CLINTON, Miss. — Mississippi College baseball split a Gulf South Conference doubleheader against UAH on Saturday. The Choctaws (24-18, 17-10 GSC) scored a season-high 17 runs in the opener, winning 17-7 in eight innings, before losing the second game 7-3.
In the first game, MC broke open a close contest with a six-run seventh inning, capitalizing on defensive errors and patient at-bats. Cade Gadman drove in two runs with a single, while Jake LaRocca and Nick Slonaker drew bases-loaded walks. An error extended the inning, allowing more runs to cross the plate.
LaRocca led the offensive charge with a home run and six RBIs, a season high. Gadman added three hits and RBIs, and Tyrus Williams collected four hits and scored three times. Creek Robertson homered and drove in two runs, while Ty Murphy scored four runs and had two hits. Dylan Cope earned the win in relief, tossing 1.1 hitless innings to close out the game.
In the series finale, UAH’s Jaxon Hay threw a complete game, as the Chargers scored three runs in the first inning without a hit. They added to their lead with a sacrifice fly in the fourth. MC responded with a two-run homer from Williams in the third and a sacrifice fly from Gadman in the sixth, but UAH pulled away in the seventh with a double by Taylor Bush and a two-run double by Ian Reagan.
Hay allowed eight hits over seven innings, with no earned runs and three strikeouts. The Choctaws’ Ty Murphy extended his hitting streak to three games with two hits, and Will Langston also continued his recent offensive surge. Cooper Cooksey took the loss after allowing three earned runs in the first inning.
The team travels to Magnolia, Arkansas, on Tuesday for a non-conference game against Southern Arkansas, scheduled for 3 p.m., according to a team spokesperson.
