Baseball
Jailen Johnson
5
Stillman STILLMAN 7-10
7
Winner Morehouse MOREHOUS 8-9
Stillman STILLMAN
7-10
5
Final
7
Morehouse MOREHOUS
8-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Stillman STILLMAN 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 8 1
Morehouse MOREHOUS 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 7 7 0

W: Edington, Jackson (1-0) L: Tristen Henry (0-1)

10
Winner Stillman STILLMAN 8-10
6
Morehouse MOREHOUS 9-10
Winner
Stillman STILLMAN
8-10
10
Final
6
Morehouse MOREHOUS
9-10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Stillman STILLMAN 1 0 3 5 0 0 1 0 10 11 0
Morehouse MOREHOUS 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 6 6 1

W: Deuntre Dunklin (2-1) L: Stamps, Roman (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | A.D. Drew | Athletic Marketing Manager

Late Blast Lifts Morehouse in Opener, Stillman Takes Nightcap in Midweek Twinbill

ATLANTA, GA | Morehouse split its non-conference midweek doubleheader with Stillman on Tuesday at Gresham Park, storming back for a 7-5 win in Game 1 before the Tigers answered with a 10-6 victory in Game 2. The Maroon Tigers showed plenty of fight across both games, erasing an early deficit in the opener with one swing in the seventh and nearly clawing back again in the nightcap after Stillman's middle-inning power surge.

Game 1 — Morehouse 7, Stillman 5

Morehouse looked dead in the water early, falling behind 3-0 through two innings, but the Maroon Tigers never let the game get away. Instead, they chipped back into it, stayed within striking distance, and then turned the final inning into a celebration with a dramatic comeback win.

Scoring Summary

Stillman struck first with two runs in the opening inning and added another in the second to build a 3-0 lead. Morehouse answered in the bottom of the third when Robert Robinson Jr. launched a two-run homer to left, scoring Julian Goodman and cutting the deficit to 3-2. Stillman pushed the margin back to three in the sixth on Gavin Rehorn's two-run single, but Morehouse answered with a run in the bottom half when TJ Whiteman was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Then came the seventh: Tripp Braswell reached on an error, James Thorpe walked, Myles Tucker singled to load the bases, and Nicholas Pittman crushed a grand slam to give the Maroon Tigers a walk-off 7-5 win.

Key Moments

The biggest swing was obviously Pittman's game-ending blast, but Ian Makle played a major role in the comeback by settling the game after the rough start. Makle gave Morehouse three scoreless innings out of the bullpen with three strikeouts, and Walter Nunnally followed with a clean top of the seventh to keep the deficit at two and give the offense one last shot.

Team Statistical Comparison

  • Hits: Stillman 8, Morehouse 7.

  • Errors: Stillman 1, Morehouse 0.

  • Walks/HBP drawn: Morehouse drew 5 walks and 4 hit-by-pitches; Stillman drew 3 walks.

  • Extra-base hits: Morehouse had 4 (2 doubles, 2 homers); Stillman had 3 doubles.

Morehouse Statistical Leaders

Game 2 — Stillman 10, Morehouse 6

The nightcap had the feel of another comeback story for a while. Morehouse answered Stillman's early punch, tied the game, then rallied again after a three-run homer to deadlock the score after three innings. But the fourth inning got away from the Maroon Tigers, and this time the late push was not enough.

Scoring Summary

Stillman took a 1-0 lead in the first, but Morehouse evened it in the second when Raymond Jenkins scored on Nicholas Pittman's sacrifice fly. Stillman surged ahead 4-1 in the third on Tory Huddleston's three-run homer, only to see Morehouse answer with three runs in the bottom half: Elijah Pinckney ripped a two-run triple to right-center, then Robert Robinson Jr. brought him home with an RBI groundout to tie the game at 4-4. The Tigers seized control in the fourth, however, using Matthew Rivers' grand slam and Huddleston's second homer of the day to post five runs and go up 9-4. Morehouse got two back in the sixth on Kendal Sellers' RBI double and Mariano McLean's sacrifice fly, trimming the deficit to 9-6, but Stillman added an insurance run in the seventh and kept the Maroon Tigers quiet the rest of the way.

Key Moments

Morehouse's response in the bottom of the third was strong and briefly shifted the momentum, but Stillman's power in the next inning was the deciding stretch. The Tigers hit three home runs in the game, and the five-run fourth created too much separation for the Maroon Tigers to fully erase despite another late push.

Team Statistical Comparison

  • Hits: Stillman 11, Morehouse 6.

  • Errors: Morehouse 1, Stillman 0.

  • Walks: Stillman 6, Morehouse 5.

  • Extra-base hits: Stillman had 4 (3 homers, 1 double); Morehouse had 2 (1 triple, 1 double).

Morehouse Statistical Leaders

Up Next

Morehouse returns to SIAC play this weekend with a three-game home series against LeMoyne-Owen at Gresham Park. The Maroon Tigers are scheduled to play a doubleheader against Le-Moyne-Owen on Saturday, March 14, at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., followed by the series finale on Sunday, March 15, at 1 p.m. For up-to-date athletic information on the Maroon Tigers, follow them on social media or online at www.morehouseathletics.com. 
 

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