TEMPLE, Texas the Temple College baseball sweeps Wednesday's doubleheader with Cisco College. Another extra inning thriller in game 1 gave the Leopards their 5th walk off win of the season. In game 2 the bats came alive as they won 10-3.
Game One Recap
Chris Morrow collected four hits in four at bats to help lead Temple College to victory. Morrow singled in the second, doubled in the fourth, homered in the sixth, and singled in the eighth.
The Leopards evened things up at seven in the bottom of the ninth inning when Andre Jackson singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run.
After Cisco College scored two runs in the top of the eighth, Temple College answered with two of their own.
Temple College tallied three runs in the fourth inning. Zane Spinn, Morrow, and Caleb Hill each had RBIs in the frame.
Mason Brandenberger took the win for the Leopards. The southpaw lasted three innings, allowing four hits and one run while striking out one and walking zero. Mason Bryant and Davis Pratt entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief.
Hudson Luce started the game for Temple College. The lefthander allowed four hits and four runs over four innings, striking out two and walking one
The Leopard offense racked up 14 hits. Morrow, Hill, Spinn, and Jackson each managed multiple hits.
Game Two Recap
Temple College got things started in the first inning when Colby Christian homered on a 1-0 count, scoring two runs.
The Leopards tallied four runs in the fourth inning. Contributing to the big inning included Travis Chestnut, Christian, Joseph Redfield, and Andre Jackson, all sending runners across the plate with RBIs in the inning.
Dawson Tourney pitched the Leopards to victory. The lefthander allowed five hits and three runs over six innings, striking out six. Douglas Hendricks threw one inning in relief out of the bullpen.
Temple College hitters tallied three home runs on the day. Chestnut went for the long ball in the second and sixth innings. Christian had a homer in the first inning.
The offense had 12 hits in the game. Chestnut, Christian, Redfield, and Raithen Malone each collected multiple hits. Christian and Chestnut each managed three hits.
UP NEXT
Temple will play next against Cisco College Saturday March 26th in Cisco, Texas.
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POST GAME QUOTES
Craig McMurtry, Head Coach Temple College Leopards Baseball
On today's doubleheader…
I thought we played a really solid baseball today. In the first game the offense did a great job continually scoring runs to give us a chance to win late. Defensively we did a really good job making plays to get us out of tough situations. Dawson Tourney did a great job in game 2 throwing strikes and working ahead keeping hitters off balance. It was good to get in the conference win column and I hope we can keep this momentum moving forward.
Chris Morrow, Freshman Infielder
On today's doubleheader…
It was really good that we bounced back from last week's conference series. Our offense came alive, started to string hits together and executing with runners on in scoring position. Defensively we made plays. Pitchers threw strikes and got outs. It is a good spot to start as we move into Saturday's doubleheader.