and 6-5. The Eagles moved to 7-1 overall with the sweep, while Jeff Davis dropped to 2-4 overall for the season.

MCC will return to action on Sunday afternoon with a road trip to Mobile, AL to take on Spring Hill JV in a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. The Eagles only managed one hit as a team in Game One on Saturday against Jeff Davis, but one hit is all MCC would need to secure a 4-1 victory. The Eagles scored all of its runs in the fifth inning and got a solid pitching performance in the process from sophomore Austin Harrison. The former Neshoba Central star tossed a complete game for the Eagles and notched five strikeouts in the outing.

MCC scored its first run of Game One on an error by Jeff Davis in the fifth inning and freshman Luke Criag would clear the bases moments later with a three-run double to pace MCC to the win.

The Eagles needed all the offense it could muster in Game Two to escape with a 6-5 win to sweep the doubleheader from Jeff Davis. MCC had to claw back from a 3-1 deficit in the fifth inning to eventually take a 4-3 lead. MCC started the inning by scoring a run on a wild pitch and Craig would come up with another big blow to tie the game at 3-3 in the bottom of the fifth inning. Craig smashed a double to the gap in left field that chased Kyle Bayles home from second base to bring new life back into the green and white. Nate Romans would put MCC up for good in the game with an infield single later in the inning to give the home team a slim 4-3 advantage.

MCC would score a couple of insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth inning that would prove to be extremely important down the stretch of the game to make the score 6-3. Jaylon Keys smashed a solo home run over the wall in left field and Craig would add another RBI on a double to give MCC a three-run lead heading to the seventh inning. Jeff Davis was able to scratch for a couple of runs in the seventh, but MCC was able to close out a 6-5 win in Game Two.

Craig and Keys led the way at the plate in Game Two with two hits apiece, while Baylor Obert added a single. Kyle Bayles and Eason Weeks also picked one single apiece to round out the offense for MCC.

Spencer Price picked up the pitching win out of the bullpen and collected seven strikeouts in just over two innings of work. Former West Lauderdale star Ryan Lane drew the start in Game Two and pitched just over four innings and gave up three earned runs.