Tornadoes News
03.13.2010 - Baseball
Talladega, AL- Talladega College beat USCAA foe Concordia College-Selma 11-7 on Saturday afternoon.
Story courtesy of LaVente Young- Daily Home
The Talladega College Tornadoes won their home opener as they defeated Concordia-Selma 11-7 in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday.
"We are very happy that we got this game in because of the rain and all this weather," Talladega College head coach Wilberto Ramos said. "We have had bad weather here when we have tried to play for the longest. We are happy that we played."
Lincoln native Nathan Williams was the winning pitcher for TC. Childersburg alum freshman Logan Holmes came in relief for the Tornadoes
"I am very happy that Nathan Williams from Lincoln got his first college win at home," Ramos said. Logan closed the game for him. Two local kids got the victory."
This season the Tornadoes (2-13) have been rained out of five games. Ramos believes that playing on consecutive days will help his team play improve.
"We are trying to improve," Ramos said. "We are trying to get some games in to see if we can get hot."
Junior Alcibiades Gonzalez led the Tornadoes offense, scoring three times. Nicolas Figueroa and Christopher Castillo scored two runs each for TC. Luis Rodriguez and Jean Ortiz scored a run for the Tornadoes.
"We can score pretty good," Ramos said. "On the offensive side we are pretty strong. Pitching wise we can't seem to put everything together right now. We are very inconsistent on the mound and in defense. I believe it is because we play one day and take five off due to the weather. Hopefully when we start playing every day we can get it going pretty good."
"Both teams hit the ball very well," Ramos said. "They didn't make mistakes; we made a few errors in the infield. We walked a few guys and we got the loss. It was a good effort from our kids. With the good weather coming in, hopefully we can get going."
Trailing 4-2 in the fourth inning, Richard Cochran stepped to the plate and smacked a two run home run over the left center field wall to tie the game at 4-4.
In the fifth inning, Stephens from Concordia hit a triple to score a runner to give them a 5-4 lead. An error allowed Stephens to come home to give Concordia a 6-4 lead.
In the bottom half of the frames, the Tornadoes made things interesting as they loaded the bases. Jose Marin hit a fielder's choice, ending the Tornadoes' chances of a rally.
TC hosts a doubleheader against Emmanuel College on Tuesday at noon.
"We are very happy that we got this game in because of the rain and all this weather," Talladega College head coach Wilberto Ramos said. "We have had bad weather here when we have tried to play for the longest. We are happy that we played."
Lincoln native Nathan Williams was the winning pitcher for TC. Childersburg alum freshman Logan Holmes came in relief for the Tornadoes
"I am very happy that Nathan Williams from Lincoln got his first college win at home," Ramos said. Logan closed the game for him. Two local kids got the victory."
This season the Tornadoes (2-13) have been rained out of five games. Ramos believes that playing on consecutive days will help his team play improve.
"We are trying to improve," Ramos said. "We are trying to get some games in to see if we can get hot."
Junior Alcibiades Gonzalez led the Tornadoes offense, scoring three times. Nicolas Figueroa and Christopher Castillo scored two runs each for TC. Luis Rodriguez and Jean Ortiz scored a run for the Tornadoes.
"We can score pretty good," Ramos said. "On the offensive side we are pretty strong. Pitching wise we can't seem to put everything together right now. We are very inconsistent on the mound and in defense. I believe it is because we play one day and take five off due to the weather. Hopefully when we start playing every day we can get it going pretty good."
"Both teams hit the ball very well," Ramos said. "They didn't make mistakes; we made a few errors in the infield. We walked a few guys and we got the loss. It was a good effort from our kids. With the good weather coming in, hopefully we can get going."
Trailing 4-2 in the fourth inning, Richard Cochran stepped to the plate and smacked a two run home run over the left center field wall to tie the game at 4-4.
In the fifth inning, Stephens from Concordia hit a triple to score a runner to give them a 5-4 lead. An error allowed Stephens to come home to give Concordia a 6-4 lead.
In the bottom half of the frames, the Tornadoes made things interesting as they loaded the bases. Jose Marin hit a fielder's choice, ending the Tornadoes' chances of a rally.
TC hosts a doubleheader against Emmanuel College on Tuesday at noon.
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