Wiley Gets Its Revenge To End Cats’ Tournament Run

JACKSON, Miss. - The #5 Rust College baseball program got involved in a barnburner and came away empty-handed in the GCAC Tournament Loser's Bracket Final to #1 Wiley University, falling 21-11 on Saturday evening.

The Basics:

• Theme
  • GCAC Tournament
    • Loser's Bracket Final

• Score
  • #1 Wiley - 21
  • #5 Rust - 11

• Records
  • #5 Rust (16-32, 10-11 Gulf Coast)
  • #1 Wiley (27-18, 18-3 Gulf Coast)

• Location
  • Jackson, Mississippi - Hank Aaron Sports Academy

• Series History (Since 2018)
  • Wiley Leads 6-4-1 (40.9%)

• Winning Streak (Since 2018)
  • Wiley (W1) | Rust's Last Win: April 25, 2024 (GCAC Winner's Bracket, 15-5)

Rust Top Performers:

• Xavier Campbell did his best Superman impression to try and single handedly keep the Bearcats alive, reaching safely in all four trips to the dish by way of a home run, double, single, and a walk while driving in four RBIs on top of scoring twice.

• Matthew LeBlanc did his part as well, going 3-of-4 (.750) with three scores, a ribbie, a free pass, and a stolen base.

• JaShaun Franks and Kyrent Cole were patient men while pouncing on opportunities when given the chance, touching the plate four times, walking thrice, driving home a trio of Bearcats, and Cole swiped a bag.

• Concluding the Blue and White clad notables are Jalik Demar who doubled and scored in addition to Shemaar Stapleton who came off the pine to blast an RBI-single in his lone at-bat.

Next:

• The season has most likely come to an end barring a surprise selection to its fourth Black College World Series in-a-row.

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