NTCC BASEBALL

Northeast Texas Community College Sweeps Twin Bill from Paris Junior College

MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas — Northeast Texas Community College Baseball completed a Saturday sweep of Paris Junior College, earning a 6-2 victory in game one before finishing the day with a 4-0 shutout in game two.

Game One: NTCC 6, Paris JC 2

The Eagles set the tone early in the opener, striking for two runs in the first inning. Boston Seahorn tripled to right field to drive in Cameron Reiter, and David Sorg followed with an RBI single to give NTCC a quick 2-0 advantage.

Paris answered with a solo home run from Diego Gonzalez in the second, but the Eagles responded in the bottom half on a BJ Lumkins RBI single to make it 3-1.

After the Dragons trimmed the lead to 3-2 in the fourth, NTCC created separation in the sixth. Carson Umphres came around to score, Jonathon Kent added a sacrifice fly, and Lumkins delivered his second RBI hit of the game to cap a three-run frame.

Tanner Webb earned the win on the mound, tossing 6.0 innings while allowing just two runs (one earned) on five hits. He struck out six and did not issue a walk. Kaleb Kuhn closed out the seventh to secure the 6-2 victory.

Lumkins paced the offense with two hits and two RBIs, while Seahorn added a triple and RBI.

Game Two: NTCC 4, Paris JC 0

The nightcap featured dominant pitching from the Eagles’ staff. Cooper Schwank was outstanding in his start, working 6.1 shutout innings while allowing five hits and striking out five. Chris Whitaker closed out the game with 2.2 hitless innings, striking out three to secure the combined shutout.

Offensively, NTCC broke through in the third inning and added another run in the sixth before putting the game away in the eighth.

Josh Staten provided the biggest swing of the game, launching a home run and finishing with three RBIs. David Sorg added an RBI, and Carson Umphres led the way with two hits and two walks. The Eagles collected 10 hits in the contest and did not commit an error defensively.