Eagles Sweep Trojans For Ninth-Straight Win
Game 1
Game 1
| Final (9) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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Hannibal-LaGrange (MO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
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Williams Baptist (AR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Hannibal-LaGrange (MO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
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Williams Baptist (AR) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | X | 10 | 8 | 0 |
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. (3/6/26) – The Williams Baptist University baseball team swept a doubleheader against Hannibal-LaGrange on Shell Field for its ninth-consecutive victory and started 3-0 in American Midwest Conference play.
GAME ONE - Williams 6, Hannibal-LaGrange 5 (9 Innings)
The Eagles and Trojans had a back-and-forth battle that went to extra innings in the first game of the day.
HLGU posted three-straight hits in the top of the third to score the first run of the game. Williams responded in the fourth with a solo homer from Skylar Morrison to tie the game at 1-1.
Williams took its first lead of the game in the next inning when Lawson Aaron singled to score Will Riley to go up 2-1.
The Trojans rallied in the sixth with four runs to take back the lead, cashing in on walks and wild pitches, and ending the frame with a two-run single to go ahead 5-2.
In the bottom of the sixth, Mari Thomas drew a walk and Mason Andrews singled to put two runners on base with one out. Parker Cook stepped to the plate as a pinch hitter and rocketed a three-run shot over the left field fence to tie the game at 5-5.
Connor Brinkley (W, 2-0) shut down the Trojans on the mound after that, going 3.2 shutout innings to earn his second win of the weekend.
The Eagles had chances to win the game in the seventh and eighth, but failed to cash in both times. Cade Parks singled to center to lead off the ninth, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt from Gavin Mink, and came around to score the game-winning run after two wild pitches to give WBU the win in extras.
GAME TWO - Williams 10, Hannibal-LaGrange 0
Gabe Dirnberger (W, 3-1) tossed a complete game shutout with seven strikeouts to lead WBU to the 10-0 win in game two of the twinbill.
Cade Parks scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the first to open up scoring for the Eagles. WBU added three more runs in the second to go up 4-0.
Skylar Morrison kicked off a rally in the fifth inning with an RBI single to score Gavin Mink. The Eagles brought home five more runs after that, capped off by Mason Andrews scoring on a wild pitch to take a 10-0 lead over the Trojans.
HLGU put a runner on in the top of the seventh, but Dirnberger struck out the final two hitters to complete the shutout win and give WBU its ninth straight victory.
The sweep moves WBU to 10-10 overall and 3-0 in conference play. Next, the Eagles will take on Philander Smith in a midweek doubleheader on Tuesday, March 10. First pitch of game one against the Panthers is set for noon from Little Rock, Ark.