WEST POINT, Ga. — William Carey started its three-game road series at Point University with a doubleheader sweep Friday, winning 12-3 and 14-10. The Crusaders’ offense came alive early in both games, helping secure the victories.
In game one, Carey scored eight runs in the top of the second inning. Taylor Walters and Cam Senior reached on back-to-back singles, setting up Franklin Hernandez, who hit a three-run homer to center. Alan McClean added a solo shot later in the inning, pushing the lead to 4-0. The Crusaders continued to add to their lead with Gage Hinnant singles, DeeJay Booth doubles, and a passed ball that allowed another run to score. They extended their advantage to 8-0 after an unearned run following a Point error.
Point scored a run in the third, but starting pitcher Matthew Davis kept the Crusaders in control. William Carey tacked on another run in the sixth, with Weston Wales stealing two bases and scoring on an error. The Crusaders finished the game with a three-run seventh inning, highlighted by Jayden Mark’s two-run homer and an RBI single from Walters. Davis closed out the game with a strikeout, sealing the 12-3 victory.
The second game was closer until the top of the seventh, when Carey scored 10 runs to turn a 5-5 tie into a commanding lead. William Carey struck first on an RBI single from Carley, but Point responded immediately. Hernandez’s solo homer in the fourth put Carey ahead 3-1. Point tied the game with two runs in the bottom of the fourth, then took its first lead in the sixth on a two-run double by Arwin Burgos.
The Crusaders’ big inning in the seventh featured a bases-clearing double from Hernandez, a wild pitch that brought home another run, and multiple RBI hits from Booth and Mark. The final run of the inning was scored after an error, putting Carey ahead 13-5. Point mounted a four-run rally in the eighth, aided by two Crusader errors and a two-run double from Brady Bye, but it fell short. Carey held on in the ninth to complete the sweep.
William Carey is scheduled to close the series with a single game Saturday at noon.
