MEMPHIS—Harding scored four runs in the seventh inning and three more in the eighth to break open what had been a tie game as they won 10-3 over the Christian Brothers University Bucs Sunday afternoon at Buc Field, completing a three-game Gulf South Conference West Division series sweep.
The Bucs (7-24, 0-9 GSC West) opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning as
Will Britt (Oxford, Miss./Oxford HS) hit an RBI single to left, bringing home
Rocky Escajadillo (Cordova, Tenn./Cordova HS), who led off the inning by being hit by a pitch.
The Bucs doubled their lead an inning later when Escajadillo hit an RBI single through the left side to score
David Clayton (Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS), who led off the inning with a double. The Bisons (22-19, 7-5) took a brief lead in the top of the third as Wisley Correa launched a three-run homer to left-center, the first of two on the day for him.
The Bucs would tie the game in the bottom of the inning when Britt led off with a single and scored on Clayton's two-out RBI single. From there, the score remained 3-3 until the top of the seventh.
The Bisons started the seventh with three straight singles, and another single and a two-out Charles Bradley triple finished the inning with the Bisons leading 7-3. Correa set the final margin in the top of the eighth when he hit another three-run homer to left.
Clayton went 3-for-3 for the Bucs, while
Josh Shelton (Rosemark, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS),
Joseph Kaminski (Sherwood, Ark./Little Rock Catholic HS), Britt, and
Thomas Turner (Bartlett, Tenn./Bartlett HS) collected two hits each.
The Bucs will return to the field Tuesday as they play two games. The Bucs host North Alabama at 1 p.m., and they will play Loyola (La.) at Christian Brothers High School at 7 p.m.