COLUMBIA. Ky.--Cumberland scores 18 runs in two games and had strong starts from Ethan Torres and Trevor Muzzi to propel them to the doubleheader sweep and series win over Lindsey Wilson. 

Cumberland’s offense was clicking in game one, producing eight runs on 14 hits with two long balls. Dee Triplett led the team offensively in a 3-for-3 game with a home run. Cole Turney blasted home run number 22 of the season and Chewy Sanders ripped a pair of doubles in the game.

The Phoenix got things started in the first inning with two outs thanks to Turney’s solo home run. Cumberland extended their lead in the fourth inning when Triplett went deep to right field. Later in the inning, Santrel Farmer ripped an RBI single to center field for a 3-0 lead.

The Blue Raiders cut into Cumberland’s lead with a lead-off home run in the bottom of the fourth by Henry Paulino. 

The Phoenix got their run right back in the top half of the fifth on an RBI double from Sanders and pushed their lead out to 6-1 on a two-run single from Tim Holyk.

Thorne Gray roped Lindsey Wilson’s second home run of the day in the fifth inning with a solo shot to left field, bringing the score to 6-2.

Farmer led things off in the sixth with a single up the middle and was moved to second on a bunt. Juan Moreno stepped up next and sent a base hit into left field to bring home Farmer from second to push the Phoenix lead to 7-2.

The Blue Raiders had their best inning offensively in the sixth where they scored two runs highlighted by a solo home run by Chance Stayton.

Cumberland added their final insurance run on another RBI double from Sanders and shut Lindsey Wilson down quietly in the bottom of the seventh to complete the 8-4 win in game one.

In game two, Ethan Torres tossed a gem before running out of steam in the ninth inning. He went 8.0+ innings giving up five hits and four runs, just two of them were earned. Torres struck out eight and walked two to improve to 4-1 on the hill. Will Caro recorded the final three outs for Cumberland in the win. 

Dalton led off the game with a solo home run to provide Cumberland an early lead they never relinquished. Turney singled to left and Triplett drew a walk to allow Sanders to hit an RBI-single. Holyk followed with an RBI-single to left for a 3-0 lead.
After a scoreless second and third, Ian Krump and Santrel Farmer each drew walks and Moreno roped a two-RBI double to center field to push the lead out to 5-0. 

The Phoenix busted the game open in the fifth scoring five runs. Krump doubled home two runs to center field, Dalton hit in a run on a fielders’ choice, and Tyner Hughes roped a two-RBI single to right after the Blue Raiders intentionally walked Turney to load the bases.  

The Blue Raiders scored their first run of the game in the seventh on a solo homer from Paulino. They added a run in the eighth and chased Torres with the bases loaded in the ninth before scoring two runs. 

Cumberland and Lindsey Wilson will play game three of the series tomorrow at noon at Egnew Park in Columbia.