Southwest's baseball team traveled to Fulton on Saturday to take on Itawamba in a doubleheader, and the Bears lost game One, 4-3, but took Game Two by a score of 14-12.
Matt Newman started on the mound for the Bears in Game One.
Newman pitched 6.2 innings with seven strikeouts and only three runs allowed.
Camp Segrest pitched 0.2 innings with a run allowed and picked up the loss for the Bears
Nik Carney also pitched 0.2 innings with a strikeout.
Southwest scored one run in the top of the first on a JD Hidalgo solo homer.
The Bears found themselves down 3-1 going into the top of the eighth.
A Tanner Moore 2-run home run tied the game at 3-3 in the top of the eighth.
Itawamba would score one run in the bottom of the eighth and go on to win 4-3 in Game One.
Hidalgo led the team with two hits, while Moore, Justin Domiano, Drew Swan and Tristain Haynes each had one hit.
Hidalgo and Moore both had a homer while Domiano had a double.
Swan and Domiano each stole a base.
Game Two was a much higher scoring contest that saw Southwest win 14-12.
Alden Spencer started the game for the Bears, pitching 2.1 innings with one strikeout.
North Pike product Dom Smith pitched 0.2 innings with a pair of strikeouts, Easton Boyte pitched two innings with six strikeouts, Nathan Carter pitched one inning with a strikeout, Carney pitched 1.1 innings with two strikeouts and Luke Simmons pitched 1.2 innings with two strikeouts and no runs allowed while picking up the win.
The bats were hot for Southwest, and the scoring started early.
A big four-run second inning put the Bears up 5-1.
The first run of the game came on a Robbie Hokamp single that scored Domiano.
A Moore triple cleared the bases in the second inning and put the Bears up 4-1 before a Hidalgo single scored Moore to push the lead to 5-1.
The next Southwest runs came in the fifth when Swan scored during a pick-off attempt and another Moore triple scored Hayes Loper and Walker Wixon to make the score 8-5 in favor of the Bears.
A Jonathan Miller single scored Domiano and gave the Bears a 9-6 lead.
Southwest still led 9-6 going into the bottom of the seventh when an Itawamba homer tied the game at 9-9. The Bears then got out of the inning and went into extras.
In the top of the eighth, Southwest put up three runs to go up 12-9.
A Moore single scored Jonathan Miller and Landon French. The other run came via Haynes scoring on a wild pitch.
Itawamba answered right back to tie the game once again and send it to the ninth inning.
The Bears went up 14-12 after a Sam Tumminello double scored Swan and Loper.
Two Simmons strikeouts in the bottom of the ninth would shut down Itawamba and secure the 14-12 win for Southwest.
Moore had an outstanding game with four hits and 6 RBIs, including two triples and a pair of stolen bases.
Miller had two hits while Hidalgo, Domiano, Hokamp, Wixon, French, Tumminello and Haynes each had one.
Tumminello had two RBIs while Hidalgo, Domiano, Hokamp and Miller had one apiece.
Domiano, Miller and Tumminello each had a double.
Domiano (x3), Hidalgo (x2), Miller and Haynes all stole bases in the contest.
“Saturday was a tough day, and I’m proud of the toughness shown by our guys. We had several things that went against us in Game One, and we continued to play hard," head coach Jack Edmonson said. "When you’re on the road against a good opponent, it gets tough. I’m glad we were willing to fight and bring back at least one win."
The Bears (21-15, 5-7) play Hinds on the road Tuesday.
