OWENSBORO, Ky. -- After having to adjust their weekend schedule due to the weekend weather forecast, the Midway baseball team opened their three-game series with Brescia (Ky.) on Thursday with a doubleheader in Owensboro.

The two games saw Luther Bramblett's squad post 23 runs on 23 hits as they won game one 15-6 before completing the sweep with an 8-6 victory in game two.

Following the sweep, Midway moves two games above .500, improving to 12-10 overall and 6-2 in River States Conference play, while the Bearcats falter to 8-17-1 overall and 3-5 in league play.

Game 1: Midway 15, Brescia 6

Cameron Nichols (Owensboro, Ky.) and Barrett McGill (Bloomfield, Ky.) hit back-to-back RBI doubles in the third and gave Midway an early 2-0 lead, but the Bearcats responded and scored two in the fourth and three in the fifth to take a 5-2 advantage.

The Brescia lead, however, was short lived after Midway scored three in the sixth and sixth innings, four in the eighth, and three more in the ninth to cruise to the 15-6 victory.

Ryan Davis (Paris, Ky.) and Josh Halterman (Lexington, Ky.) drove in three runs apiece, and Grant Hotchkiss (Richmond, Ky.) drove in one over the sixth, seventh, and eight innings, while Noah Phillips (Greenville, Ky.) hit a three-run triple in the ninth to help clinch the 15-6 victory.

Grant Stone (Lexington, Ky.), who entered the game to begin the sixth, picked up the win in relief to move to 2-0 on the season. The freshman fanned six and allowed one run on two hits in his four innings of work. Blake Kincaid (Columbia, Tenn.) was handed a no decision after allowing five runs on six hits in his five innings. He also recorded eight punchouts in the win.

Offensively, Midway notched 14 hits with Phillips, Halterman, and Nichols recording three apiece. Phillips and Halterman each had three RBIs and two runs, while Nichols added an RBI and two runs. Davis chipped in two hits, three RBIs, and a run in the win.

Game 2: Midway 8, Brescia 6

After being held scoreless for the first three innings, the Eagles cracked the scoreboard with a five-run fourth inning. Eli Glasscock (Danville, Ky.) opened the scoring with an RBI single before Ayden Sciandra (Jacksonville, Fla.) added a sacrifice fly to make it 2-0. Noah Phillips then hit an RBI single to center, while Grant Hotchkiss laced a two-run double to left to cap the inning.

After seeing Brescia score three in the bottom half, the Eagles responded with one in the fifth and two in the sixth. Josh Halterman doubled and scored on an error in the fifth before hitting an RBI single in the sixth, while Cameron Nichols hit a sacrifice fly to make the score 8-3.

Brescia scored three in the seventh, but Jesse Komoroski (Memphis, Tenn.) closed the door and picked up his fourth save of the season after getting the final two outs. Dylan Burton (Somerset, Ky.) tossed four innings, allowing three runs on four hits to improve to 2-3 with the win.

Nick Eastham (Morehead, Ky.) and Halterman each had two hits, while Halterman added an RBI and a run. Hotchkiss, meanwhile, drove in two runs and score one.

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