MILLINGTON, Tenn. – GAME 1 – Blue Mountain hosted Brewton-Parker Friday for a doubleheader to kick off the three-game SSAC series.
BPC would take the first one at USA Stadium, winning a close one 6-5 that was dotted with four homers.
Blue Mountain in the first on four straight free bases given up by BPC's Carlos Rodriguez, but the Barons answered against Topper starter Matthew Kock, as Malik Germany launched a two-run homer to left to give his team the lead.
Zack Koon would blast a solo homer to left for the Toppers in the second, followed by a three-run homer by Jacob Rousseau in the third to give the Toppers a 5-3 lead.
The Topper offense wouldn't score again, as the Barons would get an RBI double from Anyelo Sanchez in the fourth and a two-run homer by Jack Morris in the fifth.
Koch (3-3) drew the loss for the Toppers, tossing six innings while giving up six runs on eight hits with six Ks.
Koon finished with two hits for Blue Mountain in the loss.
 
GAME 2
After being down 8-0, Brewton-Parker would go on to secure the SSAC series in the nightcap by scoring 11 unanswered runs to win 11-8.
All of Blue Mountain's scoring came within the first two innings, as the Toppers did most of the damage in the second, highlighted by a two-run homer by David Dickerson.
Austin Beech would also have an RBI double in the inning, while Hayden Arant and Easton Rainer both had RBI singles.
Brewton would then go on a scoring spree, kicked off by a five-run third, capped by a two-run double by Anyelo Sanchez.
Caleb Bass suffered the loss in relief for Blue Mountain, while starter Taylor Sipes struggled in four innings, giving up five runs on eight hits.
The Toppers would chase Baron starter Ty Cook in just 1.2 innings, tagging him for eight runs on five hits.
Arant, Rainer and Reiley Tate all had two hits apiece in the loss for Blue Mountain.
BMCU (21-16, 6-11 SSAC) will try and avoid the sweep Saturday at USA Stadium, playing game three of the series at noon CT.
 
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