JACKSON, Miss. – Faulkner swept a midweek non-conference doubleheader Wednesday, outpacing Tougaloo College to move to 3-1 on the week.
FAULKNER 10, TOUGALOO 5
The Eagles fell behind early in the opener of the twin bill as the Bulldogs plated two runs in the second for the 2-0 lead.
Evan Gilliam helped Faulkner answer back in the third when he singled through the left side to drive in
Jack Brinkley and slice it to 2-1.
Orlando Lorduy later doubled to left field to plate
Juan Trinidad and tie the game. A
Johnny Lopez single up the middle allowed Gilliam and Lorduy to score for the 4-2 Faulkner advantage.
The lead did not last long as Tougaloo pushed two across in the bottom of the third to tie the game 4-4. Trinidad broke the deadlock in the fourth with a two-run single. A Lorduy sacrifice fly drove home Trinidad fort the 7-4 margin.
The score remained 7-4 until the seventh when Lorduy singled in
Darius Anderson. Lopez smacked a two-run homer to push the Faulkner advantage to 10-4.
Hunter Dupuy (2-0) worked three innings of scoreless relief notch the win, striking out six while scattering two hits and walking one.
FAULKNER 5, TOUGALOO 1
Tougaloo plated one in the second inning of game two for an early lead before
Francisco Soriano flipped the game for the visitors. He hit a solo homer to left in the third to tie the game and stroked another in the fifth to put Faulkner up 2-1. Lopez added to the lead in the seventh with a sacrifice fly to plated
Tuane Cope. Eduarny Martinez doubled home Trinidad for the 4-1 lead.
Jose Vargas singled in Martinez to cap the scoring.
Mose Hayes (1-0) worked a complete game, striking out three while scattering five hits and a walk.
