Campbell’s Complete Game Gem Advances Baseball Onto Winner’s Bracket

JACKSON, Miss. - The #5 Rust College baseball program rode the arm of starting pitcher Xavier Campbell into the winner's side of the GCAC Tournament bracket on Wednesday morning as the Bearcats doubled up the #4 SUNO Knights, 6-3.

The Basics:

• Theme
  • GCAC Tournament
    • 1st Round

• Score
  • #5 Rust - 6
  • #4 SUNO - 3

• Records
  • #5 Rust (15-31, 10-11 Gulf Coast)
  • #4 SUNO (16-20, 12-8 Gulf Coast)

• Location
  • Jackson, Mississippi - Hank Aaron Sports Academy

• Series History
  • Series Tied 2-2 (50%)

• Winning Streak
  • Rust (W1) | SUNO's Last Win: April 21, 2024 (15-5)
    

Rust Top Performers:

• Campbell rewarded Head Coach John Bates' faith in him by baffling the Knights all morning long, yielding just one earned run and three total by scattering six hits plus a walk over nine innings in addition to racking up four punchouts.

• Olin Evans logged both a double and a single in four at-bats with each driving in a run on top of calling the beautiful ballgame from behind the dish.

• JaShaun Franks was the other player with a multi-hit day, going 2-for-5 (.400), stealing the team's one base and scoring once.

• Malik Berrien made his only base knock an extra kind, doubling and also driving in a base runner via a sacrifice fly.

• Devin Tallington whacked a two-RBI triple and drew the club's only walk, crossing the plate on both occasions.

• Matthew LeBlanc came through with a two-bagger, Kyrent Cole scored twice, and Christian Hill found a hole for an RBI-single.

Next:

• Next up is the GCAC Regular Season Champion Wiley Wildcats, who got more than they were bargaining for against #8 Philander Smith, on Thursday at 4 p.m. as the Blue and White look to keep their upset state of mind.

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