May 6, 2004

Rams knock off top seeded William Carey College, 3-2

HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Facing the host and no. 1-seeded, William Carey College, the University of Mobile (22-25) staved off elimination for at least one more day winning a thrilling 3-2 game on Thursday afternoon in the second round of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament played in Hattiesburg, Miss.

Ricardo Rolle’s bases loaded RBI groundout in the top of the eighth inning provided the winning run as the Rams will move on to face Loyola University tomorrow, Friday, May 7 again at 3:30 p.m.

Loyola, who dropped their opener to LSU-Shreveport 9-3, rebounded with a 3-2 win over Spring Hill College yesterday, knocking the Badgers out of the tournament.  So far, only the Badgers have been eliminated from the six team tournament.

Leland Howard (6-3) picked up the win for Mobile, allowing seven hits and two runs in eight innings of work.  Ron McMillan pitched a scoreless inning in relief to earn the save.

In tomorrow’s action, the William Carey (1-1) will play LSU-Shreveport (1-1) in an elimination game at 12:00 p.m.  Following that game, Mobile (1-1) will play Loyola (1-1) in another elimination game.  Belhaven College (2-0) the only undefeated remaining in the tournament, will then play the William Carey/LSU-Shreveport winner at 7:00 p.m.

Saturday’s games will be scheduled following Friday’s action.

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 Friday, May 7, 2004 Tournament Schedule

12:00 p.m. – William Carey College (1-1) vs. LSU-Shreveport (1-1)

3:30 p.m. – University of Mobile (1-1) vs. Loyola University (1-1)

7:00 p.m. – Belhaven College (2-0) vs. William Carey/LSU-Shreveport

Click here for scores from the tournament: http://www.gcaconf.com