Sunday, March 29, 2015

Badgers saddle Thorobreds in SIAC doubleheader

MOBILE, Alabama -- The Spring Hill College (SHC) baseball team won two Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) games over the Kentucky State University (KSU) Thorobreds by the scores of 19-6 and 12-1 at historic Stan Galle Field on Saturday afternoon.

The Thorobreds took a quick 4-0 lead in the 1st inning of the first game off a Grand Slam by first baseman Marshall Howard, but the Badgers rallied back to take a 6-5 lead with a four-run 3rd inning. KSU tied it up again at 6-6 in the 4th frame, but Spring Hill erupted for 11 runs in the bottom of the 4th inning.

Senior starter Jackson Howard moved to 6-0 on the year with five innings of work that included six hits, five walks and six strikeouts. Josh Dunn (2-4) took the loss for KSY in three innings with eight hits, seven walks and three strikeouts.

The second game saw Stephen Douglas (4-1) pick up a complete-game victory with just three hits allowed, four walks and 10 strikeouts. Cornell Brown (3-1) took his first loss of the year with a complete-game in which he surrendered 17 hits with three walks and four strikeouts.

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