BASEBALL: Chaps split at Howard College
he No. 17-ranked Midland College baseball team salvaged a doubleheader split in a key series at Howard College on Sunday
Staff Report
Midland Reporter-Telegram
BIG SPRING, TEXAS - The No. 17-ranked Midland College baseball team salvaged a doubleheader split in a key series at Howard College on Sunday.
After Howard College rolled to a 20-10 victory in in the first game, Jarred Gibson hit three home runs to lead MC to a 17-8 victory. The Hawks won the Western Junior College Athletic Conference series, 3-1.
Gibson finished the second game going 3-for-4 with a walk, five RBI and four runs scored. Luke Bumpus was 3-for-3 with a double, home run, two walks, three RBI and three runs scored; Tyler Wulfert had two hits and three RBI; and Ryan Blackwell had a home run and three RBI for MC (26-11, 16-4 in WJCAC).
Luke Young picked up the win on the mound.
Wilson Galvan had two home runs, while Bernard Shivers also homered for the Hawks (30-10, 13-3 in WJCAC).
Howard jumped out to an 8-0 lead in the first game and had a 14-1 lead after two innings.
MC was hurt by seven errors in the game as 13 of the Hawks' runs were unearned.
Caleb Heuertz was 3-for-3 with a double, two home runs and four RBI to lead the Chaps. Chris Garcia was 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored; Cameron Dayton had two hits with a double; and Garrett Williams drove in two runs.
Bo Blessie took the loss.
Colton Brown got the win for the Hawks.
First Game
HOWARD COLLEGE 20, MIDLAND COLLEGE 10, 5 INNINGS
Midland College 017 20 --10 11 7
Howard College 860 6x --20 11 0
Bo Blessie, Gavi Coldiron (1), Clayton Price (3) Isaias Morin (4) and Jarred Gibson. Colton Brown, Dustin Sprong (4) and Kevin Ortiz. W – Brown. L – Blessie. 2B – MC: Cameron Dayton, Gibson, Caleb Heuertz, Cooper Jauz; HC: Wilson Galvan 2, Ortiz, Kebler Peralta 2. HR – MC: Chris Garcia, Heuertz 2.
Second Game
MIDLAND COLLEGE 17, HOWARD COLLEGE 8, 8 INNINGS
Midland College 052 240 13 --17 11 1
Howard College 032 002 01 --8 11 3
Luke Young, Jarek Wells (6), Luis Rodriguez (8) and Ryan Blackwell. Cade Fontenot, Ryan Sandoval (3), Austin Teel (4), Hunter Rosenbaum (5) and Mason McLeod. 2B – MC: Luke Bumpus; HC: Broch Holmes 2. HR – MC: Ryan Blackwell, Bumpus, Gibson 3; HC: Galvan 2, Bernard Shivers.
Records: Midland College 26-11, 16-4 in WJCAC; Howard College 30-10, 13-3