Ryan Allcott
Reporter
The Milligan College baseball team is on a hot streak right now, winning their
last 5 games and 9 of their last 11.
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The Milligan baseball team improved its overall season record to 13-9
and 6-2 in the Appalachian Athletic Conference. The team will play a
doubleheader at home on Saturday against Montreat College starting at
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-Photo by Hannah Bader |
The Buffaloes had a successful spring break, going 7-1, while sweeping a
two-game series against Berea College and a three-game series against UVA
Wise.
With the sweep of UVA Wise, the Buffaloes improved to 13-9 overall, and 6-2 in
Appalachian Athletic Conference.
The Buffs started off the break with a doubleheader at Berea College, where the
offense started to come together. Milligan won the first game 12-5 and continued
to dominate in the second game by defeating the Mountaineers 13-2.
The team struggled against North Georgia College, losing 1-10 last Tuesday.
However, they were able to bounce back on Wednesday as they pulled out the
victory in 11 innings with a score of 7-6. They came back from a 3-6 deficit in
the ninth inning, tying the game and sending it into extra innings.
A double from sophomore David Rusaw in the top of the 11th put the Buffs on top
for g
ood.
An easy victory over Southern Wesleyan College by the score of 11-1 on Thursday
prepared the Buffaloes for the weekend series against UVA Wise.
Milligan swept the series against UVA Wise, taking both games of the
doubleheader last Saturday with scores of 7-4 and 5-2.
The Buffs again came out with full force in the next game, defeating the
Cavaliers 13-3.
“We have a big series coming up this weekend against Montreat College, who are
undefeated in the conference at 10-0,” said senior Todd Speas. “This weekend is
important in our hope for a conference championship.”
The Buffaloes play a doubleheader against Montreat at home on Saturday, with the
first game scheduled to start at 2 p.m. They play again on Sunday at 1 p.m.