Bevill Baseball

Bevill State baseball picked up a win over Freed-Hardeman University as part of a three-game slate last week. The Bears also fell to Wallace State and split Friday’s two games against Freed-Hardeman. Bevill State jumped out to an early lead against Wallace State on Sept. 15 but could not hold off a big inning by the Lions in an 11-6 loss. The Bears put four runs on the board in the top of the second inning. Clay Johnson doubled to drive in the first run before Jack Wright added an RBI single. Dylan Bishop followed with a single that brought home two more runs.

Bevill State baseball continued its fall schedule last week, playing four games against Lawson State, Calhoun and Snead State. The Bears split a pair of games against Lawson State on Sept. 8 before dropping two games Sept. 11, falling to Calhoun and Snead State. Bevill State outhit Lawson State 10-7 in the first game Sept. 8 but was unable to turn those hits into enough runs in a 4-2 loss. The Bears struck first in the second inning when a wild pitch allowed a run to score. Lawson State answered in the bottom half of the inning to tie the game at 1.

Bevill State opened the week with a split against Jackson State Community College before dropping a series to Wallace-Dothan in recent action. Bevill State rolled to a 6-0 win in the opener on March 31, powered by a dominant performance at the plate from Cole Payne, who went 4-for-4 with two doubles and two singles. The Bears struck early and added insurance in the third inning with RBI doubles from Payne and Nicholas Peters.

Bevill State baseball split a four-game set with Reid State last week, earning a pair of wins in a competitive series. Bevill State opened with an 8-3 victory on March 19, breaking the game open with a four-run fifth inning. Hayden Craycraft, Cameron Simpson, Gresham Baker and Cole Payne each drove in runs during the game.

The Bevill State Bears battled through a busy stretch of games last week, picking up three wins behind explosive offense and strong pitching. Jackson State 25, Bevill State 24 Bevill State opened the week with a wild offensive battle against Jackson State Community College on March 3, falling 25-24 despite one of the Bears’ most productive days at the plate.

Bevill State Community College baseball put together an impressive six-game run, sweeping doubleheaders against Blue Mountain Christian University Developmental 26 on Feb. 23 and Central Alabama Community College on Feb. 25 and Feb. 28.