By: Justin Hargrove, NTCC Assistant Athletic Director
With the recent rains forcing a cancellation of the home series with Hutchison Community College from Kansas, once again the Northeast Texas Community College Baseball (NTCC) team hit the road to make up the lost games. The Eagles (4-5) would travel to the DFW Metroplex to take on TCS Post Grad Academy on Saturday, falling in game one 2-1 but bouncing back in game two to win 14-9.
In game one action, TCS would limit NTCC to one run on three hits. The Eagles lone run would come off the bat of catcher Keaton Russo when he hit a solo homerun in the third inning. TCS would score two runs in the bottom of the 7th to pull off the comeback win.
Hayden Shaddox started on the mound for the Eagles, going 3 innings and striking out three while giving up just one hit. Justin Lambright would add three more strike outs in two innings of work. Chance Bolter and Mikel Howell would also see time pitching for NTCC in game one.
While game one was a pitching duel, game two saw both offenses explode for a combine 23 hits and 23 runs between the two teams. NTCC would get on the board first, plating three runs in the first inning of game two. Designated hitter Jacob Rosales got the scoring started with a solo homerun in the first, and the Eagles would add two more runs to start out up 3-0. TCS would not give up, doubling the Eagles efforts and scoring 6 runs in the first inning.
NTCC would add big innings in the third, and sixth innings to put the game out of reach. The Eagles scored five runs in the third and four runs in the sixth inning. Rosales was a big part of each of those innings as well, adding two more homeruns. Rosales ended the day 3-3 with 3 homeruns. Cody Cleveland would have a great day at the plate as well, going 4-4 with 2 homeruns, a double, a single and a walk. NTCC would have six homeruns in game two.
Javan Smitherman started game two for the Eagles, but could not find the groove walking 5 batters. Harrison Gaienne, Sawyer Smallwood, Camden Sargent and Tyler Jeans would come in to shut down TCS Post Grad. Smallwood would strikeout three in his two innings of work to pick up the win.
NTCC will be back in action on Tuesday against Murray State College with a 2:00pm start.
