The Motlow Bucks overcame an eight-run deficit and notched their third consecutive victory when they beat visiting Calhoun Community College 14-13 Tuesday afternoon at the Driver Baseball Complex.
The Bucks (17-27, 4-14) swept the visiting Cumberland University JV 9-7, 15-4 on Sunday. Motlow will continue its home stand when Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA) rival Southwest Tennessee visits this weekend. The Bucks and Saluqis will play a nine-inning contest Friday at 2 p.m. and a pair of seven-inning games Saturday beginning at noon.
Calhoun jumped out of the gate Tuesday, scoring three in the first, one in the second and four in the third. Bucks starter Drew Jarrett lasted 2.1 innings and allowed eight runs, although only one was earned. Shaq Thompson relieved Jarrett, pitching 1.2 innings and giving up four runs.
Down 8-0 heading to the bottom of the third, the Bucks stormed back with seven runs in the inning. Aaron Hobbs opened with a single, Josh Bankston, J.D. Robertson and Spencer Mossburg all drew walks, scoring Hobbs. Dylan Stark then singled in Robertson and Bankston. Hunter Nance drove in Mossburg with a single, Peyton Meeker singled to drive in Stark, and Brody Thomasson’s sacrifice fly scored Nance. After Meeker advanced to second on a passed ball, Camron Harper drove him in with a single. After three innings the Bucks trailed 8-7.
Calhoun came right back with four more runs off Thompson in the top of the fourth, but the Bucks matched them with four in the bottom of the inning. Nance and Harper both singled in runs and Meeker drove in Nance with a double. After four innings of play the Bucks trailed 12-11.
Cameron Isley (1-0) then took the mound for Motlow and shut the door on the Calhoun offensive onslaught to get the win. In his four innings of work he allowed only six hits and one run with two strikeouts. JR Gilmer secured his second save of the season by pitching a perfect ninth inning.
Down 13-11 in the bottom of the sixth, the Bucks tied the game when Meeker reached on an error and advanced to second. He scored as Thomasson also reached on an error and he eventually scored on Hobbs’ RBI single. Mossburg drove in the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning after Camron Harper was hit by a pitch, Hobbs singled and Carl Parker singled to load the bases for Mossburg.
The Bucks slammed five home runs during their doubleheader sweep of Cumberland. Meeker hit one to raise his team-leading homer total to 10 and his RBI count to 43. Mossburg, Thomasson, Stark and Parker each hit round trippers during the victories.
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