will elliott
Annsley McRae
10
William Carey WCU 23-9
20
Winner Mississippi College MC 10-18
William Carey WCU
23-9
10
Final
20
Mississippi College MC
10-18
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
William Carey WCU 2 0 0 2 3 0 1 2 10 8 4
Mississippi College MC 4 1 0 3 0 1 1 10 20 23 2

W: Taborda, Tommy (1-2) L: L. Fazende (3-2)

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History

Game Recap: Baseball | | Kyle Lewis---Assistant Sports Information Director

Choctaws Use 10-Run Inning to Blast William Carey

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CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College baseball team used a 10-run, eighth inning to run-rule William Carey on Tuesday evening and improve its win streak to five games.
 
KEY STATS
  • MC banged out a season-high 22 hits in the effort as seven Choctaws recorded multiple hits and all nine batters recording a hit. Will Elliott led the Navy and Gold with four hits, three RBI and four runs scored. The senior from Oxford, Miss., also tallied his third home run of the season.
  • Hunter Wilson, Hunter Austin, Kyle Smith and Casey Echols each tallied three hits while Hunter Sykes and Kyle Smith each posted a pair of hits in the game. Blaine Crim added a team-best four RBI in the performance.
  • Tommy Taborda (1-2) registered his first win of the season with 1.0 inning of work in relief. The sophomore hurler allowed two runs on one hit with three strikeouts and a pair of walks.
  • MC went 6-for-8 at the plate with the leadoff hitter and posted a clip of .512 on the night. The Choctaws also made the most of their chances with the bases loaded hitting .500.
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • After William Carey tied the game at 10-all in the top of the eighth, MC totaled its 10 runs on seven hits and capitalized on a pair of Crusader errors to capture the win.
  • The Choctaws loaded the bases early with a pair of singles and a walk to open the frame. Elliott broke the deadlock with a single through right side to score Sykes and Grant Barber. Echols followed with a single to score Smith and give MC a 13-10 lead.
  • After a WCU error and hit by pitch reloaded the bases, Austin delivered a two-RBI single to increase the lead to 17-10. Smith then followed two batter later with a double that plated Sykes, Barber and Austin.
  • MC grabbed an early 5-2 lead in the contest through three innings. WCU cut the deficit to a run on the second of two, two-run home runs from James Land in the top of the fourth. Land finished with three homers on the day, his final shot coming in the fifth as he drove in three runs.
  • The Choctaws responded with three runs in the bottom half of the fourth as Crim and Wilson each recorded RBI hits. MC added a run in the sixth and Elliott's home run in the seventh to grab a 10-8 lead, but William Carey drew even in top of the eighth with a pair of runs.
  • With two runners on and one out, the Crusaders looked to take their first lead of the game, but Taborda fanned Tyler Graves and Land to finish the frame.
 NEXT UP
  • Mississippi College travels to Valdosta, Ga., this weekend to face Valdosta State. The GSC series opens on Saturday, Apr. 1 at 1 p.m. with a twinbill. The finale is set for Sunday, Apr. 2 at 12 p.m. Both times are central.
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Hunter Austin

#12 Hunter Austin

C/1B
6' 0"
Senior
R/R
Blaine Crim

#5 Blaine Crim

INF
5' 11"
Sophomore
R/R
Casey Echols

#21 Casey Echols

OF
6' 3"
Senior
R/R
Will Elliott

#18 Will Elliott

OF
6' 2"
Senior
L/R
Kyle Smith

#17 Kyle Smith

OF
6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
Hunter Sykes

#3 Hunter Sykes

INF
5' 10"
Redshirt Freshman
R/R
Tommy Taborda

#27 Tommy Taborda

RHP
6' 0"
Sophomore
R/R
Grant Barber

#20 Grant Barber

INF
5' 7"
Freshman
R/R
Hunter Wilson

#4 Hunter Wilson

OF/INF
5' 9"
Junior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Hunter Austin

#12 Hunter Austin

6' 0"
Senior
R/R
C/1B
Blaine Crim

#5 Blaine Crim

5' 11"
Sophomore
R/R
INF
Casey Echols

#21 Casey Echols

6' 3"
Senior
R/R
OF
Will Elliott

#18 Will Elliott

6' 2"
Senior
L/R
OF
Kyle Smith

#17 Kyle Smith

6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
OF
Hunter Sykes

#3 Hunter Sykes

5' 10"
Redshirt Freshman
R/R
INF
Tommy Taborda

#27 Tommy Taborda

6' 0"
Sophomore
R/R
RHP
Grant Barber

#20 Grant Barber

5' 7"
Freshman
R/R
INF
Hunter Wilson

#4 Hunter Wilson

5' 9"
Junior
R/R
OF/INF