TISHIMINGO, Okla. — Allen Community College split a pair of tournament games over the weekend, roaring to a lopsided win Saturday over Dodge City Community College, then dropping a game Sunday at host Murray State. THE HITS were harder to come by Sunday. Murray State led 2-0 before Sigg homered on a 1-1 count with one out in the top of the sixth.
The Red Devils’ 12-4 win and 7-3 loss put the team’s record at 3-4.
The Red Devils next host Oklahoma Wesleyan Thursday and Kansas City, Kan., over the weekend.
Allen wasted little time in the opener, erupting for six runs in the bottom of the first and five more in the third.
Meanwhile, starter Tanner Lee scattered six hits and three walks over six innings of work, with six strikeouts.
Allen sent 11 men to the plate in the first. Jerrik Sigg and Tim Lewis began the proceedings against Dodge City with a single and double, followed by a Garret Rasch sacrifice fly and doubles by Nate Arnold and Cody Amerine to lead 3-0. Troy Willoughby and Heffern followed with back-to-back singles, Heffern’s driving in Amerine. Trey Francis’ single scored Willoughby. An infield single by Lewis scored Heffern for the sixth run.
Ten more came to bat in the third, led off by Drew Walden’s single. Lewis’ hit scored Walden. Arnold’s double drove in Sigg, followed by run-scoring singles by Amerine and Willoughby.
Rasch drove in Francis with a sacrifice fly in the fourth to make it 12-0.
Lewis, Arnold and Willoughby led the 17-hit attack with three hits apiece. Amerine, Heffern and Francis each had two hits, while Sigg and Walden both singled once.
Jake Johnson pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings of relief, with one hit and two strikeouts. Jarred Latta also pitched a third of an inning, giving up a hit and two walks.
His shot was countered by three more Murray State runs in the bottom of the inning and two more in the seventh.
Nate Arnold’s double in the top of the eighth drove in Walden and Lewis.
Seth Jones got the start for Allen and was the hard-luck loser, giving up only a run on four hits in his three innings of work. Gage Dickerson, Hunter Miller, Arnold and Grant McMillan followed in relief, giving up a combined five hits and five walks with five strikeouts.
Sigg went 2-for-4 with his home run. Arnold also went 2-for-4 with a double. Lwis added a double. Francis and Willoughby also had singles.
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