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Bulldogs take four from Ellsworth; go to 11-4
The Holmes Community College Bulldog took four games from Ellsworth, Iowa, this weekend to go to 11-4 on the season. The Bulldogs won Saturday 8-5 and 11-8 and on Sunday 11-1 in five innings and 2-1.
In game one on Saturday, down 4-0 in the bottom of the fifth, the Bulldogs exploded for seven runs to take the opening game of the series 8-5. Will Henry and Colt Bruhl led the Bulldogs offensively with two hits and two RBI apiece. Justin Lee (1-0) picked up his first win of the year on the mound. Lee pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up five runs on 11 hits while striking out eight. Whit Whitten picked up his first save of the year throwing a scoreless 1 2/3 innings.
In game two on Saturday, the Bulldogs scored six runs in the bottom of the third on their way to a 11-8 victory. Ryne Smith led the Bulldogs offensively with two hits. Jayson Keel drove in four runs for the Bulldogs. Ziggy Vanderwall (2-0) picked up the win in relief. Vanderwall pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up three runs on seven hits and striking out seven.
In game one on Sunday, the Bulldogs exploded for 11 runs on 11 hits in a 11-1 victory. Will Henry, Jayson Keel, and Ziggy Vanderwall led the Bulldogs with two hits apiece. Keel added his second home run of the year. Bubba Cooper (3-1) picked up the complete game victory on the mound. Cooper pitched five innings giving up one run on one hit and striking out five. Cooper was one out shy of a no-hitter.
in game four on Sunday, the Bulldogs scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh to complete the sweep of Ellsworth with a 2-1 victory. Will Henry drove in Ziggy Vanderwall with an infield single with two outs and bases loaded to get the win. Brandon McHenry (3-2) picked up the complete game victory on the mound. McHenry pitched seven innings giving up one run on four hits and striking out six.
With the sweep of Ellsworth, Iowa, this weekend the Bulldogs have now won eight in a row.
Up Next: The Bulldogs will host Mineral Area in a doubleheader on Thursday, March 11 starting at 1:00. (Note: game time was originally scheduled for 3:00 pm)
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Baseball takes two from Williams Baptist, Ark.
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. --- The Holmes Community College Bulldogs took two games from Williams Baptist College, Ark. on Monday. The Bulldogs won game one, 12-2 and game two, 6-0, to go 7-4 overall.
In the opener, the Bulldogs scored 12 runs in five innnings. Michael Rutland led the Bulldogs offensively with two hits and drove in four runs. Chase Pearson added a triple, while Ryne Smith and Jayson Keel each added a double. Bubba Cooper (2-1) picked up the win on the mound. Cooper pitched three innings giving up no runs on two hits while striking out four.
In the nightcap, Brandon McHenry and Caleb Kellum pitched a combined shutout to beat Williams Baptist, 6-0. McHenry (2-2) pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up no runs on three hits to pick up the win. Kellum got the final out to complete the shutout. Offensively, Jared Rutland led the Bulldogs with two hits and drove in two runs.
Up Next: The Bulldogs host Ellsworth, Iowa on Saturday, March 6 and Sunday, March 7 for 4 games. On both days the doubleheader begins at 2:00 p.m. (Note: the Saturday, March 6 doubleheader was originally scheduled for Monday, March 8 and was changed to Saturday.)
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Bulldogs take two from Belhaven JV
JACKSON --- The Holmes Community College Bulldogs improved to 5-4 overall by picking up two wins here at Smith-Wills Stadium Wednesday over Belhaven College`s junior varsity team. The Bulldogs won 5-3 and 9-7.
In game one, the Bulldogs pounded out 11 hits on there way to a 5-3 win over Belhaven JV. Michael Rutland led the Bulldogs with three hits and two RBI. Ryne Smith and Zach Bridges each added two hits apiece. Bubba Cooper (1-1) picked up his first win of the season on the mound. Cooper pitched four innings giving up one run on two hits while striking out five. Caleb Kellum picked up the save. Kellum pitched the final three innings giving up two runs on four hits while striking out two.
In the nightcap, the Bulldogs scored two runs in the top of the eighth to complete the sweep of Belhaven JV, 9-7. Ryne Smith and Colt Bruhl led the Bulldogs offensively with two hits apiece. Bruhl also drove in two runs. The Bulldogs were 9 for 10 stolen bases in the game. Caleb Kellum (2-1) picked up the win in relief. Kellum pitched the final 1 2/3 giving up 0 runs on two hits and striking out one.
Up Next: The Bulldogs will travel to Williams Baptist College on Monday, March 1 for a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. The Bulldogs were originally scheduled to play at Baton Rouge on Friday, Febr. 26, but due to the chance of bad weather in the Baton Rouge area that game has been rescheduled for Tuesday, March 16.
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Former Bulldog Browing named Sun Belt pitcher of the week
NEW ORLEANS - ULM junior right-hander Wil Browning has been named Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week following a dominating performance at No. 17 Ole Miss on opening day, the league office announced Monday afternoon.
