Owls Sweep Cecil at Home

Prince George's Community College baseball jumped back into the win column with a pair of come from behind victories at home, 11-1 and 14-7, over Cecil College on Wednesday, April 18^th. The wins moved the Owls to 8-14 on the year and 7-11 in conference play.

The Owls started off hot in game one, capitalizing on a Seahawks error to take a 2-0 lead in the 1^st. Cecil responded with a run in the second but it was all Prince George's the rest of the way as the Owls tacked on one in the third before piling on eight more runs, including a walk-off balk, in the bottom of the fifth to take game one early in 5 innings. Sophomore Jaisal Kapoor (Silver Spring, MD) threw all five innings for the Owls as he picked up his second win on the season.

Game two also saw the Owls mount a comeback win but this time it was 13 unanswered runs from Prince George's, including a 9-run fourth inning to swing the game back towards the home team, 10-7. The Owls tacked on 4 more runs in the sixth to add some insurance before retiring Cecil in the seventh to seal game two 14-7 and end the day with a sweep. Gabriel Lebron (Apopka, FL) had himself a day during game two, finishing 2-4 from the plate with a triple, one double, and 4 RBI's. Perhaps Lebron's most impressive play of the day came in the fifth when the Owls batter reach on a fielder's choice which put Lebron in no man's land trying to reach home. Lebron proceeded to beat the rundown in a back-and-forth sprint and evade the tag at home plate to score and extend the Owls lead.

 Up next for Prince George's is a weekend away in western Pennsylvania for a pair of doubleheaders beginning with Allegheny County on Saturday, April 20^th. First pitch is slated for 12 PM.