Box Score POPLARVILLE, Miss. – The No. 20 Parkland College Baseball team raced out to an early lead and held on to win 9-5 versus No. 11 South Arkansas College at Pearl River Community College on Saturday, February 24. The Cobras (3-3) avenged their loss to the Stars (8-8) on Friday with power, as sophomore Josh Outlaw (2-4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R) and freshman Will Applegate (1-3, HR, 3 RBI, BB) each launched a home run in the win.
 
Up next, Parkland closes the weekend with another game against No. 3 Pearl River Community College on Sunday, February 25. First pitch against the Wildcats (13-4) is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
 
No. 20 Parkland College 9, No. 11 South Arkansas College 5
 
The Cobras struck first in the top of the 2nd inning, taking the lead on a Josh Outlaw RBI single before Will Applegate crushed a 3-run home run to give the Cobras a 4-0 lead. The Stars scored in the bottom half to quiet the Cobras, but Outlaw added to the lead with a solo home run in the top of the 4th to make it 5-1. Sophomore transfers Will Flanigan (1-4, RBI, R) and Jacob Filip (1-3, 2B, RBI, R) extended the lead with back-to-back RBI in the 5th, and freshman Michael Carrano Jr. (1-4, RBI, R) drove in Filip to push the Parkland lead to 8-1. South Arkansas got one back with a solo home run in the 6th, but sophomore Ryan Snell (1-5, 2B, RBI) answered with an RBI double into center field in the 7th. The Stars scored three more in the bottom of the 7th, but it was too little too late as the Cobras cruised to the 9-5 win.
 
On the mound, sophomore William O'Gorman (1-0) allowed just three hits and one run through five innings of work, striking out 10 in his second start of the season. Sophomore Freddie Elftmann (1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 K) relieved O'Gorman in the 6th, and freshman Alex McHale (3.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, K) finished the game on the bump.