JDCC baseball wins in extra innings over PSC
Published 10:00 am Wednesday, February 20, 2013
In a high-scoring game Tuesday at Pensacola State College, the Jefferson Davis Community College Warhawk baseball team improved to 6-6 overall this season with a 13-12 win in extra innings.
In a game that saw 25 combined runs, the two teams combined for 17 runs after two innings.
JDCC and PSC were tied 3-3 after one inning before JDCC erupted for seven runs in the second inning to take a 10-3 lead. PSC rallied with four runs in their half of the inning to cut the lead to 10-7. Both teams scored one run each in the third inning and were held scoreless through six innings as JDCC took an 11-8 lead into the seventh inning.
After JDCC plated one run in the seven, PSC scored two to cut the lead to 12-10.
PSC tied the game at 12-all in the bottom of the eighth and both teams went scoreless in the ninth inning to force extra innings.
In the extra frame, JDCC plated one run in the top of the 10th inning and held PSC scoreless to get the win.
John Williams, Joey Scapecchi and Mitchell Peterson all pitched for the Warhawks in the win.
The trio combined to go 10 innings and allowed eight hits, 11 earned runs, walked one and struck out 11 in the win.
At the plate, Mark Humphrey went 3-for-4 with one RBI and Brandon Ray was 1-for-4 with four RBIs. Kyle Freeman was 1-for-1 and Andrew Tindell was 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Hunter Myrick was 2-for-6 and Alex Jones was 1-for-5 with four RBIs. Reid Johnson and Matthew Holmes all had one hit in the win along with Logan Hill. Caleb Dickey had one RBI while Hunter Bonds was 1-for-1 and Wes Dickey was 2-for-5.
JDCC is scheduled to return home Thursday when they take on Spring Hill College in a noon doubleheader.