MHCC baseball wins doubleheader, keeps league lead

The MHCC baseball team swept a home doubleheader from Southwestern Oregon Community College Saturday, winning the first game 6-4 and the second game 6-1.

Going into Thursday’s games, the Saints remained in first place in the South Region with a 13-3 record (23-7 overall). Chemeketa is second with a 12-7 record

In game one, and trailing 4-2 after SWOCC batted in the sixth inning, the Saints posted three runs in their half of the inning and added another run in the eighth to seal the victory.

Eric Huson was the winning pitcher for the Saints, pitching eight innings and allowing four runs on six hits. Christian Bannister picked up the save.
Nick Paxton had two hits and scored three runs for the Saints. Scott Stone had a pair of hits and two runs batted in.

In game two, the Saints broke open a close game by scoring four runs in the fifth inning on the way to the 6-1 win. Paxton was the hitting star, with three hits and three runs batted in. Shea Coates also drove in two runs.

Winning pitcher was Riley Barr, who pitched a complete game in the seven-inning win, striking out six along the way.

A Monday game against Clackamas in Oregon City was postponed until May 10. A doubleheader against Linn-Benton in Albany was scheduled for Thursday but results were unavailable at press time.

The Saints are scheduled to play Linn-Benton again in a Saturday doubleheader, also in Albany.

Next week, the Saints are scheduled to host Lane in a Tuesday doubleheader starting at 1 p.m.

Advocate Staff