MCC Baseball Splits Home Set With EMCC

From School Reports

The Meridian Community College Eagles returned to the diamond on Tuesday at Scaggs Field by hosting a conference doubleheader with East Mississippi Community College. The Eagles battled back from a four-run deficit in Game One to take a dramatic 7-6 victory over the Lions, but MCC would fall at the hands of EMCC in the nightcap by a final count of 5-0.

MCC moved its overall record to 25-5 and 10-4 in conference action with the split, while EMCC moved to 10-18 overall and 6-6 in conference play. MCC will return to action on Saturday to open a four-game conference road trip at Pearl River Community College, while EMCC will play host to East Central Community College on Saturday. The two conference doubleheaders for each team are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.

MCC scored five runs in the final three innings of Game One to take a 7-6 comeback win over the Lions. Luke Craig delivered the big blow in the bottom of the ninth inning on an RBI single that propelled the Eagles to the one-run win. Matt Berler led MCC at the plate in Game One with three hits and two RBI’s, while Dalton Smith added a pair of singles. Nate Romans added a single and a two runs scored, while former West Lauderdale star Daniel Hill had an RBI single.

Mike Farnell led the Lions at the plate in Game One with two hits and a pair of RBI’s, while Whitt Davis drove in two runs on two base hits. Alex Knight also picked up an RBI single in the loss for EMCC and Taylor Stafford checked in with a triple in the losing effort.

Freshman Spencer Price picked up the pitching win out the bullpen for Meridian by working a scoreless ninth inning and Ryder Davis suffered the loss for the Lions out of the bullpen.

EMCC got a solid pitching performance from Jacques Pucheu to give the visitors a 5-0 victory over MCC in Game Two. Pucheu pitched a complete game for the Lions and collected six strikeouts. Hunter Mullis suffered the loss in Game Two for the Eagles on the mound by working 4 1/3 innings and surrendering four earned runs, to go along with six strikeouts.

EMCC managed five total hits in Game Two and Taylor Stafford led the charge with a solo homer in the win, while Emil Ellis added an RBI single. Mike Farnell also picked up an RBI single in the win for the Lions and Whitt Davis collected one single in the winning effort.

MCC only managed three hits in the loss and Kyle Bayles led the way at the plate with two singles, while Daniel Hill picked up the final hit for MCC on a single in the losing effort.