May 10, 2005

McMillan's two-run homer lifts Rams to Region XIII Tournament win

SHREVEPORT, La. -- The no. 4-seeded University of Mobile baseball team won their NAIA Region XIII Tournament opener over no. 5-seeded Georgia Southwestern 11-9 in come-from-behind fashion Tuesday afternoon at the Region XIII Tournament in Shreveport, Louisiana.

The Rams (38-23) broke a 9-9 tie in the seventh inning by scoring two runs on a Ron McMillan two-run homer. McMillan led all Rams’ hitters by going 4-for-5 from the plate with a home run and four RBIs and Lance Howard chipped in by going 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Mobile trailed 4-0 after two innings but rallied for six runs in the top of the third inning to take a 6-4 lead. Leland Howard picked up the win in relief and McMillan came on in the ninth inning to pick up the save.

Mobile will meet no. 8-seeded Berry College tomorrow, Wednesday, May 11, at 2:30 p.m. in the second round of tournament after Berry’s 3-1 upset victory over top-seeded North Georgia College in the first round.

The tournament, which runs through Saturday, features eight teams made up from the Southern States Athletic Conference and the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference and is a double elimination format.

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