Boll Weevils drop a pair of doubleheaders

The Enterprise State Community College Boll Weevils were swept by Chattahoochee Valley Community College (CVCC) in a pair of baseball doubleheaders last week.

ESCC lost the first two matchups at home on April 1 by a score of 6-5 and 7-1.

ESCC trailed 6-4 going into the bottom of the sixth inning of the first game when Cameron Williams drove Enterprise native Connor Purvis home on a line drive into right field to cut the lead to 6-5. The Boll Weevils were unable to draw any closer, however.

Kyle Vogler went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run in the loss, while Purvis went 2-for-4 with two runs. Mac Danford and Carter Duke each scored one run, as well.

New Brockton native Caleb Griffin gave up nine hits and six runs including a home run in his seven innings on the mound. Christian Beasley and Williams each had a double play on the defensive end.

CVCC dominated the second game picking up the 7-1 win. Purvis led the Boll Weevils at the plate going 2-for-4, while Beasley scored the lone ESCC run. Beasley also had two stolen bases.

Maddox Herring pitched three and 2/3 innings and struck out three batters, while giving up eight hits and five runs including a home run. Elliot Baxter also gave up three hits and two runs in two and 1/3 innings on the mound. Hunter Millican gave up one hit in one inning pitched.

The Weevils continued to struggle on the road in the second doubleheader as CVCC won both games 5-0 and 11-1.

In the first game, Williams went 2-for-3 at the plate, while Jade Sikes struck out two batters and gave up four hits with three runs in four innings pitched. Taylor Gover struck out one batter and gave up one hit in one and 2/3 innings on the mound. Bailey Shannon gave up three hits and two runs in 1/3 of an inning.

Things didn’t go much better in the second game as ESCC went just 5-for-20 at the plate as a team with Vogler, Gover, Danford, Zach Hansen and Connor Varnum each earning one hit. Danford scored ESCC’s lone run.

ESCC used six pitchers in the loss with New Brockton native Ethan Stinson giving up two hits and three runs in 1/3 of an inning. Noah Farmer and Trentin Barbee both pitched one inning each. Famer struck out one batter and gave up one hit, while Barbee gave up one hit and one run.

Brady Peddie was on the mound for one and 2/3 innings and gave up three hits and six runs. Tanner Bastings gave up a run in less than 1/3 of an inning and Hansen gave up no hits or runs in less than 1/3 of an inning. ESCC pitchers walked nine batters and hit three batters with a pitch.