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SOUTHWEST BASEBALL TEAM WINS ONE OF THREE AT DYERSBURG
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Southwest baseball team won one of three games at Dyersburg State over the
weekend in the last TJCCAA series of the season. The Saluqis’ record now
stands at 32-21 overall including a final record of 16-13 in the conference.
In game one of Friday’s doubleheader, Southwest scored three runs in the top
of the ninth inning to defeat Dyersburg State 10-9. Josh Maurizi, who went 3
for 4 in the game, drove in Cory Rudolph with the game-tying run then Matt
Akin scored on an error to give the Saluqis the lead. Chris Denny picked up
the win in relief and Jeffrey Matlock pitched a scoreless ninth earn the
save.
Southwest lost the second game 8-3 despite two home runs from Elvis Sosa
(pictured at right). Sosa, who also hit a round tripper in game one, now
has 13 home runs on the season – a new Southwest single season record. The
Saluqis also lost the third game of the series on Saturday afternoon 11-2 as
the Saluqis had only three hits in the game.
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