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Baseball sweeps Brescia on senior day, clinches home series to open RSC Tournament

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MIDWAY, Ky. - With 10 home runs, another new pitching record being set and a wild final inning, Midway's Sunday senior day baseball doubleheader had a little bit of everything.

Most importantly for the Eagles, it had two more wins, as they stretched their win streak to six games and clinched a home game in the first round of the River States Conference Tournament with 15-5 and 7-6 wins.

The Eagles also held a ceremony between the two games to celebrate soon-to-be-graduating players Cam Head, Nick Eastham, Jonathan Watson, Ryan Lee Hayes, Joshua Robinson, Skyler Lucas, Spencer Lowe, Preston Howard, Noah Branham, Blake Samons, Konnor Lewis and Cam Smith.

GAME ONE

Following a string of bizarre plays in the first inning, which included a runner being thrown out at home and a Bearcat defender climbing the wall to rob Shane Taylor of a home run, Midway took control with one swing in the second, as Eli Glasscock, who was the player thrown out at home the previous inning, cleared the bases with a grand slam.

It was the second of three hits for Glasscock, who also walked and scored two runs.

That was the first of four home runs the Eagles would hit, with two coming from Nick Eastham.

Fresh off a 4-for-4 game Saturday, Eastham hit a pair of three-run bombs. His second home run in the seventh proved to be his second walk-off in as many days, as he also cliched a run-rule win with a two-run double Saturday in a game that also ended by the final score of 15-5.

Britten Robinson also homered on a two-run shot in the sixth, while Taylor rebounded from his missed home run in the first with a two-run single in the third and an RBI double in the fifth. He finished the game 3-for-5 and scored three times.

The offense was supported by a second-straight scoreless performance by Jackson Lee, who allowed just one hit in five-and-a-third innings, striking out eight with five walks. 

Brescia, which had just two hits in the first six innings, had five runs on five hits, including two home runs in the seventh before the game-ending blast by Eastham, who went 7-for-10 with nine RBIs and five runs scored in the series.

GAME TWO

A sweep seemed like a given thanks to another long-ball display in game two, as Robinson homered in the second inning before Josh Halterman and Taylor went back-to-back to open the third.

In his last four games against Brescia dating back to last season, Taylor, who added an RBI single in the fifth, has been an absolute terror, going 13-of-18 with 11 RBIs and eight runs scored.

Isaac Tencza had two hits, including an RBI single in the first inning, while Robinson added another RBI on a sixth-inning sacrifice fly to push Midway to a 7-3 lead going into the seventh.

But a defense that was one inning away from a fifth-consecutive errorless game fell apart, committing three as the Bearcats also drew two walks, closing within 7-6 and loading the bases with two outs and a full count.

Luckily, the rally stopped there, as Midway reliever Jesse Komoroski found the plate and blew a fast ball past Joshua Cossitt, moving the Eagles to 18-21 overall and 10-11 in the conference.

BURTON SETS CAREER WIN RECORD

A day after teammate Owen Clark broke the program's single-season strikeout record, Dylan Burton set a new mark of his own with his 13th career win.

Burton, who struck out five in four innings to earn his fifth win of the season, broke the previous mark of 12, set by Brandon Aoki in 2018 and 19. 

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Players Mentioned

Noah Branham

#43 Noah Branham

RHP
5' 9"
Senior
Dylan Burton

#20 Dylan Burton

RHP
6' 3"
Junior
Owen Clark

#24 Owen Clark

LHP
6' 2"
Junior
Nick Eastham

#7 Nick Eastham

C/OF
5' 11"
Senior
Eli Glasscock

#4 Eli Glasscock

RHP/INF
5' 10"
Sophomore
Josh Halterman

#19 Josh Halterman

1B
6' 5"
Junior
Ryan Lee Hayes

#13 Ryan Lee Hayes

LHP
5' 10"
Senior
Preston Howard

#37 Preston Howard

C/1B
6' 2"
Senior
Jesse Komoroski

#18 Jesse Komoroski

RHP
6' 5"
Junior
Jackson Lee

#32 Jackson Lee

RHP
6' 1"
Junior
Konnor Lewis

#50 Konnor Lewis

RHP
6' 2"
Senior
Spencer Lowe

#22 Spencer Lowe

RHP
6' 4"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Noah Branham

#43 Noah Branham

5' 9"
Senior
RHP
Dylan Burton

#20 Dylan Burton

6' 3"
Junior
RHP
Owen Clark

#24 Owen Clark

6' 2"
Junior
LHP
Nick Eastham

#7 Nick Eastham

5' 11"
Senior
C/OF
Eli Glasscock

#4 Eli Glasscock

5' 10"
Sophomore
RHP/INF
Josh Halterman

#19 Josh Halterman

6' 5"
Junior
1B
Ryan Lee Hayes

#13 Ryan Lee Hayes

5' 10"
Senior
LHP
Preston Howard

#37 Preston Howard

6' 2"
Senior
C/1B
Jesse Komoroski

#18 Jesse Komoroski

6' 5"
Junior
RHP
Jackson Lee

#32 Jackson Lee

6' 1"
Junior
RHP
Konnor Lewis

#50 Konnor Lewis

6' 2"
Senior
RHP
Spencer Lowe

#22 Spencer Lowe

6' 4"
Senior
RHP