WESSON – In an early conference battle between last year's regular season champion in Jones and MACCC champion, Co-Lin, the Lady Wolves bested the Bobcats 10-2 and 3-2 for their first sweep over JC since 2010.
The Lady Wolves, who were swept last week by Northwest, improved to 17-7 and 4-2 in MACCC play. Jones had a 10-game winning streak snapped to fall to 21-6, 6-2 in league play.
Jones travels to Coahoma on Friday before a six-game homestand beginning March 29 against Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Co-Lin 10, Jones 2 (5 inn.)
Two misplayed balls in the outfield and a two-run homer by Zykeria Cole in the first inning gave Co-Lin all the offense it needed in a run-rule victory.
It was 6-0 after two and 9-1 after three.
Jones' two runs came off
Carly Lewis and
Lauren Lindsey RBI-singles in the third and fifth.
Hanna Zeitz was touched for eight runs in two innings before
Meg Vinson took over the final 2.2 frames.
Cara Biswell went all five innings for Co-Lin, who out-hit Jones 10-4.
Co-Lin 3, Jones 2 (9 inn.)
Jones left 12 runners on base, including 11 in scoring position, and gave up a walk-off infield single in the bottom of the ninth that scored pinch runner Bailee Goodson.
A routine ground ball to short had two Bobcat infielders go to cover the bag at third that allowed Goodson to score from second.
Holly Craft's solo homer in the fourth gave Jones a 1-0 lead but Co-Lin quickly answered with Abby Grace Richardson's RBI-single.
Carly Lewis' RBI-triple scored
Nia Luckett for the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth, but the Lady Wolves got a leadoff homer from Richardson and the infield single to walk it off for the sweep.
Craft allowed one earned run with seven strikeouts in seven innings. Luckett gave up the winning runs in 1.1 relief innings.
Laney Waguespack improved to 4-0 after allowing five hits over five innings in relief of Lila Blackburn.