Brookhaven Clinches Series, Remains in 3rd Place

FARMERS BRANCH, Texas – Dallas College Brookhaven's baseball team scored eight runs in the first two innings, and held on for a 10-9 win over Dallas College Cedar Valley Thursday.

The win clinched the Dallas Athletic Conference series for the Bears, who've won four straight, and equaled their home and road victories at 11 apiece. Brookhaven (22-25, 15-11 DAC) has the second most wins in conference play with four games remaining. Dallas College Richland and Dallas College North Lake, who are sandwiched around the third place Bears, have six and five games left, respectively, in their conference schedule.

Bradley Boedeker had three hits, and drove in a run for the Bears. AJ Garcia was 2 for 4 with an RBI. Both had a stolen base.

Cedar Valley (17-31, 5-21 DAC) pulled within 10-6 in the sixth inning after scoring four times. The Suns put three runs on the board in the ninth, but couldn't push the tying run across.

Brookhaven's Jorge Sanchez doubled, and drove in two runs. Brett Petillo went an unconventional 0 for 4 with a sacrifice fly and two RBI. Payton Stephenson was 1 for 4 with an RBI. Fabian Diaz had an RBI walk. Nash Nichols was 1 for 3 with a walk and two stolen bases.

Brookhaven pitcher Wyatt Sheehan retired both of the batters he faced in middle relief after starter Blake Ward went three innings, allowing two hits and a walk, while striking out three in a run-spotless appearance. Cole Mitchell finished up the fourth and fifth innings, giving up one earned run on three hits and no walks, and had two strikeouts. Clayten Mixon pitched the last four innings for a save, despite allowing seven runs on five hits and five walks. He had four strikeouts.

The series is set to conclude 12 p.m. Saturday at Brookhaven.