Baseball Defeats Nicholls State 12-2 in Fall Exhibition Game
10/19/2008 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Oct. 19, 2008
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - The Southern Miss baseball team completed their fall exhibition season with a 12-2 victory while limiting visiting Nicholls State to only four hits Sunday afternoon at Pete Taylor Park.
"It was good for us to play these two games this fall," head coach Corky Palmer said. "I saw some things I really liked from our club. For the most part our junior college pitchers have come in and thrown the ball well in the two games and in the intersquads. We have some work to do but there is a lot potential with this team."
Southern Miss also defeated William Carey last Sunday 10-0, in the first fall exhibition game of the season.
Coach Corky Palmer held out his top two starting pitchers Todd McInnis and Cody Schlagel in today's scrimmage to get a good look at some other guys.
Moses Munoz started the game on the bump for Southern Miss working two innings and allowing only one hit while striking out one.
Scott Copeland and Jeff Stanley both had good outings as well, working two innings each. Copeland allowed one hit and struck out three while Stanley did not allow a hit but did walk one.
Kyle Lindsey, J.R. Ballinger and Jonathan Johnston all had strong outings as well on the mound.
Nicholls struck for their only two runs in the eighth inning off sophomore Seth Hester, using only two hits and a suicide squeeze to get on the scoreboard.
At the plate Brian Dozier led the charge with three hits on the afternoon and two runs score while Travis Graves added two hits and four RBI, including a bases loaded double in the 10th inning.
James Ewing collected a hit and two walks while crossing the plate twice.
Kyle Maxie did not have a hit but walked three times and scored three runs.
Freshman Daniel Covert was two-for-two with three RBI after he entered the game late for his opportunity to play a few innings.
In all the Golden Eagles pounded out 15 hits. Bo Davis, Corey Stevens and Josh Fields each had two hits a piece as well.
Southern Miss did miss their chances to really blow the game open leaving 17 runners on base in the 12 inning game.
The Golden Eagles will practice for their final week of the fall this upcoming week and officially end the fall practice period with the annual Black and Gold Game Sunday afternoon. First pitch is set for 1:30 at Pete Taylor Park.
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