Tallulah Academy had one exciting baseball game Saturday, and another it would rather forget.

J.T. McDaniel scored what turned out to be the winning run on a balk in the third inning, and Tallulah beat Claiborne Academy 4-3 in its first game at the Riverfield Academy Invitational.

The Trojans couldn’t keep the good times rolling, though, and lost 11-0 to Riverfield in their second game. They only had two hits and gave up 10 runs in the last two innings.

Against Claiborne, McDaniel hit an RBI double and scored on an error in the first inning. He reached on another error in the third, worked his way around the basepaths by tagging up on a fly out and stealing third, then scored on a balk to put the Trojans ahead 4-3.

Claiborne did not seriously threaten in the last two innings. The game was shortened to five innings because of tournament rules.

McDaniel also pitched three innings and had four strikeouts.

Tallulah Academy will host Union Christian Academy Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 5 p.m., and then come to Bazinsky Field in Vicksburg to face St. Aloysius at 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28.

Franklin Academy 3, Porter’s Chapel 2
Briarfield 10, Porter’s Chapel 1
Porter’s Chapel Academy fell behind early and couldn’t catch up Saturday, as it lost 3-2 to Franklin Academy in its second game at the Riverfield Academy Invitational.

Franklin scored three unearned runs in the bottom of the first inning and then held off PCA (0-8) in the game that was shortened to five innings because of tournament rules.

PCA got one run back in the second inning when Cameron Potter stole home, and another in the third when Evan Gordon scored on a dropped third strike. It only had one baserunner the rest of the game, however.

Gordon and Potter both had hits for PCA.

In the Eagles’ first game of the tournament, they lost 10-1 to Briarfield Academy.

Jackson Thornton scored three runs for Briarfield, and also had eight strikeouts in five innings pitched. Bryant Smith was 1-for-3 with two RBIs. The Rebels scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning and five more in the fourth.
For PCA, Gordon reached base twice and scored on a double by Conley Johnston in the top of the first inning.

PCA will next play on Thursday, Feb. 27, at Cathedral at 6:30 p.m.

West Lincoln 18, Port Gibson 1
Gabe Gennaro was 1-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored, and racked up 13 strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings pitched as West Lincoln snapped Port Gibson’s three-game winning streak.

Brody Dillon also had three RBIs and scored three runs for West Lincoln. Caden Seay was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored.

Michael Evans had Port Gibson’s only hit, with a single in the first inning. Centrell Hedrick had eight strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings pitched.