EMERSON, Ga.-- Cumberland baseball split their doubleheader picking up a 7-6 win over Point University while losing 14-7 against IU-Kokomo.

Cumberland 7, IU-Kokomo 14

The Phoenix struggled on the mound in game one, walking 11 Cougars' batters while the defense commited four errors. Cumberland's offense produced seven runs on nine hits in the game.

Brandon Boxer coninued his tear at the plate hitting 4-for-4 with two home runs and five RBI's. Cole Turney went 2-for-4 on the game with a double, a triple, and one RBI.

IU-Kokomo jumped ahead of the Phoenix after scoring four runs in the first inning thanks to a grand slam home run by Hurlock following a pair of walks and a single. 

Cumberland bounced back in the bottom half of the inning when Brandon Boxer got things rollling with a lead off single. Cole Turney stepped up to the plate next and roped a line drive triple into center field for the first run of the game. Later in the inning, Dee Triplett singled to center field to drive in Cumberland's second run of the game to bring the score to 4-2 at the end of one.

The Cougars added three more runs in the second inning on two homers to push their lead out to 7-2.

Once again, Cumberland responded in the bottom half of the inning with Boxer's second home run of the season for a three-run blast.

The Cougars scored seven straight runs as they added one in the third, four in the fifth, and two in the sixth to bring the score to 14-5. 

Cumberland added two runs in the seventh when Boxer hit a two-run shot for his second home run of the game. Unfortunately the Phoenix could not rally any further as they fell 14-7.

Cumberland 7, Point 6

Just like game one, the Phoenix got behind early in the first inning against Point University. Back-to-back walks and a single loaded the bases for the Skyhawks and a 4-3 groundout brought home a run. Point pushed across two more runs in the inning on a two-RBI single by Slade Mink to give them a 3-0 lead at the end of one.

Juan Moreno got the Phoenix started in the second inning with a one-out single and he advanced to second on a passed ball. Walks to Silas Butler and Boxer helped load the bases for Drew Dalton. Dalton was hit by a pitch to bring home a run for the Phoenix but nothing more came from the bases loaded situation as Cumberland still trailed 3-1 heading into the bottom of the second.

Triplett started the top of the third off with a single to bring up Tim Holyk. Holyk found his pitch and crushed it over the left field wall for a game-tying two-run home run.

After two scoreless innings, Point pushed three runs across in the bottom of the fifth inning after three walks and three infield singles.

The Phoenix worked some two-out magic in the top of the sixth starting with a walk for Boxer. Reid Bass came in to pinch hit for Dylan Forbes and he drove a ball over the left field wall to bring the score within one. Hughes stepped up to the plate next and hit a home run of his own for back-to-back Cumberland long balls, tying the game at 6-6.

Santrel Farmer reached on a fielder's choice to get things started in the top of the seventh. He moved to second on a walk by Moreno and advanced to third on a sac fly by Jenkinson. Farmer would later score on a passed ball to give the Phoenix a 7-6 lead.

Mitch Rogers shut the Skyhawks down in the last two innings to earn his second win of the weekend and give the Phoenix a 7-6 win.