Rams sweep season series with Badgers

MOBILE, Ala. -- The University of Mobile baseball team took two games from Spring Hill College on Saturday sweeping the season series by winning the opener 4-2 and the nightcap 6-1 to improve to 5-0 on the season against their cross-town rival.

Friday night’s game was cancelled due to rain and will not be made up.

After falling behind 2-0 in the first inning in the opener, Mobile struck right back by scoring three runs in the top of the second inning to take the lead 3-2.  With the bases loaded and only one run in, Ricky Smith singled to left field scoring Jud McWain and Ron McMillan from second base.

Mobile tacked on one more run in the top of the seventh and starting pitcher John Price nearly picked up the complete game win, pitching 6 2/3 innings allowing just two runs on six hits and striking out two.

With two outs and the bases loaded, McMillan relieved Price and got the final out earning the save.

In the nightcap, the Rams jumped on the Badgers early scoring three runs in the top of the first inning.  Ricardo Rolle doubled in two runs and Raul Santana knocked in another.

The Rams combined to use four pitchers in shutting down the Badgers.  Santana, who had an RBI single in the first inning added another hit and two more RBI in the game upping his average to .400 on the season.

Mobile improves to 21-24 on the season and will next be in action on Wednesday, May 5 in the first round of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament held in Hattiesburg, Miss.