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Bear Baseball beats Northeast on the road in final away series

| By: By Cody Junkin
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Southwest Mississippi Baseball traveled to Booneville on Saturday, April 25th to take on Northeast in the final away series of the season.

Southwest lost game one 2-14 and won game two 4-3.

Luke Simmons started on the mound for the Bears in game one and picked up the loss.

Simmons pitched 3.1 innings with 4 strikeouts.

Camp Segrest came in for the next 1.2 innings and picked up 3 strikeouts of his own.

Will McLeod relieved with 1 strikeout of his own before Tate Miller pitched the final 0.2 innings.

The first Bear run came in the first inning on a Justin Domiano ground out.

The second Bear run came on a JD Hidalgo solo homerun in the sixth inning.

Tanner Moore, JD Hidalgo, Justin Domiano, Hayes Loper, and Jonathan Miller each had 1 hit in game one.

JD Hidalgo had a homerun. Hayes Loper and Jonathan Miller each had a double.

Tanner Moore had 2 stolen bases.

The Bears bounced back in game two picking up a 4-3 win to split with Northeast.

Nik Carney got his first start of the season in game two for the Bears and picked up the win.

Carney pitched 5.1 innings with 5 strikeouts.

Dom Smith pitched the final 1.2 innings with 1 strikeout and picked up the save for the Bears.

The Bears quickly found themselves down 0-2 after the first inning but answered back with 3 runs of their own in the top of the second.

Hayes Loper doubled to open up the inning then scored on a passed ball to move the score to 1-2.

Next, Cam Bolden singled to score Drew Swan and tie the game 2-2.

Bolden then stole third base and stole home to take a 3-2 lead for Southwest.

The Bears scored their fourth and final run in the top of the fourth when a Tanner Moore single scored Cam Bolden to extend the lead to 4-2 for Southwest.

The Bear pitching would hold Northeast to only 1 run the rest of the game and secure a 4-3 win in game two.

Tanner Moore led the team with 2 hits. Justin Domiano, Hayes Loper, and Cam Bolden had 1 hit each.

Hayes Loper had a double.

Tanner Moore and Cam Bolden each had 1 RBI.

Cam Bolden (x3), Luke Simmons (x2), and Tanner Moore all stole bases in game two.

"Sometimes in baseball the other team has their day. In game one, Northeast did a great job and simply beat us. We got off the mat and got the tough win in game two," said Head Coach Jack Edmonson.

"Nik Carney answered the call in his first start of the year to give us a chance to win. We had some timely hits and stole home for a huge run late to win. We have done a great job in close games all year. We need one more," said Coach Edmonson.

The Bears (28-22, 12-14*conference) host Mississippi Delta on Tuesday, April 28th and will lock in a playoff spot with one win.
 
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