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West Fla. UWF 31-12, 17-11 GSC
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Winner Mississippi Col. MC 25-19, 18-10 GSC
West Fla. UWF
31-12, 17-11 GSC
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Final
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Mississippi Col. MC
25-19, 18-10 GSC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
West Fla. UWF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 5 3
Mississippi Col. MC 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 5 8 0

W: Dylan Cope (4-0) L: Scheetz, Micky (3-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Argos Fall to Choctaws in Clinton

CLINTON, Miss. — West Florida (31-12, 17-11 GSC) fell to Mississippi College (25-19, 18-10 GSC), 5-4 at Frierson Field on Friday. Despite a late two-run rally in the ninth inning to tie the game MC was able to generate a run in the bottom of the ninth. 

UWF opened the scoring in the first inning when Zack Stokes walked and later scored on a double to left center by William Lybrook, giving the team a 1-0 lead after one inning. Mississippi College tied the game in the bottom of the second inning with a solo home run by Alex Johnson. The score was 1-1 after two innings.

The Choctaws took the lead in the fifth inning as Ty Murphy scored on an RBI single to right field by Tyler Sanderson, making it 2-1 in favor of MC. The home team extended its lead in the sixth inning with two unearned runs on a single by Ty Murphy. Mississippi College led 4-1 through six innings.

The Argos responded in the seventh inning. Stokes scored on a groundout by Lybrook, trimming the deficit to 4-2 after seven innings. In the ninth inning, Greg Pettay and Stokes walked, followed by a sacrifice bunt by Alex Urias to advance both runners. Pettay scored on a groundout by Trent Kelly, and Stokes crossed the plate on a passed ball, tying the game at 4-4. However, Mississippi College regained the lead in the bottom of the ninth with a single up the middle by Cade Gadman, scoring a pinch runner to secure the win.

Colton Dorsey delivered a solid performance for West Florida, pitching 6 innings with 8 strikeouts while allowing 2 earned runs and 6 hits. Blake Thomas pitched a scoreless seventh inning, recording 1 strikeout and 1 walk. Eli Lamb followed with a hitless eighth inning, issuing 1 walk. Micky Scheetz pitched the final inning, giving up 1 earned run on 2 hits in just 1/3 inning, ultimately taking the loss.

Stokes led the team by scoring three runs while also drawing three walks. Lybrook contributed offensively with a double and two RBIs. Tanner Taylor posted a solid performance at the plate with two hits. On the mound, Dorsey struck out eight batters over six innings, allowing two earned runs.

UWF has a record of 31-12 and is 17-11 in the GSC.

In their next game, West Florida will face Mississippi College at 1 p.m. CT Saturday, April 18 in Clinton, Mississippi. Live stats will be available on GoArgos.com.
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