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BB
8
Winner Montevallo UMBB24 14-10, 6-4 GSC
5
Mississippi College MC 12-9, 4-6 GSC
Winner
Montevallo UMBB24
14-10, 6-4 GSC
8
Final
5
Mississippi College MC
12-9, 4-6 GSC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montevallo UMBB24 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 8 11 0
Mississippi College MC 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 8 1

W: Melendez, Adiel (2-2) L: CJ Lofton (1-2) S: Foster, Chris (3)

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Winner Montevallo UMBB24 15-10, 7-4 GSC
0
Mississippi College MC 12-10, 4-7 GSC
Winner
Montevallo UMBB24
15-10, 7-4 GSC
8
Final
0
Mississippi College MC
12-10, 4-7 GSC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Montevallo UMBB24 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 8 9 0
Mississippi College MC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0

W: Samuels, Logan (3-2) L: Holland Townes (2-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Falcons Grab Two Wins at Mississippi College, Samuels Throws Shutout Win in Game Two

CLINTON, Mississippi – Montevallo baseball took two games away from Mississippi College in a Saturday double-header to secure the series win and move to 14-10 overall. 
 
On the third pitch of the day, Montevallo newcomer Connor Crowson blasted one over the left center wall to give the Falcons an early lead. With the bases loaded and just one out on the board, Barry Eiseman scored Ethan Huddleston on a sacrifice fly to give the Falcons a 2-0 lead after the top of the first. 
 
A two-run homerun from Mississippi College in the bottom of the first tied the game at 2-2. 
 
After the two-run inning for MC in the first, junior left-hander Adiel Melendez allowed just two baserunners over the next 3.2 innings with no hits over the span. 
 
The Choctaws took the first MC lead of the day in the bottom of the fifth inning, 3-2, on a solo homer. 
 
With the leadoff man Christian Kallaher on in the top of the seventh, an RBI double from Evan Liddie down the right field line scored a pinch-running Aiden Cloud to know the game at 3-3. In the next Montevallo at-bat, Ethan Huddleston's single up the middle scored Liddie and put Montevallo on top 4-3. 
 
The Falcons blanked MC in the bottom of the seventh with a combined effort from Melendez and Chris Foster before Montevallo extended its lead with an explosive eighth inning. Junior Logan Harbin kicked off the festivities with a lead-off double before Landon Leake walked to put a pair of runners on base for Brandon Moore. On a 2-2 count, Moore went long for a three-run shot that lifted Montevallo to a 7-3 lead. In the next at-bat, Evan Kirk singled into center and then scored Montevallo's eighth run two batter later with Liddie adding his second RBI of the day. 
 
The Choctaws scratched two runs across in the bottom of the ninth but Foster's third save of the season gave Montevallo an 8-5 win in Clinton, Miss. 

GAME 1  INFORMATION
 
Score: Montevallo 8  | Mississippi College 5
Records: Montevallo 14-10 (6-4) | Mississippi College 12-9 (4-6)
Location: Clinton, Mississippi
 
GAME NOTES
  • Left-hander Adiel Melendez (2-2) earned his second win of the year on the mound as he threw 6.2 innings and allowed just three runs. 
  • Chris Foster pitched the final two and a third innings with no walks and a strikeout, to earn his third save.
  • Shortstop Ethan Huddleston led Montevallo at the plate as he went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored.
  • Brandon Moore came up big late for the Falcons as he knocked his second homer of the year, a three-run shot, to finish 1-for-3 with three RBI.
  • Evan Liddie went 2-for-4 and drove in a pair of runs. 
  • Connor Crowson and Barry Eiseman each added an RBI in the win, with Crowson hitting his fifth homer of the year. 
  • Montevallo scored eight runs on 11 hits with no errors, while MC had five runs on eight hits with one error. 
GAME 2
With right-hander Logan Samuels getting the starting nod, the first two innings showcased both sides pitching staffs with neither side earning a hit until Khalil Bell singled to lead off the third inning. Connor Crowson's double two batters later threatened to score the first run of the day, but the Falcons left both baserunners on. 
 
Samuels continued his stellar outing with just one MC baserunner over the next two innings. 
 
The Falcons erupted for eight runs in the fifth inning sparked by another lead-off single from Bell. With the bases loaded after a bunt from Evan Kirk and a walk from Crowson, Evan Liddie singled into left field for his lone RBI of game two. The Choctaws walked home a run for Crowson before a wild pitch added a run from Liddie. Junior Jake O'Connell doubled into right field for a pair of RBI before scoring on a Brandon Moore double in the next at bat. Moore was brought home by the third double in three UM at bats with Bell's extra-base hit. Bell advanced to third on a wild pitch before stealing a run for the Falcons with his first stolen base of the season.
 
Samuels went three-up, three-down over the next three Mississippi College at bats to move to 3-2 on the season with his first shutout win of 2024 as the Falcons walked away with an 8-0 game two win. 
 
GAME 2  INFORMATION
 
Score: Montevallo 8  | Mississippi College 0
Records: Montevallo 14-10 (6-4) | Mississippi College 12-9 (4-6)
Location: Clinton, Mississippi
 
GAME NOTES
  • Senior right-hander Logan Samuels pitched his first complete game of 2024 in a seven-inning shutout win with seven strikeouts in game two and just three hits. 
  • Designated hitter Khalil Bell highlighted the Falcons' bats with a 3-for-3 day at the plate with two runs and one driven in. 
  • Bell stole home in the top of the eighth to cap an eight-run inning from Montevallo for his first stolen base of the season.
  • Right fielder Jake O'Connell drove in the most runs in game two with a pair of RBI on a 2-for-4 outing. 
  • Montevallo tallied four extra-base hits in game two with O'Connell, Bell, Brandon Moore and Connor Crowson each notching a double apiece. 
  • The Falcons scored eight runs on nine hits with no errors with MC scoreless with just three hits second of two games on Saturday.
UP NEXT

The Falcons will return for game three of the series, on Sunday, Mar. 17, at 12 p.m.
 
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