JuCo baseball: MCC earns sweep against Holmes CC

Published 11:09 pm Friday, April 14, 2017

The Meridian Community College baseball team returned to the diamond Friday afternoon to open a six-game road trip in MACJC action, and the first stop was at Holmes Community College in Goodman. 

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The Eagles were able to come away with a doubleheader sweep of HCC by final scores of 13-12 and 10-7. 

The Eagles got the day started Friday with an unbelievable comeback in Game 1. MCC scored five runs in the top of the ninth inning that would propel the team to the one-run win. JD Gann got the scoring started in the final frame on a two-run homer, and former Northeast Lauderdale star Landon Keller provided the big blow of the game later in the ninth on a three-run shot that guided MCC to the win. 

Gann also added a solo homer in Game 1 and had an RBI single in the first inning. CJ Hughes knocked in a pair of runs in Game 1 on a double, while Garrett Busby had a three-run homer in the victory. 

MCC finished off the sweep of the Bulldogs in Game 2. The Eagles built an early 3-0 lead after one complete inning, and that proved to be enough in the three-run win. 

Trace Jordan finished Game 2 by knocking in a pair of runs on a triple, while Blake Morris had a two-run home run. Milton Smith also had a solo shot in the Game 2 victory, and JD Gann collected an RBI in Game 2 on a sacrifice fly. 

MCC improved to 21-13 with the sweep and 10-8 in conference action. The Eagles will continue its current six-game road trip on Wednesday at East Mississippi Community College for a doubleheader beginning at 4 p.m.