MOBILE, Ala. – The Spring Hill College (SHC) baseball team used a 7-run 5
th inning to rally past the University of Mobile Rams on Sunday night at Hank Aaron Stadium for a 9-6 victory as well as clinching the rubber match of the 5-game non-conference series.
The Rams (6-3) held a comfortable 6-1 lead headed to the bottom of the 5
th inning having dismissed Badger starter
AJ Fell after 3.1 inning with 9 hits, a walk and 3 strikeouts. SHC, however, benefited from 3 errors by the Rams as well as a 2-out, 3-run homer to left-center by designated hitter
Nicky Gibbs to score 7 unearned runs to grab an 8-6 advantage.
Badger second baseman
Frankie Timphony would tack on an insurance run in the 7
th inning with an RBI-single while relievers
Michael Cabeza and
Dalton Baxley shut down the Rams over the final four frames. Cabeza went 3 strong innings with no hits allowed and 5 strikeouts and Baxley picked up the save by facing four batters in the 9
th stanza with two ground outs and a strike out sandwiched around a hit batter.
Graham Young (1-0) was in the right place at the right time to earn the win in one inning of work with two strikeouts.
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rd baseman
Mason Bonnaffons collected two hits on the night as did Timphony.
The Badgers (3-2) will travel to Livingston, Ala. on Wednesday to take on the University of West Alabama (UWA) Tigers (6-3) at 3 p.m. at Tartt Field.
