White’s walk-off gives Wolves sweep Coahoma

WESSON – Freshman Ben White's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh inning to drive in Noah Freeman from third to give the Co-Lin Wolves a 7-6 win and a sweep of the Coahoma Tigers. Co-Lin came from behind in the first game to take a 12-8.

"It's good to get two wins to start off conference play," said Co-Lin head baseball coach Clay Smith. "It was a touch day for pitchers today with the wind blowing out. We left a few balls up and made a couple of bad decisions on pitch selection and they took advantage of that. Luckily, we were able to do the same."

"Our team is starting to gel and we have a lot of guys that are contributing right now," Smith added.

GAME 1

Co-Lin trailed Coahoma 8-6 going into the seventh inning. The Wolves rallied for four runs aided by a catcher's interference call, a couple of Tiger errors, two batters that were hit by a pitch, and a walk. They would add a pair of runs in the bottom of the eighth as insurance giving them a 12-8 win.

Tucker Jones (Pearl/Pearl High School) recorded his first win of the season for Co-Lin. Jones threw 3.2 innings allowing one run (none earned), on three hits and striking out eight. Starter Caleb Rutledge (Calhoun, LA/West Ouachita High School) went 5.1 innings, allowed seven runs (six earned) on six hits, struck out nine and walked three.

Leading the Wolves 16 hit attack was Hunter Richardson went 3-for-3 (two doubles and a single) with three RBIs. Tom Biggs (Columbia, LA/West Monroe High School) had three singles and one RBI. Marquez Hudson (Monticello/Lawrence County High School had a triple and a single for one RBI. Noah Freeman (Mendenhall/Simpson Academy) had a home run and a single for two RBIs. Kenner Bizot (Wesson/Wesson Attendance Center) had a double and a single.  Ben White (Natchez/ Cathedral High School) hit his first career home run. Will-Lawson Harkins (Carthage/Leake Academy) and Peyton Parker (West Monroe, LA/West Ouachita High School) had a single apiece. Cade Lowery (Wesson/Wesson Attendance Center) doubled for an RBI.

Multiple hitters for Coahoma were Rodney Hibler, Rivera and Sanchez Anyelo.

Also hitting were Treadway, Alex Russell and Josh Ethridge.

GAME 2

With one out in the seventh inning, Freeman singled to center field and Braydon Muse (Florence/Florence High School) was intentionally walked. Aiden Singley (Columbia/Columbia High School) walked to load the bases. White came up and flied out to right field. Freeman tagged up and scored the game winner.

Micah Parker (Kosciusko/Kosciusko High School) earned the win for Co-Lin. Parker allowed one run on two hits, struck out two and walked two in 2.1 innings of work. Starter Jacob Spinks threw 4.2 innings, gave up five runs on four hits, struck out six and walked four.

At the plate for the Wolves, Harkins (two RBIs) and Freeman had multiple hits. Adding support with a hit apiece were Bizot, Muse and White (three RBIs). Hudson had an RBI.

NEXT UP | Co-Lin hosts the Southwest Bears on Wednesday for a doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m.