Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 RANTOUL, Ill. – The Parkland College Baseball team picked up two more wins versus John Wood Community College on Monday, April 8th. The Cobras (21-10) (11-5) held on to win 16-14 on a walk-off home run in game one against the Blazers (13-27) (3-17) before rolling in a 15-7 win in game two to extend their current win streak to nine consecutive games. Sophomore catcher Charlie Marisca compiled eight RBI during the doubleheader, while pitchers Mike Boyce (2-0) and Hunter Pudlo (3-0) earned wins on Monday.
 
Up next, the Cobras take on Danville Area Community College at home on Friday, April 12th. First pitch of the conference doubleheader versus the Jaguars (16-17) (11-5) is scheduled for noon at the Parkland College Baseball Field.
 
Parkland College 16, John Wood Community College 14
 
The Cobras took a 2-0 lead on a 2-RBI triple from Charlie Marisca in the bottom of the 2nd inning – and Marisca grounded a bases-loaded 2-RBI single in the 3rd to push the lead to 6-0. Freshman Will Applegate (2-4, HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, BB) smashed a 2-run home run to right field in the 4th to extend the lead, but the Blazers drove in three in the top of the 5th to close the gap.
 
Parkland freshman Adison Worthman lifted a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 5th before John Wood hit four home runs in the top of the 6th to erase the deficit and take an 11-10 lead. The Cobras regained the lead on a 2-RBI single from Worthman (2-2, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R) in the 6th, and Marisca (3-4, HR, 3B, 6 RBI, R) lifted a 2-run home run to lead 14-11. The Blazers tied it back up in the top of the 7th inning before sophomore Will Flanigan (3-5, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R) lined a 2-run home run to right field, and the Cobras won in walk-off fashion 16-14.
 
Sophomore Jaxon Christensen (5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 K, 4 BB) threw 82 pitches over five innings in his sixth start of the season. Sophomore John Cederberg entered the game in the 6th inning before Mike Boyce (1.1 IP, 3 H, 4 Er, 2 K, BB) closed out the win on the mound.
 
Parkland College 15, John Wood Community College 7
 
Parkland powered ahead with nine runs in the bottom of the 1st inning, loading the bases early and walking in a run to open the scoring and capping the inning with a Luke Parmentier (2-3, HR, 3 RBI, 4 R, BB) grand slam. Sophomore shortstop Tylor Phommachanhom (3-4, 2 2B, 3 RBI, R) added to the lead with an RBI double in the 2nd, but the Blazers got one back in the top of the 3rd to make it 10-1.
 
John Wood loaded the bases in the top of the 4th – and closed the deficit to 11-7 with a 6-run rally, but Parkland responded with a sacrifice fly from Jax Hisle (2-3, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R), and Micheal Carrano Jr. (3-5, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R) crushed a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 7th to run-rule the visitors and win 15-7.
 
Starting pitcher Gavin Parkerson (3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 K, 2 BB) faced 14 batters in his third start, handing the ball to Alex McHale in the 4th. Sophomore Hunter Pudlo (3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 4 K, BB) earned the win in relief, striking out four over three innings of work.