Stringer shines as Indians knock off No. 10 Bobcats, 6-5
Adam Gore/LetsGoICC.com
ELLISVILLE, MS – Freshman pitcher Trenton Stringer (Stringer) made the best of his homecoming by striking out seven in the Itawamba Community College's 6-5 game two win over No. 10 Jones County Junior College.
In a game that saw seven lead changes, the Indians (14-10, 8-8 MACJC) pulled ahead in the top of the sixth inning when Brayden Owen (Tupelo) lifted a sacrifice fly to push across Bryce Williams (Ridgeland) to give ICC a 5-4 lead before Timothy Rowe (Hernando) hammered a single to score Tanner Poole (Amory) for the eventual game-winning run.
Stringer went the distance to improve to 3-0 on the season after giving up five runs, three earned, on eight hits while striking out seven and not issuing a walk in the win.
Bryce Williams helped his batting average by going 3-for-3 with singles in the third, fourth, and sixth inning after going 2-for-3 at the dish in the first game of the day. Rowe pushed across three runs and scored another after going 3-for-4 to help the Indians earn a split with the nationally-ranked Bobcats before heading home for the Easter break.
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The Indians are scheduled to face Southwest Tennessee Community College on Monday, but due to rain forecasted for the weekend the non-division games are expected to be postponed or cancelled pending the remaining conference schedule.
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Stringer shines as Indians knock off No. 10 Bobcats, 6-5
Itawamba CC
6
Jones College
5
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Itawamba CC (0-0) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
Jones College (0-0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
Posted: Apr 06, 2015