Photo: Jake Chapman (by Janine Modgling)
By: Justin Hargrove, Assistant Athletic Director
The Northeast Texas Community College Baseball team hit the road Thursday for a single game against the Bossier Parish Community College Cavaliers to open the three-game series. BPCC would defeat the Eagles 5-2 to earn the opening game win.
The Cavaliers got on the board first, scoring two runs in the opening frame and one run in the bottom of the second to lead 3-0. After both teams went scoreless in the third, NTCC got on the board in the top of the fourth to cut the lead to 3-1. Luke McBride (Nashville, AR HS) got the Eagles going with a solo homerun to lead off the top of the fourth inning.
BPCC would score two runs in their half of the fourth to increase the lead to 5-1. After a quiet fifth, six and seventh inning, NTCC would try to make a comeback in the eighth inning. Jake Chapman (Boerne HS) doubled to center to open the inning and scored two batters later when Jett Forrest (Lorena HS) single to bring in the run and make the score 5-2. Unfortunately for the Eagles that would be the final run of the game.
Offensively the Eagles were led by Jake Chapman who went two for four with a run scored.
Camden Sargent (Cypress Woods HS) would get the start for NTCC and gave the Eagles six innings for work. Sargent gave up five runs (four earned) on seven hits while striking out four Cavaliers. Landon Herrmann (Bridgeland HS) would pitch the final two innings for NTCC giving up just one hit and not runs in his time on the mound.
NTCC and Bossier will resume the series on Sunday, April 25th with game one starting at 1:00pm. Following the double header, the Eagles will have a baseball camp for kids in grades K-8. Campers will receive free admission to the game, meet and work with NTCC baseball players and coaches, no need to pre-register.
