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SOUTHWEST BASEBALL TEAM WINS ONE OF THREE AGAINST VOL STATE
The Southwest baseball team won one of three games over the weekend in a
conference series against Volunteer State at Gagliano Field. After
splitting a doubleheader on Saturday by identical scores of 4-1, the
Saluqis lost a single game on Sunday 8-6.
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Saturday’s opening game win, sophomore lefthander Shane Jackson
(pictured at left) improved his record to 6-2 on the season. Jackson
allowed six hits, walked none and struck out four in a complete seven
inning game. The Saluqis got on the scoreboard in the first inning when
Chris Rogers and Jeremy Finney were both hit by pitches and scored
(Rogers on a wild pitch and Finney on a ground ball out by Brendan
Murphy.) Southwest added single runs in the second inning when Collins
Coltharp singled and later scored on a wild pitch and in the fourth when
Matt Akin led off with a triple and also scored on a wild pitch.
The Saluqis next game will be on Tuesday, April 5 against the Lambuth
University junior varsity in a 4 p.m. doubleheader at Gagliano Field.
This weekend, Southwest travels to Morristown, Tennessee for a
three-game conference series against Walters State. Game times are a 2
p.m. EDT single game on Friday, April 8 followed by a noon EDT
doubleheader on Saturday, April 9.
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