The United South Central baseball team had the lead earlier in the game against the Springfield Tigers but in the end the Rebels lost 9-6 on Tuesday, May 12.

Springfield scored first in the game, getting three runs in the very first inning. USC scored one run in the second inning to cut the lead to 2-1.

Then in the bottom of the third inning the Rebels three runs and took the lead at 4-3.

Springfield countered with two runs in each of the fourth, fifth and sixth innings to go up 9-4. The Rebels got two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning but that was all they could do and the final was a 9-6 loss.

The Rebels actually out hit the Tigers 9-8 in the game.

Mason Atchley led the team with three hits, while Mason Haugh and Kolt Bullerman each had two hits.

Drew Bullerman and Seth Kayser each had one hit.

Atchley pitched four and one third innings and gave up seven runs, two earned, on five hits. He walked three batters and struck out five.

Mitchell Meyer came in for two and two thirds innings and gave up two runs, one earned, on three hits. He did not issue a walk and he struck out one batter.

Springfield’s two pitchers combined to allow the six runs, all earned, and nine hits. They walked four Rebel batters and struck out five.

Next up for the Rebels was a game that was scheduled for Thursday, May 14, at home against Medford. The next day, Friday, May 15, they were set to play at Grenada-Huntley-East Chain.

USC 10, Mabel-Canton 4

The United South Central baseball team took on the Cougars of Mabel-Canton and came out with a big 10-4 victory on Monday, May 11.

The Rebels took an early 2-0 lead when they scored in the bottom of the first inning. However, the Cougars came back and scored a run in the top of the second to cut the lead to 2-1.

In the fourth inning USC got five more runs to increase their lead to 7-1. Both teams score two runs each in the fifth inning and the score was 9-3.

The Rebels scored one more run in the bottom of the sixth and the Cougars scored one in the top of the seventh to get to the final score of 10-4.

USC out hit Mabel-Canton 10-8. Kolt Bullerman led the way at the plate going 3-for-4 with four RBI and Colson Rauenhorst was 2-for-4 and two RBI.

Mason Haugh, Rylan Clay, Drew Bullerman, Mitchell Meyer and Landon Beck all had one hit.

Haugh pitched four innings and gave up one run, on three hits, walked one batter and struck out six. Clay pitched three innings and gave up three runs, walked two and struck out three Cougar batters.

The two Mabel-Canton pitchers combined for giving up the 10 runs, eight earned, 10 hits, walked six Rebel batters and struck out one.

St. James 7, USC 2

The United South Central baseball team played two games in St. James on Saturday, May 9, one against the St. James Saints and one against the Martin County West Mavericks.

Against St. James, USC lost 7-2.

The Rebels led the game at first, scoring two runs in the top of the first inning. But the Saints came back with four runs in the bottom of the first to take the lead.

St. James scored two more in the second inning and one more in the sixth. They out hit USC 8-4.

Mason Haugh, Rylan Clay Drew Bullerman and Mitchell Meyer all got one hit, with Haugh pounding out a double. It was Bullerman who was credited with two RBI.

Riley Stevermer pitched all six innings, giving up the seven runs, five of them earned, eight hits, walked four and struck out two.

Two St. James pitchers combined for the seven innings and gave up the two Rebel runs, four hits, four walks and five strike outs.

USC 11, MCW 1

In the other game played in St. James on Saturday, the Rebels blasted out 11 runs to defeat the Mavericks 11-1. USC only out hit MCW 5-4.

USC exploded for six runs in the second inning and five more in the third.

Mason Atchley was 2-for-2 with three RBI. Kolt Bullerman was 2-for-3 with one RBI.

Colson Rauenhorst had the other hit and one RBI.

The Rebels had a lot of baserunners due to the fact that 11 USC batters reached first base on walks.

Mitchell Meyer pitched all five innings for the Rebels, giving up the one run on four hits, walked two batters and struck out five.

MCW had three pitchers in the game who totaled the 11 runs on five hits, issued the 11 walks and struck out four.

USC 8,

Kenyon-Wanamingo 4

The USC Rebels downed Kenyon-Wanamingo 8-4 in a game played at home on Thursday, May 7.

USC jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the first inning, added three in the second and another two in the fifth. K-W got one run in the second and three in the fourth.

USC out hit K-W 12 to 4.

Four Rebels had two hits each. Mason Haugh, Rylan Clay, Mason Atchley and Drew Bullerman all had two hits, with Haugh and Atchley each hitting a double for one of their hits.

Kolt Bullerman, Colson Rauenhorst, Mitchell Meyer and Landon Beck all had one hit in the game, with Beck’s being a double.

Atchley pitched five and a third innings and gave up four runs, all earned, on four hits, walked seven and struck out two. Riley Stevermer came in for one and two-thirds innings and gave up no runs, hits, walks or strike outs.