Bass homers in big NWCC season finale win
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 3:44 PM CDT
Special to the Tribune
Fifteen Northwest Mississippi Community College Ranger sophomores were honored in a pre-game ceremony before taking the field against Jackson State in their season finale April 30 in Senatobia.
That group went out in style by hitting five of Northwest's seven home runs in a 13-6 rout. The Rangers closed the season with an overall record of 26-16.
"What a way for our team to finish the season," said Northwest Head Coach Mark Carson. "You will always want to win your last game to give you some momentum heading into next year. These sophomores have been an asset to our program and I wish them the best."
Ranger sophomore Richard Chaney of Coldwater led the attack by going two-for-three at the plate with two home runs and five RBI. Sophomore Craig Dean of Coldwater had three hits and sophomore Jameson Rodgers of Batesville collected two. Northwest had racked up 14 hits in all.
Chaney, who has four home runs, hit the first of his two homers in the first inning to give the Rangers a 2-0 lead. Sophomore Ridge Bass of Olive Branch hit his first home run of the spring with a solo shot in the third to put Northwest ahead 3-0.
Jackson State rallied with four unanswered runs to claim a 4-3 advantage in the top of the fifth.
The Rangers countered two runs in the bottom of the fifth thanks to a two-run blast by Rodgers for his third homer of the season. Northwest sophomore Kyle Hunt of Olive Branch cranked his fourth homer of the spring with a solo shot in the sixth.
The Rangers put the game away by pushing four across the plate in the seventh and three more in the eighth.
Chaney hit a three-run blast over the wall in right center for his fourth homer of the season. Two batters later, freshman Matt James of Horn Lake collected his third home run of the year with a solo job.
In the eighth frame, freshman pinch hitter Alan Mathis of Memphis hit his fifth home run with a two-run blast. Freshman Seth Walker of Eads, Tenn., added an RBI-single to score Heath Bolton of Batesville who led off the inning with a double.
Northwest sophomore pitcher Joshua Posey of Covington, Tenn., earned the win to improve to 4-3. Posey struck out three in two innings of work.
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