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SALUQIS SWEEP CLEVELAND STATE
The Southwest baseball team defeated Cleveland State Community College
in all three games last weekend at Gagliano Field, improving their
record to 28-16 overall and 15-9 in the Tennessee Junior and Community
College Athletic Association. In the series opener on Friday, Chris
Rogers led off the bottom of the 11th inning with a triple, and then
scored the game-winning run on a two-out single by Brad Tillman. Drew
Buford pitched 3-2/3 shutout innings in relief to earn the win.
In the first game of Saturday afternoon’s doubleheader, Wes Melton’s
pinch-hit two-run single in the bottom of the sixth drove in Nick Smith
and Chris Rogers with the go-ahead runs as the Saluqis defeated
Cleveland State 5-3. Winning pitcher Josh Meeker improved his record to
a perfect 8-0 on the season.In game two, the Saluqis completed the
sweep, winning 11-10. Wes Melton collected four hits in the game and
Preston Burleson’s three-run triple highlighted a six-run fourth inning.
Drew Buford picked up saves in both games, giving him eight on the
season, a new single season Southwest record. |
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