CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Bradley Central scored 32 runs in the Joe Adams Memorial-Alzheimer Awareness Classic to claim a pair of victories in three games.
After splitting Thursday evening's opening night with a 13-2 victory over Lincoln County, but an 18-7 loss to McCallie, the Bears (3-6) bounced back for a 12-4 win over Soddy Daisy in Saturday's event finale.
The Trojans defeated McMinn County earlier in the afternoon.
Bradley will play a home-and-home series with McMinn County, Monday at the McKenzie Baseball Complex and Tuesday in Athens, plus go across town to archrival Cleveland Friday.
Soddy Daisy (10-2) will also play a home-and-away series at the first of the week, hosting Hixson Monday and traveling to the Wildcats' home diamond Tuesday.
After Lee University signee Alex Brew scored on a two-out wild pitch in the opening inning, Bradley exploded for five runs in both its second and third at bats.
Senior Teigan Casssada sparked the second inning rally with a two-out solo home run, with Cleveland State signee Hank Adams capped it with a two-round double.
The first seven Bears reached base in the bottom of the third on a walk, three singles and a pair of "plunks" to send four runs across the plate, plus picked up another score on a ground out.
Soddy Daisy finally got on the board when with bases-loaded and two outs in the top of the fourth, Anthony Florio and Keith Scoggins both scored on a wild pitches.
The Trojans added two more scores in the fifth when Gabe Welch and Brayden Maynor opened the frame with walks, with Florio plating the first run with a ground out, while Scoggins scored the other with a two-out hit.
Bradley tacked on the game's final run in the bottom of the inning when Jake Keith lifted a sac fly to plate Jonathan Alomar.
Spane Bristol went 2-for-3 to drive in a couple of runs, plus he scored twice for the Bears.
Adams was also 2-for-3 with his two-RBI double, while Jaxon Humble went 2-for-4 and scored twice.
Brew reached base thrice and completed the circle each time, while Luke Keith had a hit, was "plunked" twice and a drew a base on balls before making the circuit twice.
Junior Bronson Stone earned the pitching victory, working four innings, striking out a pair, walking one and allowing just two hits.
Soddy Daisy managed just three hits in the contest — singles from Florio, Scoggins and Welch, who also drew a pair of walks.
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Davis, Lewis (2), McCoin (2), Hickey (3) and James; Stone, Casteel (5), Brew (7) and Stott.
WP: Stone. LP: Davis
Records: Soddy-Daisy 10-2; Bradley Central 3-6.
(Email Joe Cannon at joe.cannon@clevelandbanner.com)