MERIDIAN —
The Meridian Community College Eagles finished the final day of the 2012 Rush Invitational by losing its third straight game of the weekend by a final score of 6-3 to Faulkner State. The Eagles dropped its overall record to 4-7 for the season and will return to action Wednesday on the road at Wallace-Selma. The doubleheader on Wednesday is scheduled for a 5 p.m. start.
MCC finished the game with five hits and Wade Wass led the way a solo home run. The home run for the Pensacola, FL native was his sixth home run of the 2012 season. Johnny Tolson added an RBI on a sacrifice fly and Kasey Hinton added a single in the loss for Meridian.
Andrew Chesteen took the pitching loss for MCC by working six innings and allowing three earned runs. Josh Hollingsworth took the win on the mound for the Sun Chiefs and collected nine strikeouts. Corey Bryan and Phillip McDuffie led Faulkner State at the plate with two hits apiece. The Sun Chiefs finished the game with nine hits.
Gulf Coast 7
MCC 6
Gulf Coast (FL) was able to battle back from a 6-1 deficit to shock MCC by a final score of 7-6 to secure a victory in the second day of the Rush Invitational Tournament at Scaggs Field on Saturday afternoon. The Commodores scored four runs in the seventh inning and two runs in the eighth inning to complete the comeback win over the Eagles.
MCC finished the game with 12 hits and four players with multiple hits in the game. Johnny Tolson, Wade Wass, Gabe Woods, and Sam Peterson finished the game with two hits apiece for the Eagles. Wes Stokes drew the start on the mound for MCC and worked six solid innings, but didn’t factor into the decision. Stokes allowed one earned run and ended the game with three strikeouts.
Dylan Brown led Gulf Coast with four hits and drove in three runs, while Dakota Spikes added a pair of hits in the victory. This marked the second win of the season for Gulf Coast over MCC. The Commodores defeated Meridian earlier in the season 11-5 in Panama City, FL at the First Pitch Classic.
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