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Turney hits Walk-Off Homer in Extras to Sweep Bethel

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LEBANON, Tenn.--Trevor Muzzi shined in game one throwing a complete game shutout and after Bethel rallied to send it to extras in the ninth of game two, Cole Turney launched a walk-off home run to sweep the Wildcats and remain perfect in conference play. 

Shaw, Miss. native Trevor Muzzi pitched a gem in game one to help secure the 6-0 win. He threw a complete game shutout, only allowing one hit while striking out four Wildcat batters.

The Phoenix offense provided two long balls coming off the bats of Cole Turney and Tyner Hughes in the game. Tim Holyk and Hughes both went 2-for-3 in the game with two RBI apiece. 

Santrel Farmer led things off in the bottom of the first with a double to right-center and was moved to third on a single from Chewy Sanders. Turney was hit by a pitch to load the bases and Dee Triplett hit a deep fly ball to center, bringing home the first run of the game on a sac fly. Later in the inning, Holyk ripped a double into the left-center gap to drive in a pair of runs and give the Phoenix a 3-0 lead.

Muzzi continued to dominate on the hill, cruising through the first three innings. The Phoenix added to their lead in the third inning when Turney drove his nation-leading 19th home run of the season over the right-field wall for a 4-0 lead.

Cumberland extended their lead further in the fifth inning when Hughes crushed a no-doubt two-run home run into the trees in left-field. Muzzi did not allow a hit from the 4th inning on, locking down the 6-0 win for Cumberland in game one.

Game two started all Phoenix as Cumberland hung four runs on the board in the first. Triplett doubled home two and the next batter Hughes launched his second home run of the day, a no-doubter to left, for a 4-0 lead. 

Starter Ethan Torres cruised the first three innings facing the minimum, but ran into trouble in the fourth as Bethel scored one after the runner reached on an error and then advanced to third on Torres' failed pickoff attempt. The Wildcats tacked on another run in the fifth drawing the end of his start, but Mitch Rogers kept it to just one run in the inning as Cumberland led 4-2. 

To lead off the fifth, Xavier Torres reached on a drag bunt for a base hit and moved into scoring position on a throwing error. Santrel Farmer laced a single to left to push the lead back out to three at 5-2. 

Bethel kept clawing back as the Wildcats scored one on a single to left from Aiden Morris in the sixth and added another on a Jose Olmeda homer to right to cut it to 5-4 in the seventh. 

In the bottom half, Cumberland was threatening as Farmer was hit by a pitch and the Wildcats issued a free pass to Turney. Triplett singled, but Turney was caught up in between bases putting runners on second and third and two outs for Hughes. The Wildcats made a move to the bullpen and Hughes greeted him with a two-out three-run home run to right to push the lead back out to four at 8-4. 

Trailing by four in the ninth, Bethel manufactured the first two runs, and then pinch-hitter Jake McDaniel blasted a two-run shot to tie the game. Cumberland threatened, but could not push a run across in the bottom half to win the game. 

Olmeda led off the 10th with his second home run of the game, a moonshot to right field, and gave the Wildcats their first lead all weekend. 

Bethel tried to lock the game down with their shortstop Adriel Vega on the mound to get the save. The first batter, Torres reached on a single and Moreno moved him over with a sacrifice bunt. Torres moved to third on a wild pitch and Farmer was hit to put runners on the corners with one out. Chewy Sanders delivered the game-tying hit with a single to right and put runners on first and second for the nation's most dangerous hitter. The Wildcats challenged Turney and he blasted the game-winning home run to the opposite field to sweep Bethel and win 12-9. 

Cumberland is back in action on Wednesday as they travel to Milligan for a non-conference game. 

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