The Bob Jones University baseball team went 1-1 in Saturday's doubleheader against their NCCAA South Region rival, Toccoa Falls College.

In game one, the Bruins held off a late comeback by the Screaming Eagles to win 4-3. The Bruins looked for a late rally in game two of the doubleheader, but fell short with a final score of 6-10. With today's results the Bruins are now 9-19 overall this season and 5-7 in conference play.

After falling 4-22 to Toccoa Falls in Friday's game, the two teams were back on the field for their fifth and sixth meetings of the season.

The Bruins got off to a hot start to today's game. Kyle Prouse, Conley Burk, and Evan Johnson loaded the bases early in the first inning. Cayden Kennedy went up to bat and hit an RBI single to score Prouse and put the Bruins ahead 1-0. A sacrifice fly by Mac Carroll allowed Burk to cross home and add another run to the Bruins total. An RBI by Angelo Gomez scored Johnson to put the Bruins ahead 3-0 at the end of the first inning. 

With two outs on the board in the top of the second inning, Burk stepped up to bat and hit an RBI single to score Isaiah Brandt and put Bob Jones ahead 4-0. 

The Bruins held on to their four run advantage until the bottom of the fourth inning where Toccoa Falls got on the board. They recorded two home runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to come within one run of the Bruins. Bob Jones was able to hold on through the final two innings to close out game one with the 4-3 victory.

After a brief break, the two teams were back on the field for the second game of the day. The Screaming Eagles got the first run of the day in the bottom of the first inning. 

Brandt and Cody Kirkpatrick each doubled to open top of the third inning. Brandt raced home on a sacrifice fly by Prouse to knot the score 1-1. The Bruins took the lead as Max Lucien, the pinch runner for Kirkpatrick, scored on a wild pitch. A single by Gomez scored two more Bruins to give the team a 4-1 lead. 

The Screaming Eagles responded in the bottom of the third with six runs to regain their lead. Toccoa Falls added another run in the fourth inning and two more in the bottom of the fifth to lead 10-4 over Bob Jones. 

Looking for a seventh inning comeback, the Bruins loaded the bases early in the inning. A single by Lucien scored Burk to add a run for the Bruins. Another RBI single by Gomez scored Johnson to score another run for BJU. Two runners were left on base as the Bruins wrapped up game two with a 10-6 loss to Toccoa Falls College. 

Following the games, Head Coach Kyle Morrison said, "Mack Ritter threw a gem today in game one. It was great to see him go six solid innings. Gabriel Swarms was dominant out of the pen. It's great to have him here this year."

He continued saying, "game two was a learning moment for us. We need to do a better job of attacking the zone when we get four runs like that. We cannot give free bases. Unfortunately for us, the momentum shifted TFC's way when they got the bases loaded

Up next, the Bruins are back home at Conestee Park in Greenville, South Carolina to take on Truett McConnell University at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 8.