Baseball | 2/14/2019 7:28:00 AM
ELLISVILLE – The Jones College Bobcats began the 2019 season in impressive fashion here on a beautiful Wednesday afternoon at Community Bank Park.
The Bobcats used a seven-run sixth inning to win a 13-1, 7-inning decision over Coastal Alabama-East in the first game of a doubleheader.
Starting pitcher
Cooper Brune (Ocean Springs) was superb for the Bobcats.
He went five innings, allowed no runs, three hits, struck out four, walked none and hit one.
The Bobcats had three home runs in the game – three-run blasts from
Trace Henry (Mooreville) and
O'Neil Burgos (Brookhaven Academy) and another shot from
Blake Johnson (Gulfport).
Robbie Woody (Madison Central) had a double and two singles and Burgos also had a single. Guy Lacy (Gulfport) and
Bailee Hendon (Vancleave) each had a double and two RBIs.
Jake Mason (West Lauderdale),
Brandon Hale (Pontotoc),
Kirkland Trahan (Madison Central) and
Kade Dees (Madison Central) added singles.
Freshman
Coleton Ausbern (Nettleton) pitched the final two innings for the Bobcats. He allowed a run, two hits, walked one and struck out one.
The Warhawks got a triple from James Adams and singles from Boan Holland, Logan Caldwell, Hunter Reeves and Brent Nesmith.
Starter Zach Trottier pitched three innings and got the loss. He allowed five runs, four hits and walked three. Sage McWaters pitched 2.2 innings, allowed eight runs, eight hits, walked two and hit one. Nick Zabelle pitched .1 inning, allowing a hit and a walk.
Jones is now 1-0 and the Warhawks are 1-4.
Wednesday's game
Ellisville
Community Bank Park
Game 1
Jones College 13, Coastal Alabama-East 1
(7 innings)
Coastal Alabama-East (1-4) 000 001 0 – 1 5 1
Jones College (1-0) 023 107 x – 13 13 0
Zack Trottier, Sage McWaters (4), Nick Zabelle (6) and Jonathan Karr.
Cooper Brune,
Coleton Ausbern (6) and
Blake Johnson.
WP – Brune (1-0).
LP - Trottier.
CAE hitters:James Adams 3B, Boan Holland 1B, Logan Caldwell 1B, Hunter Reeves 1B, Brent Nesmith 1B.
Jones hitters:Robbie Woody 2B, 2 1B;
O'Neil Burgos HR, 1B;
Trace Henry HR;
Blake Johnson HR; Guy Lacy 2B;
Jake Mason 1B;
Brandon Hale 1B;
Kirkland Trahan 1B;
Bailee Hendon 1B;
Kade Dees 1B.
LOB:CAE-4; Jones -5.
T- 2:00.
