GAME ONE: MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 7 (4-9, 2-3 GSC), CBU 3 (3-6, 1-1 GSC)
GAME CHANGER:
- Mississippi College starting pitcher Jackson Bridges held the Bucs to just one run, while striking out seven.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- The Choctaws finished the game with a 9-7 advantage in hits.
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Jarret Fowlkes led the Bucs with three hits, including two doubles.
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Van True added two hits.
- CBU starting pitcher
Sam Brumbaugh surrendered three runs, two earned, on five hits in five innings.
KEY PLAYS:
- The Bucs got on the board early with an RBI-groundout to take a 1-0 lead after one.
- The Choctaws tied the game in the second on a passed ball.
- In the third, Mississippi College strung together three straight hits to take a 3-1 lead.
- The Choctaws combined for four runs in the sixth and eighth innings.
- Choctaws reliever Brandon Gardner retired four of the last five batters to give MC the win.
GAME TWO: MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 8 (5-9, 3-3 GSC), CBU 6 (3-7, 1-2 GSC) (7)
GAME CHANGER:
- The Choctaws sent 11 batters to the plate in a five run fourth.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- The Choctaws finished the game with an 11-7 advantage in hits.
- Three Bucs recorded two hits.
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Jarret Fowlkes led the Bucs with solo home run.
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Van True had his first triple of the season.
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Kelton Castillo added two RBI's.
- CBU starting pitcher
Jake Wurms surrendered seven runs, on six hits, in 3.1 innings. He also finished with three strikeouts.
- CBU relief pitchers combined for six strikeouts in 2.2 innings.
KEY PLAYS:
- Fowlkes launched a lead-off home run to left field as the Bucs led 2-0 after one.
- The Bucs chased MC starting pitcher, Austin Huggins, in the second as the Bucs led 5-0.
- The Choctaws got on the board in the second on an RBI fielders choice.
- Trailing 6-2 in the fourth, the Choctaws pushed five runs across to take a 7-6 lead.
- MC relief pitcher, Lance Wade, struck out the side in the seventh to earn the save.
UP NEXT:
The Bucs are scheduled to return to action on Wednesday, March 2nd, when they return home to take on Lane. First pitch for Wednesday's doubleheader is set for 11 a.m.
