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Phoenix Sweep Shawnee State runs Win Streak to Nine

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LEBANON, Tenn.--Cumberland takes two games on Saturday to sweep Shawnee State and to also run their win streak to nine games in a row with a 16-4 and 10-0 win.

Cumberland (15-4-1, 6-0 MSC) swung the bats well again and the arms gave up just four runs all day. Cole Turney continued to swing a hot bat going 3-for-4 with two home runs, five RBIs, and five walks. Tyner Hughes 4-for7 on the day, Dee Triplett added three hits and a homer. Tim Holyk hit a home run and four RBIs on the day and Juan Moreno hit his first home run of the season. 

The Bears actually jumped out front of Cumberland in game one after Erick Oakes hit a two-run homer to start the game, but Cumberland didn’t let the lead even last through the bottom half of the inning as CU tacked on three on an RBI groundout from Triplett and a two-out, two-RBI double from Holyk. From that point it was all Phoenix the rest of the day. Cumberland added three runs in the third on an RBI-single from Hughes and a two-run bomb to left from Holyk.

In the fourth, Triplett hit a two-run shot to right-center to push it to 8-2. 

The Phoenix added four runs in fifth highlighted by Turney’s the run shot that just sayed fair inside the foul poll. Cumberland scored four more in the sixth and then closed it down for a seven inning win, 16-4. 

Trevor Muzzi picked up the win on the hill for his second win this week. He tossed six innings striking out eight while allowing five hits and just two earned runs. 

In game two, Moreno put Cumberland up 2-0 with a two-run homer in the second, his first home run of the season. The Phoenix tacked on four runs in the third as Turney hit his second home run of the day for two runs. Hughes doubled home Triplett and then came in to score on a wild pitch for a 6-0 lead.

Cumberland tacked on four more in the fifth as Xavier Torres singled home two runs and then scored after the catcher threw the ball into left field as he stole third base. Moreno scored on a wild pitch to push it to 10-0 and Mitch Rogers recorded the final three outs to run rule the Bears in game three. 

Ethan Torres picked up the win on the mound throwing four innings striking out seven while allowing just two hits and two walks. Ryan Calvert threw two scoreless innings giving up just one hit. 

Cumberland will be back in action on Tuesday at home as the Phoenix take on Milligan at 1:00 p.m.

 

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