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Bears win Coca-Cola Baseball Challenge
10
Bears SMCC Bears 12-11-0, 0 MACJC
17
Winner Co-Lin CC CLN 0, 0 MACJC
Bears SMCC Bears
12-11-0, 0 MACJC
10
Final
17
Co-Lin CC CLN
0, 0 MACJC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bears SMCC Bears 0 1 0 0 3 0 6 0 0 10 18 3
Co-Lin CC CLN 0 0 3 4 4 2 1 3 X 17 15 3

W: James (1-0) L: Yennie, Nathan (2-2)

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Winner Bears SMCC Bears 12-11-0, 0 MACJC
6
Co-Lin CC CLN 0, 0 MACJC
Winner
Bears SMCC Bears
12-11-0, 0 MACJC
7
Final
6
Co-Lin CC CLN
0, 0 MACJC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bears SMCC Bears 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 7 4 0
Co-Lin CC CLN 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 X 6 7 5

W: Baker, Brendon (1-0) L: Fortenberry (0-1)

Next Game:

at Meridian CC

4/1/2017 | 4:30 PM

Next Game

Full Schedule
Apr. 01 (Sat) / 4:30 PM
at Meridian CC
History

Game Recap: Baseball | | Michael D. Gunnell, Southwest Sports Information

Bears win Coca-Cola Baseball Challenge with split at Co-Lin

Crishaun Speight scored from third on a fielder's choice in the top of the eighth inning to give the Bears a 7-6 win in game two, and a split, of their MACJC doubleheader with arch-rival Co-Lin in Wesson Tuesday night. Co-Lin won the opener 17-10.
 
With the split, the Bears took the season series over Co-Lin, two games to one, and captured the Coca-Cola Baseball Challenge presented by Powerade and returned the Challenge trophy to Summit after a four-year absence.
 
The Bears (12-11, 1-7) took a 2-0, first-inning lead in the nightcap when Brantley Hughes, on base via a walk, scored from third when Ray Hutchinson was hit by a pitch. The next batter, Alex Smith, grounded into a fielder's choice, allowing Scooter Ginn, on base after being hit by a pitch, to cross the plate.
 
Co-Lin (9-14, 4-4) used a double and triple in the bottom of the first to make the score 2-1.
 
The score went to 3-1 in the top of the second when courtesy runner Kyle Coleman scored on Ginn's two-out base hit up the middle.
 
The Bears made it 6-1, without benefit of a hit, in the top of the fourth. Back-to-back bases-loaded walks to T Tez Cole and Hutchinson scored two runs and Ginn raced home on a wild pitch.
 
A walk and home run in the bottom of the fourth allowed Co-Lin to cut the Bears' lead to 6-3. A walk and double in the home half of the sixth then made the score 6-4.
 
Co-Lin forced the extra inning when they sent seven men to the plate in the bottom of the seventh and knotted the game at 6-6.
 
Speight led off the Bears' eighth with a walk and scored what proved to be the winning run four batters later when Hughes grounded into the fielder's choice.
 
The Bears then retired Co-Lin in order in the bottom of the frame to preserve the win.
 
Josh Merchant pitched two innings of relief, giving up a pair of runs on one hit and two walks while striking out one, to get the win for the Bears. Starter Tyler Pigott went six innings, giving up four runs on six hits and two walks. He struck out seven batters.
 
Cole, Hutchinson and John Marcus McDowell each had a single for the Bears.
 
The Bears took a 1-0 lead in the second inning of game one when Hutchinson tripled to centerfield with one out and scored on Austin Moen's line-drive single up the middle.
 
Co-Lin sent eight men to the plate in the bottom of the third to take a 3-1 lead. Co-Lin then added four more in their half of the fourth to increase their lead to 7-1.
 
The Bears cut their deficit to 7-4 in the top of the fifth when, with the bases loaded, Cole was hit by a pitch to score Speight, Hutchinson walked to force Andrew Beesley home and Moen singled to send Ginn across the plate.
 
Co-Lin then responded with four runs in the bottom of the fifth and two more in the sixth to push out to a 13-4 advantage.
 
The Bears sent 11 batters to the plate in the top of the seventh to trim the Co-Lin lead to 13-10. Cole's second hit of the game scored two, Hutchinson's double to left, the second of his three hits, scored one and Smith's base hit scored another. Beesley and McDowell both grounded into a fielder's choice to account for the other two runs.
 
Unfortunately, that proved to be the last runs in the game for the Bears. Co-Lin would go on to score a single run in the bottom of the seventh and three more in the eighth to secure the win.
 
Coleman took the loss on the mound for the Bears. He surrendered six runs (four earned) on six hits and two walks while striking out three.
 
Speight went 4-4 at the plate for the Bears while Beesley and McDowell both singled twice.
 
The Bears return to the diamond on April 1 in Meridian with a 2:00 double dip against the host Eagles.
 
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Players Mentioned

Kyle Coleman

#2 Kyle Coleman

RHP
6' 2"
Sophomore
R/R
Brantley Hughes

#3 Brantley Hughes

IF
5' 10"
Freshman
L/R
Tyler Pigott

#6 Tyler Pigott

LHP
5' 10"
Sophomore
L/L
Scooter Ginn

#8 Scooter Ginn

IF
5' 10"
Freshman
R/R
Alex Smith

#10 Alex Smith

IF
6' 1"
Sophomore
R/R
T Tez Cole

#14 T Tez Cole

OF
6' 1"
Freshman
R/R
Josh Merchant

#20 Josh Merchant

RHP
6' 0"
Redshirt Freshman
R/R
Andrew Beesley

#21 Andrew Beesley

IF
6' 1"
Freshman
L/R
Crishaun Speight

#23 Crishaun Speight

OF
5' 11"
Freshman
R/L
Ray Hutchinson

#27 Ray Hutchinson

RHP/IF
6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R

Players Mentioned

Kyle Coleman

#2 Kyle Coleman

6' 2"
Sophomore
R/R
RHP
Brantley Hughes

#3 Brantley Hughes

5' 10"
Freshman
L/R
IF
Tyler Pigott

#6 Tyler Pigott

5' 10"
Sophomore
L/L
LHP
Scooter Ginn

#8 Scooter Ginn

5' 10"
Freshman
R/R
IF
Alex Smith

#10 Alex Smith

6' 1"
Sophomore
R/R
IF
T Tez Cole

#14 T Tez Cole

6' 1"
Freshman
R/R
OF
Josh Merchant

#20 Josh Merchant

6' 0"
Redshirt Freshman
R/R
RHP
Andrew Beesley

#21 Andrew Beesley

6' 1"
Freshman
L/R
IF
Crishaun Speight

#23 Crishaun Speight

5' 11"
Freshman
R/L
OF
Ray Hutchinson

#27 Ray Hutchinson

6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
RHP/IF