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No. 2 Bobcats split at No. 14 Hinds

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Baseball | 3/28/2019 10:46:00 AM

RAYMOND – The 2nd-ranked Jones College Bobcats split a doubleheader with No. 14 Hinds here Wednesday at Joe G. Moss Field.
In game one, Cade Morgan (Grenada) tossed a 3-hit shutout and O'Neill Burgos (Brookhaven Academy) drove in five runs as Jones won 14-0 in five innings. The Eagles rebounded to win game two, 9-2.
Jones, 21-3 overall and 6-2 in the MACJC, will host Itawamba in a 2 p.m. Saturday doubleheader. 
Hinds, 16-5 and 4-2, hosts Holmes on Friday.
No. 2 Bobcats 14, No. 14 Eagles 0
(5 innings)
Jones set the tone quickly.
In the top of the first inning, Tracey Henry (Mooreville) led off with a single and Robbie Woody (Madison Central) followed with a single. Burgos then launched a three-run home run over the left field wall. He has three home runs and 27 RBIs on the season.
The Bobcats made it 6-0 in the third when Brandon Hale (Pontotoc) doubled and scored on Bailee Hendon's (Vancleave) single. Jake Mason (West Lauderdale) followed with a triple. Another Henry single drove in Gabe Lacy (Gulfport), who had reached on a fielder's choice.
Jones put the game away with an eight-run, fourth inning.
Morgan walked one and struck out six as he improved to 3-2.
Hendon doubled and singled twice to pace the 17-hit attack. Burgos homered and doubled with Mason getting a triple and a single. Henry, Woody, Blake Johnson (Gulfport) and Lacy each had two singles. Hale had a double with Steven Sasser (South Jones) adding a single.
Josh Cofield, Pablo Lazarote and Colby Collier singled for Hinds.
Connor Carter, the first of four Hinds pitcher, went 2.1 innings and got the loss.
No. 14 Eagles 9, No. 2 Bobcats 2
Jones led 2-0 going into the bottom of the fourth, but the Eagles scored three runs in that frame and added six more in the fifth.
Johnson had two singles for Jones with Henry getting a double. Hale and Lacy had singles.
Starter Cooper Brune (Ocean Springs) went 3.2 innings and got the loss. He allowed three runs, five hits, walked none and struck out six. Coleton Ausbern (Nettleton) pitched .2 innings, allowed six runs, three hits, walked one and struck out one. Hunter Eldridge (West Lauderdale) pitched .2 innings and allowed no runs and three hits. DJ Alexander (Gretna, Louisiana) pitched an inning, allowing no runs, one hit and notched a strikeout.
Luke Clement homered and doubled for the Eagles with Collier getting two singles. Walker Burchfield also homered.
Starter Preston Johnson tossed six innings and got the win. He allowed two runs (one earned), five hits and walked three. Landon Tompkins pitched an inning and had two strikeouts.
 
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Players Mentioned

Cooper Brune

#2 Cooper Brune

INF/RHP
5' 9"
Freshman
Brandon Hale

#1 Brandon Hale

OF
5' 11"
Sophomore
Robbie  Woody

#6 Robbie Woody

INF
5' 10"
Sophomore
Bailee Hendon

#7 Bailee Hendon

OF/LHP
6' 3"
Freshman
Coleton Ausbern

#10 Coleton Ausbern

INF/RHP
6' 1"
Freshman
Hunter  Eldridge

#17 Hunter Eldridge

UTL/RHP
6' 5"
Freshman
Steven Sasser

#18 Steven Sasser

C
5' 7"
Sophomore
Jake Mason

#19 Jake Mason

INF
6' 0"
Sophomore
Cade Morgan

#21 Cade Morgan

RHP/OF
6' 1"
Freshman
Gabe Lacy

#22 Gabe Lacy

INF
6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Cooper Brune

#2 Cooper Brune

5' 9"
Freshman
INF/RHP
Brandon Hale

#1 Brandon Hale

5' 11"
Sophomore
OF
Robbie  Woody

#6 Robbie Woody

5' 10"
Sophomore
INF
Bailee Hendon

#7 Bailee Hendon

6' 3"
Freshman
OF/LHP
Coleton Ausbern

#10 Coleton Ausbern

6' 1"
Freshman
INF/RHP
Hunter  Eldridge

#17 Hunter Eldridge

6' 5"
Freshman
UTL/RHP
Steven Sasser

#18 Steven Sasser

5' 7"
Sophomore
C
Jake Mason

#19 Jake Mason

6' 0"
Sophomore
INF
Cade Morgan

#21 Cade Morgan

6' 1"
Freshman
RHP/OF
Gabe Lacy

#22 Gabe Lacy

6' 0"
Freshman
INF