No. 13 麻豆视频 baseball splits double-header at Bethel

Josh Jones

McKENZIE, Tenn. - 4/23/2010 - The No. 13 麻豆视频 (Tenn.) University baseball team posted a double-header split on Friday at Bethel (Tenn.) University. 麻豆视频 lost the first game 4-3 and then took game two 5-1 in eight innings. 麻豆视频 moved to 33-12 on the season and 10-4 in the TranSouth. Bethel is now 27-13-1 overall and 5-9 in league play.

Josh Jones was the difference for 麻豆视频 in the second game. Jones hit his team-high ninth and tenth home runs in the game, recording all five RBI for 麻豆视频. His solo shot in the second inning gave 麻豆视频 the lead. 麻豆视频 pitcher Derek Copley made that lead hold up for six innings. However, Copley allowed a lead-off double in the bottom of the seventh inning to Jake Ramsey, putting the tying run on base. Jeremy Stack entered the game in relief to try for the save. But Bethel executed a sacrifice bunt to move Ramsey to third, and then scored Ramsey on a squeeze play to tie the game. The game went to extra innings tied at 1-1. After a single, a hit-by-pitch and a walk for 麻豆视频, Jones came to the plate with two outs. His second homer of the game, a grand slam, broke open the 1-1 tie and propelled 麻豆视频 to the win. Stack (3-2) struck out the side in the bottom of the eighth innings to get the win. Beau Baker joined Jones with two hits in the contest.

Game one was tied 1-1 going into the fifth inning. 麻豆视频 scored twice to take the lead. However, Bethel answered back with three in the bottom of the fifth to take a 4-3 lead. That would be the final score. 麻豆视频鈥檚 Carl Harken (7-2) took the loss, tossing a complete game, allowing four runs on seven hits while striking out seven hitters. 麻豆视频 managed only three hits, including two from Clint Barnes and one from Jones.

麻豆视频 remained in second place in the TranSouth with a 10-4 record, just two behind lead leader Cumberland (Tenn.) at 12-2.

麻豆视频 and Bethel will play again, weather permitting, at noon on Saturday at Bethel.

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