MCC Baseball Sweeps Past Shelton State

From School Reports

The Meridian Community College baseball team returned to action on Wednesday with a road doubleheader in Tuscaloosa, AL against Shelton State Community College. The Eagles stayed red hot with a doubleheader sweep over the Buccaneers by final scores of 5-0 and 13-7.

MCC has now won eight straight games and improved its overall record to 13-1 for the 2016 season with the sweep. MCC will return to action on March 7 with a road doubleheader against Alabama Southern Community College. The games are scheduled to be played in Birmingham, AL on the campus of UAB beginning at noon.

MCC got a solid pitching performance from sophomore Kyle Bayles in Game One to defeat Shelton State by a final score of 5-0. Bayles pitched a complete game shutout, allowed only two hits, and notched seven strikeouts.

Baylor Obert led the way at the plate in Game One for MCC with a pair of hits, while freshman catcher Blake Fields added an RBI double. Eason Weeks also chipped in with a double and a run scored in the Game One victory.

MCC needed all the offense it could muster in Game Two to defeat Shelton State by a final count of 13-7. Matt Berler finished Game Two with three singles and two runs scored, while Eason Weeks smashed a three-run homer in the winning effort. JD Gann had an RBI triple in the victory, while Baylor Obert and Trace Hamby each collected one double apiece. Sophomore shortstop Jaylon Keys finished the game with a pair of base hits and one stolen base.

Sophomore Hunter Mullis picked up the pitching win in Game Two by working five innings and collecting six strikeouts. Spencer Price picked up the save out of the bullpen and notched three strikeouts.