Wolves Split Against Top-15 Opponents

RAYMOND – The Co-Lin Baseball team returned to action with a pair of road contests against two Top-15 opponents as they faced off against No. 15 Hinds and No. 9 Meridian at Joe G. Moss Field in Raymond on Saturday, February 25. The Wolves split the day as they dropped their first game of the day against the No. 15 Eagles of Hinds, 8-0, and then bounced back for a come-from-behind upset win over the No. 9 Eagles of Meridian.

GAME ONE

The Eagles jumped ahead of the Wolves early in the game with a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. The Eagles then added three more runs in the bottom of the third highlighted by back-to-back solo home runs to extend their lead to 4-0. The Eagles then added two runs each in the fifth and sixth innings while keeping the Wolves bats quiet throughout the game to seal the 8-0 win.

The Wolves totaled three hits as a team as Josh Boone (Foxworth), Harrison Mohead (Madison), and Isaac McClenty (Ridgeland) got one hit each.

Kade May (Florence) got the start for the Wolves and took his first loss of the season moving to 2-1 overall pitching four innings while allowing five runs, all earned, on five hits with two walks and two strikeouts. Jayden Duncan (Foxworth) pitched one inning of relief allowing three runs, one earned, on three hits with one strikeout while Craig Bass (Brookhaven) pitched one inning of scoreless relief with one strikeout.

GAME TWO

The second game of the day for the Wolves saw a similar start as the Eagles of Meridian took an early lead with a single run in the bottom of the second to make the score 1-0.

However, the Wolves responded by taking the lead with three runs in the top of the third as Josh Boone hit a one-out single to get the offense started. Harrison Mohead and Ryland Hemphill (Florence) drew back-to-back walks to load the bases for the Wolves. Alford Hill (Isola) then delivered a clutch bases-clearing double making the score 3-1 in favor of the Wolves.

The Eagles quickly responded with a three-run bottom half of the inning to regain the lead at 4-3.

The Wolves would not be denied though as they fought back and reclaimed the lead with a pair of runs in the top of the fifth. Sam Thomas (Ridgeland) got the scoring started as he took one swing of the bat and crushed an 0-2 pitch over the right field fence for a solo home run to tie the game at 4-4. Hill then reached base on an error and advanced to second on the same play, while Hagan Coumbe (Utica) delivered in a big moment with an RBI single scoring Hill to take a 5-4 lead for the Wolves.

The Wolves then relied on their pitching staff to get them the win as Coby Gollot (Ocean Springs) pitched a scoreless fifth and sixth innings allowing just one walk. Gollot then allowed a leadoff single in the bottom of the seventh and was replaced by Connor Pittman (Waynesboro). Pittman forced a double play by the first batter he faced, then gave up a two-out double, but was able to strand the runner with a fly out by the next batter to secure the 5-4 upset win for the Wolves.

The Wolves totaled seven hits as a team as Josh Boone and Alford Hill both went 2-for-4 at the plate while Sam Thomas, Hagan Coumbe, and Luke Knight (Terry) had one hit each. Hill led the Wolves with three RBIs while Thomas and Coumbe had one RBI each.

Cooper Williams got the start for the Wolves and earned a no decision while pitching 2.2 innings allowing four runs, all earned, on six hits with one walk, and two strikeouts. Coby Gollot picked up his first collegiate win in a relief appearance moving to 1-1 overall on the season. Gollot threw 3.1 scoreless innings with one hit, one walk, and two strikeouts while Connor Pittman picked up his first collegiate save with his one inning of scoreless relief to close out the game.

Co-Lin moves to 4-9 overall and returns to action hosting Delgado for a doubleheader on Tuesday, February 28. First pitch between the Dolphins and Wolves is set for 3 p.m., at Sullivan Field.