SSAC News
Sat, Apr 28, 2007 - [Baseball]
MONTGOMERY, Ala.—Elvis Sosa blasted two home runs and had five RBI to lead Lee to a 14-4 win over Southern Wesleyan University, eliminating the Warriors from the Southern States Athletic Conference baseball tournament.
SWU (33-21) started the game off with a bang, as the Warriors pushed across three runs in the bottom of the first inning on RBI doubles from Kellen Kmiecik and Kevin Brown.
After the first inning it was all Lee as they scored 14 runs over the next five innings, including five runs in both the third and sixth inning. It was all started in the top of the second when Sosa hit the first pitch of the inning over the left field fence.
Lee took the lead for good in the third on RBI hits from Jeremy Hutslar, Tony Perez, Nick Utley and Michael Valadez.
Joining Sosa in the home run department were Nick Utley and Tony Perez. The home run for Utley was his ninth of the season and Perez’s home run was his fifth.
Aaron Simmons led the Flames attack with four hits, also scoring two runs and having two RBI. Utley and Michael Valadez had three hits for Lee, and Andrew Shaver, Hutslar, and Perez joined Sosa with two hits in the 19 hit attack.
Kody Hightower continued his hot hitting for the Warriors as he had four hits, scored a run and had an RBI. John Sciullo and Ryan Maedel had two hits for SWU.
After a shaky start Cody Campbell (9-1) settled down to pick up the win. He pitched six innings allowing all four runs and nine hits. He had six strikeouts. Joel Matthews came on in relief for the Flames and pitched the final three innings allowing three runs in the eighth inning on three hits.
Brett Hoogkamp (7-5) picked up the loss as the Flames got to him early and often. He pitched three and two thirds innings allowing nine hits and seven runs. SWU actually went through five pitchers in the game.
With the win, Lee will move on to play in tomorrow’s action. SWU is now eliminated from the tournament. They are seventh in the last regional poll, and need to be in the top six to move into the NAIA Region XII tournament. The next poll will be out next week.
Tomorrow’s games will be finalized after the AUM-Southern Poly game that is the final game played of the evening.
SWU (33-21) started the game off with a bang, as the Warriors pushed across three runs in the bottom of the first inning on RBI doubles from Kellen Kmiecik and Kevin Brown.
After the first inning it was all Lee as they scored 14 runs over the next five innings, including five runs in both the third and sixth inning. It was all started in the top of the second when Sosa hit the first pitch of the inning over the left field fence.
Lee took the lead for good in the third on RBI hits from Jeremy Hutslar, Tony Perez, Nick Utley and Michael Valadez.
Joining Sosa in the home run department were Nick Utley and Tony Perez. The home run for Utley was his ninth of the season and Perez’s home run was his fifth.
Aaron Simmons led the Flames attack with four hits, also scoring two runs and having two RBI. Utley and Michael Valadez had three hits for Lee, and Andrew Shaver, Hutslar, and Perez joined Sosa with two hits in the 19 hit attack.
Kody Hightower continued his hot hitting for the Warriors as he had four hits, scored a run and had an RBI. John Sciullo and Ryan Maedel had two hits for SWU.
After a shaky start Cody Campbell (9-1) settled down to pick up the win. He pitched six innings allowing all four runs and nine hits. He had six strikeouts. Joel Matthews came on in relief for the Flames and pitched the final three innings allowing three runs in the eighth inning on three hits.
Brett Hoogkamp (7-5) picked up the loss as the Flames got to him early and often. He pitched three and two thirds innings allowing nine hits and seven runs. SWU actually went through five pitchers in the game.
With the win, Lee will move on to play in tomorrow’s action. SWU is now eliminated from the tournament. They are seventh in the last regional poll, and need to be in the top six to move into the NAIA Region XII tournament. The next poll will be out next week.
Tomorrow’s games will be finalized after the AUM-Southern Poly game that is the final game played of the evening.
