Quentin Bowman and Gray Hutchinson homered as Cleveland State topped previously unbeaten Young Harris 10-7 in junior college baseball Tuesday in Cleveland.
Bowman had a two-run single with his two-run home run and Hutchinson also had two hits, drove in two runs and scored three for the Cougars (7-3), who have won seven games in a row. Lance Rorex and Ryan Casteel each had three hits with a double and an RBI, and Kevin Greene (1-0) got the pitching win with two innings of relief.
Matt Lowery was 4-for-5 with four RBIs for the Mountain Lions (11-1).
n Covenant 9, Maryville 4: At Covenant, freshman Sterling Witt pitched the fifth through eighth innings for the win, allowing only two hits while striking out six batters in the matchup of Scots.
Jared Carlson had three hits and two RBIs and James Rollins and Jonathan Carter each had two RBIs with two hits for Covenant (3-1). Rollins, Kevin Wilson and Kurtis Wiles each had a homer and another hit.
n Shorter 11-5, Bryan 0-1: At Dayton, the host Lions fell to 6-7 with the Hawks’ doubleheader sweep.
Lady Cougars win
The Cleveland State softball team defeated Young Harris twice Tuesday, 4-1 and then 3-2 in eight innings. Courtney Patrick pitched the first win and Stacie Scott got the second victory in relief of Brittany Tipton.
Ashley Malone had a two-run single and Kelsey Hayes an RBI hit in the second inning of the first game, and Scott was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the sixth.
The Lady Cougars (5-3) trailed 2-0 in game two until the sixth inning, when Leah Newman followed two walks and a sacrifice bunt with a two-run double. Dee Elswick’s popped-up squeeze bunt with one out and the bases loaded in the eighth brought home the winning run when the catcher could only deflect the ball on a try for a diving catch.
Covenant teams split
The Covenant College basketball teams ended their regular seasons Tuesday by splitting with visiting Oakwood, the Lady Scots winning 70-42 but the Scots falling 85-73.