MCC Baseball Sweeps Past Alabama Southern

From School Reports

The Meridian Community College baseball team returned to action on Monday afternoon with a road trip to Birmingham, AL to take on Alabama Southern Community College on the campus of UAB. The Eagles stayed red hot with a doubleheader sweep of Alabama Southern by final scores of 3-2 and 4-3.

MCC is now 15-1 overall for the season and also pushed its current winning streak to 10 games. MCC is also a perfect 10-0 on the road this season after sweeping Alabama Southern on Monday.

MCC will return to action this Saturday, for its first home games at Scaggs Field since February 20, when it plays its first MACJC games of the 2016 season against Jones County Junior College. The doubleheader against the Bobcats is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. MCC and Jones will enter the two-game set on Saturday with the two best overall records in the MACJC. The Bobcats have gotten off to a 17-1 start to the season and suffered its first loss of the season on Sunday to Arkansas Baptist by a final score of 4-2.

Kyle Bayles put MCC up for good in Game One against Alabama Southern on Monday with a three-run double to give MCC a 3-2 victory. Bayles also added a pair of singles and a stolen base in the victory. Nate Romans and Baylor Obert also chipped in with two singles apiece in the Game One victory. Freshman Spencer Price picked up the pitching win by working 3 2/3 innings and collecting a pair of strikeouts.

MCC needed a little late magic in Game Two to take down Alabama Southern by a final score of 4-3. Jaylon Keys smashed a walk-off RBI single in the final frame to push the game winning across to give the Eagles the one-run victory. Matt Berler also had a big blow in the game with an inside-the-park solo homer. Eason Weeks also had a pair of base hits and one RBI in the dramatic victory.

Hunter Mullis picked up the pitching win in relief and Colby Shaw also had one strikeout in two innings out of the bullpen for the Eagles in Game Two.