Indians Stretch Win Streak to Seven with Sweep of Mississippi Delta

MOORHEAD, Miss. – The Indians opened conference play the right way Tuesday, rolling past Mississippi Delta 15-0 in seven innings in game one before digging out an extra-inning 5-3 win in game two to complete the doubleheader sweep.

The two wins pushed the Indians' winning streak to seven straight.

Game 1: Indians 15, Mississippi Delta 0 (7 innings)

The opener was over almost as soon as the Indians settled in.

Will Caviness singled in the first to bring home Madden Butler after Reid Kent scored on a balk, giving ICC a quick 2-0 edge.

The Indians added on in the fourth. Caviness doubled and later scored when Tre Gunn lined a double to left. Tyler Pickens worked a walk, Jack Cummings was hit by a pitch and ICC kept stacking pressure. Brody Thompson lifted a sacrifice fly to score Pickens, then Kent added an RBI groundout to make it 6-0.

The fifth was the separator.

ICC sent the game spinning with eight runs in the frame. Pickens started the burst with an RBI single. Thompson followed with a two-run double. Passed balls helped bring in more runs, Kent drew a walk during the inning and Caviness capped part of the surge with a two-run double to left that pushed the margin to 14-0.

The Indians added one more in the seventh when Gunn doubled home Butler for the final 15-0 margin.

ICC finished with 11 hits. Caviness and Thompson drove in three runs each, while Gunn and Pickens both turned in multi-hit performances.

On the mound, Andrew Williams handled the front end with little trouble. He worked five scoreless innings, allowed one hit, struck out three and walked two as the Indians never let Mississippi Delta find a rhythm.

Game 2: Indians 5, Mississippi Delta 3 (8 innings)

The second game looked nothing like the first.

After ICC controlled the opener, the nightcap turned into a grind. The Indians scored first in the opening inning, but the Trojans answered with two runs in the second and another in the third to move in front 3-1.

The Indians chipped back into it in the fourth. Houston Green helped turn the inning, and Cannon Graham delivered the key swing with a single down the right field line that tied the game at 3-3.

From there, the game tightened.

Neither team could break through again until the eighth, when the Indians finally found the opening it needed. Pickens drew a walk that brought home a run, then Kent followed with a single to the left side that plated another and put the Indians back in front 5-3.

That was enough for ICC to close the door.

Green picked up the win in relief, working two-thirds of an inning without allowing a hit or a run despite issuing two walks. Baillargeon recorded the save as the Indians finished off the sweep.

The Indians will be back in action after an eight-game road trip when they host No. 19 Meridian at 2:00 and 5:00 p.m. Saturday.