POPLARVILLE, Miss. — The No. 3 Pearl River baseball team took to the road Thursday night and swept a tune-up series against Spring Hill JV.
GAME ONE
Pearl River (39-9 overall) took the lead in the fourth inning, plating two runs. Preston Soper (Madison; Germantown) led off the frame with a single which was followed by an Alex Perry (McComb; North Pike) walk. Soper came around to score on a Triston
Hickman (Wiggins; Stone County) sacrifice fly and Perry scored on a Hunter Sute (Tuscaloosa, Ala.; American Christian Academy) RBI single, 2-0.
PRCC grabbed a run in the sixth on an RBI fielder's choice off the bat of Hickman, 3-0.
The Wildcats scored nine runs in the seventh for a 12-0 advantage. The inning was highlighted by back-to-back home runs from Ian Montz (Lafayette, La.; Acadiana) and Soper as well as a triple by Blaise Breerwood (Poplarville).
Spring Hill JV scored its only run of the game in the bottom half of the frame and PRCC secured the win, 12-1.
Will Passeau (Mobile, Ala.; St. Paul's) threw four innings, allowing one hit and one walk. He struck out five Badgers. Blake Gollott (Saucier; D'Iberville) threw two innings and struck out one batter. Landen Payne (Ocean Springs; St. Martin) tossed an inning and gave up an unearned run on one hit.
Soper was 3-for-4 with an RBI. Perry was 2-for-3 with two walks. Katsaboulas was also 2-for-3.
GAME TWO
Two RBI groundouts by Perry and Logan Walters (Petal) gave the Wildcats an early 2-0 advantage in game two. An inning later, Walters struck again with a two-run double which was followed by Perry scoring on an error, 5-0.
Perry picked up an RBI on a sacrifice fly in the fourth before Spring Hill put up three runs of its own, 6-3.
The fifth saw PRCC capitalize on an SHC error to build onto its lead, 7-3.
Pearl River had a big sixth inning, adding five runs to its lead to move ahead 12-3. The runs scored on a Soper walk, a Jonah Katsaboulas (Pearl; Brandon) two-run double and a double steal. The Badgers scored one in the bottom half of the inning, 12-4.
Perry capped the scoring with an RBI single in the seventh, 13-4.
Spring Hill JV doubled home a run in the bottom half, but the Wildcats closed the door to win 13-5.
Cortez Dennis (Wiggins; Stone County) struck out four in two innings of work. JT Schnoor (Pascagoula; Resurrection) threw an inning and struck out two. Byrion Robinson (Brookhaven) allowed three runs on three walks. He picked up one strikeout. Jordan Belsome (Poplarville) threw 1 2/3 innings, working around two hits. Cameron Fennell (Long Beach) allowed one unearned run on one hit and two walks while striking out a pair. Brennan Jones (Gulfport; West Harrison) allowed four hits and one run in one inning pitched.
Perry went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs. Katsaboulas finished 2-for-3 with three RBIs and a run. Soper was 1-for-1 with three walks. Passeau was 1-for-3 with two walks.
NEXT UP
The Wildcats return to action on Tuesday for a very important matchup with rival Jones College. The series at Dub Herring Park will get underway at 3 p.m.
TICKETING
Season and single-game tickets for Pearl River baseball are available now and can be purchased at PRCCAthletics.com/Tickets.
CASHLESS BOX OFFICE
To help improve traffic flow and fan experience, PRCC athletics box offices are cashless in 2022-23. Only credit and debit cards will be accepted at the box office. Fans are encouraged to beat the lines and purchase their tickets in advance.
TUNE IN
Pearl River livestreams all home games for free at PRCCMedia.com. Fans who have Roku, Amazon Fire or Apple TV devices can also watch the Wildcat broadcasts by downloading the "Pearl River CC" channel from their app stores.
Games can also be heard at WRJW 1320-AM, 106.9 FM and WRJWRadio.com.
For the latest on Pearl River Community College athletics, follow us on Twitter (@PRCCAthletics) and Facebook (PRCCAthletics)