Blue Mountain Comes Out On Top In Pair Of Slugfests

HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. – The Rust College baseball program averaged 10.5 runs per ballgame, unfortunately the pitching staff allowed 19.0 as the Toppers outscored the Bearcats by an aggregate of 38-21 over 15 innings during the doubleheader.

The Basics:

• Score (Game 1 – 8 Innings)
• • Blue Mountain Christian – 18
  • Rust – 14

• Score (Game 2 – 7 Innings)
• • Blue Mountain Christian – 20
  • Rust – 7

• Records
• • Rust (7-18, 4-2 Gulf Coast)
  • Blue Mountain Christian (18-5, 5-4 Southern States)

• Location
• • Holly Springs, Mississippi – Bearcat Field

• Series History (Since 2011)
• • Blue Mountain Christian Leads 22-0 (0%)

• Winning Streak (Since 2011)
• • Blue Mountain Christian (W22) | Rust's Last Win: N/A
    

Rust Top Performers:

• Malik Berrien led the team with a .571 batting average as he went 4-for-7 with four scores, a pair of both walks and stolen bases, a double plus an RBI.

• Shemaar Stapleton was one of two Bearcats to go yard on Tuesday, scoring the most runs among his teammates at five while driving in three RBIs and a double during a 4-of-8 (.500) effort.

• Xavier Campbell and Tyler Gilbert put in work at the plate, combining to hit .462 (6-for-13) with five ribbies, three runs, and two free passes as Campbell tallied a double as one of his three base knocks.

• Kyrent Cole seemingly struggled in the batter's box by going 2-of-8 (.200), but if you dig deeper, one will notice that he still produced as the infielder led the charge regarding runs batted in, plating four of his teammates.

Next:

• The Blue and White will take this coming weekend off before returning to the diamond on Tuesday for a home doubleheader against future conference foe Stillman beginning at noon inside Bearcat Field.

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