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No. 12 Bobcats post road sweep at Mississippi Delta

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Baseball | 4/13/2019 9:28:00 AM

MOORHEAD – The 12th-ranked Jones College Bobcats won a pair of games over the Mississippi Delta Community College Trojans here Friday afternoon at the Jimmy Bellipanni Baseball Complex 
The Bobcats won the opener 8-6 and took the nightcap, 11-3.
Jones, 25-7 overall and 10-6 in the MACJC, hosts Copiah-Lincoln in a 3 p.m. doubleheader on Tuesday.
MDCC, 13-19 overall and 5-13 in the league, hosts Holmes on Tuesday.
No. 12 Bobcats 8, Trojans 6
A five-run, second inning – capped by a two-run home run from Robbie Woody (Madison Central) – proved to be critical in the opener.
Woody ended the game with a home run, two singles and three RBIs. Brandon Hale (Pontotoc) homered and singled and Trace Henry (Mooreville) and Chase Tilghman (West Lauderdale) each doubled and singled. Blake Johnson (Gulfport) and Gabe Lacy (Gulfport) added doubles.
Starter Coleton Ausbern (Nettleton) went 7.0 innings and got the win, moving his record to 6-0. He allowed six runs (five earned), 10 hits, walked two and struck out three. DJ Alexander (Gretna, Louisiana) went .2 innings, allowed one hit, one walk and struck out one. Johnson pitched 1.1 innings and notched his fourth save. He gave up no runs, one hit, walked one and struck out three.
Drew Pounders doubled and singled twice for the Trojans.
Starter Devontae Rhodes, the first of four MDCC pitchers, went 2.0 innings and got the loss. 
The Bobcats led 5-1 after two innings, 5-2 after five, 5-3 after six, 7-3 after seven and 7-6 after eight.
No. 12 Bobcats 11, Trojans 3
Jones jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the top of the first inning and never looked back.
Lacy had three singles with Henry and Johnson getting two singles each. Hale, Bailee Hendon (Vancleave), O'Neill Burgos (Brookhaven Academy) and Cooper Brune (Ocean Springs) each had a single.
Johnson had three RBIs with Burgos and Steven Sasser (South Jones) each driving in two runs.
Starter Brady Greene (Montgomery, Alabama) went 5.0 innings and posted the win, improving to 4-1. He gave up three runs (one earned), five hits, walked none and struck out seven. Hunter Eldridge (West Lauderdale) pitched an inning, allowed no hits and had two strikeouts. Payton Harris (Oak Grove) tossed the final inning, allowed no hits and struck out one.
Rhodes doubled and singled for the Trojans.
Starter Chance Guthrie only pitched .1 inning and got the loss.
The Bobcats led 5-2 after one inning, 6-2 after two, 6-3 after three, 9-3 after four and 11-3 after five.
 
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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
Trace Henry

#3 Trace Henry

OF/LHP
5' 9"
Sophomore
Robbie  Woody

#6 Robbie Woody

INF
5' 10"
Sophomore
Bailee Hendon

#7 Bailee Hendon

OF/LHP
6' 3"
Freshman
Payton Harris

#8 Payton Harris

RHP
5' 10"
Sophomore
Coleton Ausbern

#10 Coleton Ausbern

INF/RHP
6' 1"
Freshman
Chase  Tilghman

#14 Chase Tilghman

C
5' 10"
Freshman
Hunter  Eldridge

#17 Hunter Eldridge

UTL/RHP
6' 5"
Freshman
Steven Sasser

#18 Steven Sasser

C
5' 7"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Cooper Brune

#2 Cooper Brune

5' 9"
Freshman
INF/RHP
Brandon Hale

#1 Brandon Hale

5' 11"
Sophomore
OF
Trace Henry

#3 Trace Henry

5' 9"
Sophomore
OF/LHP
Robbie  Woody

#6 Robbie Woody

5' 10"
Sophomore
INF
Bailee Hendon

#7 Bailee Hendon

6' 3"
Freshman
OF/LHP
Payton Harris

#8 Payton Harris

5' 10"
Sophomore
RHP
Coleton Ausbern

#10 Coleton Ausbern

6' 1"
Freshman
INF/RHP
Chase  Tilghman

#14 Chase Tilghman

5' 10"
Freshman
C
Hunter  Eldridge

#17 Hunter Eldridge

6' 5"
Freshman
UTL/RHP
Steven Sasser

#18 Steven Sasser

5' 7"
Sophomore
C