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Milligan College
SPORTS NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Kevin Brinn, (423) 461-8980
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Milligan sweeps Alice Lloyd
Milligan College, TN-Milligan uses good hitting and
solid pitching to sweep Alice Lloyd 9-2 and 9-5 in a Saturday afternoon
doubleheader. With the two wins, Milligan improved to 22-14 and
11-5 in the conference. The two teams will conclude the three-game
series on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 PM.
Game 1
Dustin Barrett worked the first five innings to pick up his fifth
win of the season. He improves to 5-3. He allowed three hits and
two runs. He stuck out three and walked three.
Jacob McAllister pitched the sixth inning getting three groundballs
out. Chad Davis worked a scoreless seventh for the Buffs.
Brad Hitch led the charge for the Buffs going 2 for 3 with two doubles
and two RBI’s. His second inning double put Milligan ahead
for the first time, 2-1. Nathan Meade had two more hits and two
RBI’s.
Dustin Price went 2 for 4 with a run scoring double. Ben Whittemore
knocked in two more runs with two hits. The two RBI’s brings
his total to 35 on the season. Nathan Chandler had two doubles in
three at-bats.
Alice Lloyd..... 010 010 0 2 3 1
Milligan........... 030 231 x 9 10 0
Bryan Worley, B.J. Brammell (5) and Dan Howard. Dustin Barrett,
Jacob McAllister(6), Chad Davis (7) and Nathan Chandler. WP Barrett
(5-3) LP Worley
Game 2
Milligan jumps at to a 9-1 lead after the third inning and held
on to 9-5 victory in the nightcap.
Matt Simmons improves to 7-1 on the season. He worked four innings
allowing one run on five hits. He struck out four and didn’t
walk a batter.
Milligan started the game with a Scott Shealy triple, followed by
Nathan Meade double, and a Dustin Price double to jump out to 3-0
lead.
Shealy went 3 for 4 with two RBI’s. Shealy is hitting .398
with 35 runs scored and 28 RBI’s for the Buffs.
Meade had two hits giving him eight hits in his last ten at-bats
for the Buffs. He is hitting .375 (33 for 88) with 19 runs scored
and 19 RBI’s.
Price finished the game with two hits and a run scored to raise
his season average to .345.
Milligan will send Todd Speas to the mound tomorrow trying for the
three-game sweep of Alice Lloyd.
Alice Lloyd .....001 040 0 5 9 1
Milligan ...........315 000 x 9 11 1
Jason Smith, B.J Brammell(3) and Dan Howard. Matt Simmons, Adam
Taylor (5), Chris Shockley (6), Jacob McAllister (7) and Jason Torres.
WP Simmons (7-1) LP Smith HR Derrick Whitaker (ALC)
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About Milligan College
Milligan College is a private Christian liberal arts
college in Northeast Tennessee, nationally recognized for its commitment
to excellence in academic, social and spiritual development. The
college has consistently been named one of "America's Best
Colleges" by U.S. News & World Report. For more information,
visit www.milligan.edu or call 423.461.8719.
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