FULTON- Coahoma had an important road trip to Itawamba on Wednesday Afternoon. Their mission was to continue to win big games with a chance of a postseason berth. Itawamba has won three out of their last four games. They were looking to get a postseason berth as well. Both teams came into the matchup playing their best baseball, and something had to give. The Tigers started well out of the gate, but critical mistakes hampered them. The Indians capitalized on the mistakes in a 12-1 and 9-8 victory.

In the first game, Coahoma had a promising start, but Itawamba Community College pulled away late in a 12-1 victory. 

Coahoma opened up scoring 1-0 in the first inning. Alexis Rodriguez grounded out; scoring one run.

The game was tied at one when an error by Marquellis Edgeston scored one run for Itawamba. 

Trouble was looming for the Tigers in the fourth inning. They committed two straight errors, opening the door for Itawamba to score 11 runs. Justin Medlin stepped up with an RBI double. Drake Wallace puts the game out of reach with a 2-run homer.

Itawamba (25-9, 11-7 MACJC) scattered nine hits in the game. Jackson Lancaster and Kyle Crigger all had multiple hits for the Indians. 

Hunter Hughes earned the victory on the pitcher's mound for Itawamba. He went four innings; allowing one run on five hits, striking out four and walking one. Witt Roaton threw one inning in relief out of the bullpen. 

Justin Fisher took the loss for Coahoma. He surrendered 12 runs on nine hits over three and two-thirds innings, striking out three.

Joe Gee led the Tigers with two hits in three at-bats. 

In the second game, Coahoma's effort to come back from down six runs in the fourth inning came up just short, as they fell 9-8. 

Coahoma fired up the offense 2-0 in the first inning, when Colton Norris drew a walk, scoring one run. 

Itawamba took a 3-2 lead on a LaBryant Siddell 3-run homer in the first inning.

The Indians started to pull away 7-2 scoring four runs in the third inning. Medlin, Thomas, Wallace, and Hunter Nabors each had RBIs in the big inning. 

The Tigers came back scoring six runs in the fifth inning tying the game 8-8. They scored on an RBI single by Kyler Johnson, a 2-RBI double by Matthew Newcomb, an RBI single by Hector Torres, and an RBI single by Zac Gilder. 

Itawamba came through in the bottom of the fifth inning with an RBI double by Wallace.

Itawamba totaled 11 hits including three home runs. Siddell, Wallace, Nabors, and Crigger all collected multiple hits. Siddell went 3-for-4 at the plate to lead the Indians in hits. 

Kyle Crigger was credited with the victory for Itawamba. He surrendered zero runs on three hits over two and two-thirds innings, striking out four and walking zero. 

Austin King started the game for Itawamba. He went four innings, allowing two runs on three hits and striking out eight. Rafael De Leon started the game for Coahoma. He went three innings, allowing seven runs on six hits and striking out three. 

Wyatt Bailey took the loss for Coahoma. He went one and two-thirds innings; allowing zero runs on two hits, striking out two and walking zero. 

Coahoma racked up 13 hits on the day. Gilder, Torres, and Joe Gee each managed multiple hits. Gilder led the Tigers with three hits in five at-bats. 

"We didn't really show up and play with that fire the first game," said Coahoma Head Coach Lee Hodge. "When you are playing a really good team, you cannot come out with errors. We didn't finish like I thought we should have. You have to show up with some energy to play every game in this league or you get embarrassed."

Coahoma goes to (19-17, 7-11 MACJC) on the season. They will continue MACJC Conference play against Southwest Mississippi Community College. The game is set for 2 p.m. on Saturday, Apr. 21, 2018, in Summit, MS. It will be part of a doubleheader followed by game two at 5 p.m.