Oaks baseball team splits two games in Myrtle Beach, softball team swept in season-opening doubleheader
By Riverview Sports News
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Starter Inaki Hutchinson threw four shutout innings, Will Jones got a three-inning save and the lineup batted around twice in the late innings to lift Salem CC over Muskegon CC 12-4 at Crosley Field in its first game Thursday at the Ripken Experience.
The Oaks fell behind in the first inning of their second game, had only one hit and lost to Bay College at the Polo Grounds, 11-1.
Hutchinson, a sophomore right-hander from Savannah, Ga., allowed three hits and struck out nine. He got out of jams in each of his last three innings, including a bases-loaded situation in the fourth.
The Oaks staked him to a 2-0 lead in the first on an RBI ground out by Matt Murphy and an RBI single by Angel Velez. The sent 10 men to the plate in the fifth to extend the lead to 7-0 and sent nine to the plate in the seventh to score four more.
Every spot in the lineup reached base at least once, eight of the nine spots had at least one hit. Demetrius DeRamus had three hits and three RBIs for the Oaks. Velez and Elijah Real had two hits apiece.
In the nightcap, Bay jumped on the Oaks for five runs in the first inning on back-to-back run-scoring hacks by a couple of Zachs — Zach Gibson’s two-run single and Zac Gomersall’s three-run homer.
The Oaks got one of the runs back in the bottom of the inning on a bases-loaded walk to John McAllister. They had plenty of base-runners, but the only hit they got in the game was Elijah Real’s one-out single in the second inning. Bay was charged with six errors by its Gamechanger scorekeepers.
The trip continues Friday with games against Rays Collegiate (11 a.m.) and Manhattanville College (4 p.m.)
Salem CC fans can watch the Oaks on the trip on a live stream through the subscription HiCast Sports Network.
GAME 1
Salem CC 12, Muskegon CC 4
| Salem CC | 200 | 051 | 4 – | 12 | 12 | 3 |
| Muskegon CC | 000 | 022 | 0 – | 4 | 3 | 5 |
2B: Nick Ciesielka (S), Cole Dawson (S).
GAME 2
Bay College 11, Salem CC 1
| Bay College | 502 | 000 | 4 – | 11 | 8 | 6 |
| Salem CC | 100 | 000 | 0 – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Softball swept in opener
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Salem’s 2024 softball season got off the a tough start as the Mighty Oaks were swept by Fayetteville Tech 8-0 and 5-3.
After being shutout in their opener, the Mighty Oaks scored twice in the first inning of the nightcap on Vaye Savage two-run double and held leads of 2-0 and 3-1. C. Hoggard doubled home their third run in the third. The Trojans rallied for three in the fifth to take the lead.
Fayetteville Tech took control of the opener with a four-run second inning and starter Tamarah Lowery scattered five hits and struck out seven.
The Mighty Oaks threatened in the fifth. They loaded the bases with one out to chase Lowery, but reliever Ava Basalt put out the fire with a force at the plate and inning-ending infield pop.
Morgan Brady (four RBIs), Isabella Finelli and Krista McLean had three hits apiece for the Trojans. Courtney Hoggard, who grew up about two hours from Fayetteville, went 2-for-2 with a double for the Oaks.
GAME 1
Fayetteville Tech 8, Salem CC 0
| Salem CC | 000 | 00 – | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Fayetteville Tech | 140 | 21 – | 8 | 12 | 1 |
GAME 2
Fayetteville Tech 5, Salem CC 3
| Salem CC | 201 | 000 | 0 – | 3 | 10 | 4 |
| Fayetteville Tech | 100 | 031 | x – | 5 | 10 | 3 |
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