Campbell & Stapleton Homer As Bearcats Take Nightcap From Stillman

HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. – The Rust College baseball program fell in a slugfest (15-10) to open the day before withstanding a wild sixth inning in the second contest (7-5) to split Tuesday's twin-bill with its future conference rivals.

The Basics: 

• Score (Game 1 – 7 Innings)
• • Stillman – 15
  • Rust – 10
    
• Score (Game 2 – 7 Innings)
• • Rust – 7
  • Stillman – 5

• Records
• • Rust (8-19, 4-2 Gulf Coast)
  • Stillman (9-16, 3-12 Southern States)

• Location
• • Holly Springs, Mississippi – Bearcat Field

• Series History (Since 2017)
• • Stillman Leads 15-7 (31.8%)

• Winning Streak (Since 2017)
• • Rust (W1) | Stillman's Last Win: March 19, 2024 (Game 1, 15-10)
    

Rust Top Performers:

• Valentin Jaquez IV was impressive despite a no decision, completing five strong frames on one-run ball that included a trio of strikeouts while Calel Stephens claimed the win and Brytan Sampson notched a save.

• Xavier Campbell only had one hit but led the Cats with three RBIs, connecting on a two-run homer as well as an RBI groundout.

• Shemaar Stapleton also got some yardwork in as both of his base knocks went for extras, connecting on a solo shot plus a two-bagger.

• Rashid Muhammad and Tyler Gilbert were the only other Blue and White clad men to notch multiple hits, combining for four singles on top of five scores and three ribbies.

• Christian Hill had remarkable plate discipline, drawing four walks while scoring an equal amount of times with his lone hit being a double.

• Speed was the flavor of the day for the duo of Augustus Latting and Malik Berrien, each going a perfect 3-for-3 on steal attempts as each ballplayer registered a single, run scored, two bases on balls plus a hit-by-pitch in addition to three runs batted in between the two.

Next:

• The Baseball Bearcats will hit the road in their attempt to extend its current four-game GCAC win streak when they bus over to Marshall, Texas for a three-game series at Wiley, beginning on Friday at 1 p.m. inside Airport Park.

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