Browning, who was making his ULM debut, retired all eight Ole Miss batters he faced to close out the game as the Warhawks defeated the Rebels 6-5 to hand them their first opening day loss since 1981. The junior college transfer from Holmes Community College was the only player from the state of Mississippi to play for either team in the game.
Pitching just one hour from his home town of Kosciusko, Miss., Browning struck out the first three batters he faced, including two in the seventh inning with the tying run on second base. The two batters he struck out in the seventh, David Phillips and Zach Wilson, were a combined 10-for-19 with three home runs and 10 RBIs in the series.
The victory gave the Warhawks their fourth road win over a ranked opponent in the last three seasons and second against a Southeastern Conference opponent (No. 5 Arkansas last season).
ULM travels to Nacogdoches, Texas, this weekend for the Stephen F. Austin Invitational. The Warhawks open play with Creighton on Friday at 11 a.m. before taking on Stephen F. Austin on Saturday and Northwestern State on Sunday.
Article courtesy of ulmwarhawks.com.
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Bulldogs fall in East Central Tournament
DECATUR ---The Holmes Community College Bulldogs fell to Andrew College and Baton Rouge here Saturday in the East Central Wilson/Demarini Tournament. Holmes fell to Andrew, 8-4 and to Baton Rouge, 7-6.
In game one, Caleb Kellum (1-1) took the loss in relief. He pitched two innings giving up four run (one earned) on four hits. Offensively, the Bulldogs were led by Joel Cochran who went 3 for 3 with an RBI in the ballgame. Michael Rutland and Ziggie Vanderwall each added an RBI single.
In the nightcap, the Bulldogs had bases loaded with 1 out in the bottom of the seventh but failed to score the tying run. The Bulldogs were led by Joel Cochran, Jermaine Liggins, and Logan Hale who each had 2 hits apiece. Liggins and Hale also added 2 RBIs. Brandon McHenry (1-2) picked up his 2nd loss of the season. McHenry pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up six runs on six hits, six walks, two hit by pitch while striking out one.
Up Next: The Bulldogs travel to Williams Baptist College for a doubleheader on Monday, February 22. The first pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.
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Bulldogs take 2-of-3 from Lawson State
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. --- The Bulldogs took two out of three games over the weekend here versus Lawson State Community College. Holmes won the first and fourth games, 2-0 and 18-9, respectively and fell in three, 4-3.
In game one, Reggie O’Briant scored two runs and finished the day 1-for-3 with a triple and a walk. Michael Rutland and Joel Cochran each added two hits. Ziggie Vanderwall (1-0) picked up the win on the mound. Vanderwall pitched four innings giving up no runs on no hits and striking out seven despite walking five and hitting three. Cory Thomas picked up his second save. He threw 2 2/3 innings giving up no runs and striking out four.
In game 3, two costly errors by the Bulldogs lead to four Lawson State runs. Brandon McHenry (1-1) was the tough luck loser on the mound. He pitched six innings giving up four runs all unearned on five hits and striking out six. The Bulldogs only managed six hits in the contest. Jayson Keel and Michael Rutland each had an RBI double.
In game 4, trailing 5-1 the Bulldogs exploded for nine runs in the third to take a 10-5 lead. The Bulldogs added eight runs in the sixth to pull away from Lawson State. The Bulldogs had 14 hits in the game. Ryne Smith, Jayson Keel, Jermaine Liggins, and Joel Cochran led the way for the Bulldogs with 2 hits apiece. Cochran also drove in 4 runs, and Ziggie Vanderwall added 5 RBIs. Caleb Kellum (1-0) picked up the win in relief. Kellum pitched the final 4 innings giving up 0 runs on 2 hits and striking out 3.
Up Next: The Bulldogs travel to East Central Community College on Saturday, Feb. 20 to participate in the East Central Wilson / Demarini Tournament. The Bulldogs will play Andrew College from Georgia at 10 a.m. and then Baton Rouge Community College at 3:30 p.m.
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Bulldogs split with Wallace, Ala.
SELMA, Ala. --- The Holmes Community College Bulldogs split two games here Monday versus Wallace Community College, Ala., winning game one 6-3 and falling 11-10 in game two.
In game one, Brandon McHenry (1-0) picked up the win going five innings and giving up five hits and striking out two. Jayson Keel led the Bulldogs with three hits including a homerun and a double. Ryne Smith and Michael Rutland each had two hits. Cory Thomas picked up the save throwing two innings and giving up no runs on two hits striking out four.
In the nightcap, the Bulldogs came up on the short end of a slugfest. The Bulldogs scored 10 runs on nine hits. Zach Bridges led the Bulldogs with two homeruns. Smith added 2 hits. Bubba Cooper (0-1) took the loss on the mound going two innings and giving up three runs on three hits striking out three. The bullpen did not help the cause for the Bulldogs, giving up 8 runs on 11 hits in the final 4 innings.
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