Bristol, Tenn. (March 10, 2010) --- The Milligan College baseball team picked up a 19-10 nonconference win over former AAC foe King College on the campus of King on Wednesday afternoon.
In the nine inning game, the Buffs jumped out quickly with five runs in the first inning. King responded as they closed the gap to 6-4 at the end of the third inning, but Milligan quickly widened the gap with a six run fourth inning. That was as close as the Tornado could get as Milligan secured the win with four innings in the eighth.
Mike Gallo (Peabody, Mass.) was credited with the victory with two innings of work. Offensively, freshman Brett Maddox (Lake Butler, Fla.) led the way as he was 4-for-6 from the plate with three RBIs. Maddox had a two run homerun in the first inning, while former Happy Valley standout Ricky Morgan (Johnson City, Tenn.) added two solo homeruns in the second and fifth innings. Randy Rabon (York, S.C.) also had three RBIs in the contest with a homerun. As a team, the Buffs had 15 RBIs.
Milligan College, Tenn. (March 7, 2010) --- The Milligan College baseball team used a 10-run seventh inning to take the series over the Cavaliers of Montreat (N.C.) College Sunday afternoon on Anglin Field. The Buffs prevailed in the contest, 10-5.
Milligan started out slow in the finale of the series against Montreat, allowing the Cavs to post five runs on the board through the first seven innings. A few well positioned Montreat hits and a few Milligan errors gave the Cavs a comfortable 5-0 lead with two innings remaining.
In the bottom of the seventh, senior Todd Caldwell (Johnson City, Tenn.) hit a leadoff double to start the Buffs exciting comeback. Senior slugger Ricky Morgan (Johnson City, Tenn.) followed suit with the bases loaded and just one away. A wild pitch would bring Randy Rabon (York, S.C.) safely across the plate just before Morgan hit a double to score both runners and close the gap. Before the dust settled, Milligan doubled Montreat’s score on just five hits to safely secure the victory.
Jason Trivett (Bristol, Tenn.), Milligan’s favored closer, earned the win in the outing Sunday in three innings of work. Trivett struck out two and only gave up a hit in the appearance. For the year, Trivett is 1-0.
