Baseball falls twice in Mississippi league doubleheader
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Crowley's Ridge | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
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Rust (MS) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | X | 6 | 14 | 2 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Crowley's Ridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
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Rust (MS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 4 | 8 | 1 |
April 19, 2022
by Dustin Semore, Sports Information Director
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. – Crowley's Ridge College hit the road one more for a midweek affair in Mississippi with the Rust (Miss.) College Bearcats. The conference clash saw the guys in green drop their first Continental Athletic Conference games, first in a 6-3 loss in game one before a 4-2 final in game two.
GAME ONE
Crowley's Ridge – 3
Rust – 6
Crowley's Ridge (12-23, 3-1 CAC) was off to a fast start, plating runs in the second and third innings, but the hosting Bearcats (16-13-1, 6-0 CAC) had a late push to claim the victory.
The Pioneers opened up the scoring in the top of the second when Trey Gossett's leadoff walk eventually turned into the first run of the game. CRC added a second run in the top of the third thanks to aggressive baserunning. After both Bobby Wright then Kole Simms walked, a double-steal forced a Rust throwing error that allowed Wright to plate the unearned run.
CRC would be held scoreless until the top of the seventh inning when Zorey Chipman, knowing the Pioneers only had one more out to give, took a gamble a took off from third to attempt to steal home. The aggression paid off as the senior cut into but ultimately could not overcome Rust's 6-3 lead.
Jack Roney (5-3) got the start, striking out three Bearcats in 3 1/3 innings.
Wright saw his on-base percentage skyrocket by drawing three walks. Chipman's two hits paced the Pioneers, with Gossett, Austin Gross, Jackson Imler, and Adonis Thomas adding one hit each.
GAME TWO
Crowley's Ridge – 2
Rust – 4
The Pioneers (12-23, 3-2 CAC) tied up the game in the top of the fourth inning, but the Bearcats (17-13-1, 7-0 CAC) answered with a two-spot of their own to take the victory.
Bobby Wright led off game two with a single, extending his on-base streak to a cool 16 games. The guys in green waited until the top of the fourth inning to get on the board. Down 2-0, Trey Gossett laced a one-out double down the left-field line. Zorey Chipman would then drive in the opening run with an RBI single. With an error extending the inning, Adonis Thomas took advantage of the at-bat with two runners on. Thomas beat out a throw from the shortstop to bring Chipman home to tie up affairs 2-2.
An RBI single from Rust was followed by a double-steal that put the Bearcats on top 4-2, a lead they would not relinquish.
JackHenry Glasgow (2-5) pitched five innings in the start, striking out four.
Six Pioneers added one hit to the hit column, with Chipman, Gossett, Thomas, and Wright being joined by Tanner Davis and Garett Wilson.
UP NEXT
The Pioneers return to Pioneer Park to celebrate Senior Weekend. The conference clash against Lincoln Christian (Ill.) University will be on Friday, April 22, and Saturday, April 23. Both days are set to showcase doubleheaders beginning at 12:00 p.m.
Saturday's games will be preceded by Senior Day festivities where the Pioneer family will celebrate the careers of Phoenix Beal, Zorey Chipman, Austin Gross, Ethan Hilton, Noah Overshine, and Bobby Wright as their years in green come to a conclusion.