Midway Baseball clinches regular season title with sweep of Alice Lloyd
THE MIDWAY UNIVERSITY BASEBALL TEAM made history this past weekend by winning the 2023 River States Conference Regular Season Championship for the first time in program history. They earned the honor after sweeping Alice Lloyd (Ky.) in a three-game series where they outscored their opponent 41-5 to clinch the sweep.(Photo by Dylan Brown)
Now in their seventh yea existence, the Midway baseball team made history on Saturday, April 29 by winning the River States Conference Regular Season Championship for the first time in program history.
The Eagles (26-20, 20-7 RSC) accomplished the impressive feat after recording a dominant sweep of Alice Lloyd. Midway won the opener 10-1 before completing the three-game sweep with a 16-0 shutout in game three of the series.
By way of winning the regular season title, Luther Bramblett’s squad has earned an automatic bid to the NAIA National Championship Opening Round for the second time in program history.
In the opener, the visitors scored early and often with two in the first, one in the second, and three in the third and fifth innings before tacking on one more in the ninth. The lone marker for the home squad was an unearned tally in the bottom of the ninth.
Ayden Sciandra and Barrett McGill led the way at the plate with three hits apiece. Sciandra hit a three-run home run in the fifth and finished with four RBIs and a run, while McGill clubbed a solo homer in the ninth to finish with two RBIs and a run.
Nick Eastham added two hits, an RBI, and a run, while Cameron Nichols hit a solo home run in the opening frame. Nichols recorded two RBIs and a run, and Shane Taylor also drove in a run in the win.
On the bump, Owen Clark picked up the win and improved to 5-3. The southpaw scattered five hits over seven shutout innings. He also fanned seven in the win. Skyler Lucas pitched the final two innings and allowed one unearned run.
In the nightcap, the Eagles scored in nearly every at bat, scoring 16 runs on 15 hits. Following a single tally first, the Blue and Gold scored two in the third and fourth innings before putting up a seven spot in the fifth. They capped the win by scoring two in the sixth and seventh innings.
Five Eagles recorded multi-hit games led by Cameron Nichols and Shane Taylor who each notched three hits, two RBIs and a run. Grant Hotchkiss went 2-for-4 with an RBI and three runs, and Eli Glasscock went 2-for-4 with an RBI and three runs, while Ryan Davis went 2-for-2 with two RBIs and two runs in the win.
Nick Eastham and Noah Phillips each carded two RBIs, while the trio of Grant Stone, Barrett McGill, and Preston Howard each recorded one RBI.
On the mound, Dylan Burton turned in yet another gem. The sophomore from Somerset, Ky. took a perfect game into the fifth and a no-hitter into the seventh before allowing a leadoff single in the seventh. He fanned three in his seven scoreless innings.
The Eagles now turn their attention to the River States Conference Tournament which will be contested in Chillicothe, Ohio at VA Memorial Stadium on May 4-7.
The Eagles (26-20, 20-7 RSC) accomplished the impressive feat after recording a dominant sweep of Alice Lloyd. Midway won the opener 10-1 before completing the three-game sweep with a 16-0 shutout in game three of the series.
By way of winning the regular season title, Luther Bramblett’s squad has earned an automatic bid to the NAIA National Championship Opening Round for the second time in program history.
In the opener, the visitors scored early and often with two in the first, one in the second, and three in the third and fifth innings before tacking on one more in the ninth. The lone marker for the home squad was an unearned tally in the bottom of the ninth.
Ayden Sciandra and Barrett McGill led the way at the plate with three hits apiece. Sciandra hit a three-run home run in the fifth and finished with four RBIs and a run, while McGill clubbed a solo homer in the ninth to finish with two RBIs and a run.
Nick Eastham added two hits, an RBI, and a run, while Cameron Nichols hit a solo home run in the opening frame. Nichols recorded two RBIs and a run, and Shane Taylor also drove in a run in the win.
On the bump, Owen Clark picked up the win and improved to 5-3. The southpaw scattered five hits over seven shutout innings. He also fanned seven in the win. Skyler Lucas pitched the final two innings and allowed one unearned run.
In the nightcap, the Eagles scored in nearly every at bat, scoring 16 runs on 15 hits. Following a single tally first, the Blue and Gold scored two in the third and fourth innings before putting up a seven spot in the fifth. They capped the win by scoring two in the sixth and seventh innings.
Five Eagles recorded multi-hit games led by Cameron Nichols and Shane Taylor who each notched three hits, two RBIs and a run. Grant Hotchkiss went 2-for-4 with an RBI and three runs, and Eli Glasscock went 2-for-4 with an RBI and three runs, while Ryan Davis went 2-for-2 with two RBIs and two runs in the win.
Nick Eastham and Noah Phillips each carded two RBIs, while the trio of Grant Stone, Barrett McGill, and Preston Howard each recorded one RBI.
On the mound, Dylan Burton turned in yet another gem. The sophomore from Somerset, Ky. took a perfect game into the fifth and a no-hitter into the seventh before allowing a leadoff single in the seventh. He fanned three in his seven scoreless innings.
The Eagles now turn their attention to the River States Conference Tournament which will be contested in Chillicothe, Ohio at VA Memorial Stadium on May 4-7.
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