Blazers Smack 4 Homers And Win Big

MOBILE, Ala—The Belhaven College Blazers used the long ball to eliminate host Spring Hill College from the 2008 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament Friday evening with an impressive 16-4 victory.

Batting 7th and 8th in the Blazers’ lineup, DH Joe Scalzo and catcher Brian McCormick combined to go 7-for-8 with 10 RBI and 4 homers.  Each player smacked two homers as Belhaven scored 13 runs between the 5th and 7th innings to run away with the ball game.

While the offense teed off to the tune of 17 hits, Belhaven starter Kyle Buescher cruised to the victory by scattering 8 hits over 7 innings and limiting the Badgers to 4 runs.

Scalzo smacked his first homer of the game, a 2-run shot, in the 4th inning to give Belhaven a 3-0 lead, and then the Blazers erupted with their late run production.

The Blazers sent 12 batters to the plate in a 6-run 5th and then three homers over the 6th and 7th frames iced the game. McCormick smoked a 3-run shot in the 6th, and then Scalzo and McCormick went back-to-back in the 7th inning.

Bryan Bennett finished 3-for-4 and Chris Hartfield finished 2-for-4 for the Blazers. Justin Harrison went 3-for-5 for the Badgers and Pat O’Malley went 2-for-4 at the plate.