After an intense extra inning battle with LSU-Eunice that ended after midnight, the Indians had a quick turnaround playing Mississippi Gulf Coast less than 12 hours later in an NJCAA Region 23 Tournament elimination game.
The Itawamba Community College baseball team took No. 1 LSU-Eunice to the limit in the NJCAA Region 23 Tournament Thursday, but the Bengals produced a run in the eleventh to pick up the 5-4 extra-inning victory.
The ICC baseball team is heading back to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 23 Tournament for the first time since 2013 after winning their best-of-three series with East Central.
After taking game one of the best-of-three NJCAA Region Playoffs, the Indians dropped game two to East Central 9-1 in seven inning to force a decisive game three.
After just missing the NJCAA Region Tournament the last two seasons, the Indians exploded for 20 hits in the game three to defeat East Central 10-5 and punch their ticket to regionals.
In game one of the best-of-three NJCAA Region Playoffs, the Indians inflicted the mercy rule on East Central after a five run seventh to pick up the 11-2 win.
The Indians rattled off 12 hits in game one of the final doubleheader of the regular season, but Hinds powered past the tribe to pick up a 15-7 victory in seven innings.
Despite the scoreboard not working in Scooba, the Indians lit it up anyway as they scored 18-runs on 14-hits to defeat East Mississippi 18-3 in five innings.
After winning game one, the Indians came up just short of the sweep as Mississippi Delta scored two late runs in the tight battle to pick up the 4-2 win Tuesday.
Due to impending inclement weather in the North Mississippi area, Saturday’s doubleheader between No. 19 ICC and Southwest Mississippi Community College has been moved to Friday.
After an offensive explosion in game one of the doubleheader, the No. 19 Indians were held to only five hits and no runs in the game two as Northwest picked up a 6-0 win.