LEBANON, Tenn.--Milligan tops Cumberland 11-3 at home to snap the Phoenix's nine-game win streak. 

Cumberland (15-4-1) only had four hits through eight innings and gave up five unearned runs in the first three innings before the energy level flatlined for the remainder of the day. 

Cumberland held the Buffs off the scoreboard in the first as starter Cole Alsup worked around three first-inning walks to keep them scoreless. In the bottom half, Santrel Farmer drew a leadoff walk and stole second moving to third on a throwing error by the catcher. Ian Krump brought him in with a sacrifice fly to right, but the lead was short-lived as it would be the only lead CU had all day. 

Milligan posted a four-run second inning with Jaden Steagall, Andrew Mathias, Angel Lobo and Anthony Guzman all driving in a run. In the third, the Buffaloes added a run on a passed ball to extend the lead to 5-1. 

A triple, double, and a single to start the fourth grew the lead to 7-1 for Milligan and the visitors added another run in the fifth. 

Jordan Coffey hit a solo blast to left field, his second home run of the season, but Milligan answered in the top of the sixth with an RBI double. 

Milligan tacked on two-more in the ninth and a two-out rally with hits from Beiker Fuentes, Peyton Grant, and Jacob Dukart plated a run, for the 11-3 final score. 

Milligan's starting pitcher Joe Ducharme turned in a strong start allowing two runs on four hits with six strikeouts and two walks in eight innings for the win. The Phoenix had scored at least eight runs in eight consecutive games heading into Tuesday's contest.

Cole Alsup took the loss on the mound for Cumberland allowing four runs across the first 1.2 innings of the game, none of the runs were earned. 

Cumberland will be in action this Thursday for a Mid-South Conference doubleheader against Wilberforce at the P&G MLB Cincinnati Reds Youth Academy in Cincinnati. First pitch will be at 11:00 a.m. central time.