Box Score
CLINTON, Miss. – The Louisiana College baseball team took the first contest of its three-game series here Friday night, downing American Southwest Conference East Division rival Mississippi College 10-8.

The Wildcats (10-8, 4-0 ASC East) trailed 4-4 after five innings but went on to score seven combined in the seventh and eighth innings then held off a four-run rally by the Choctaws (10-13, 3-4 ASC East) in the ninth.

Sophomore designated hitter Matt Scott (Pineville, La./Pineville HS) junior outfielder Adam Broussard (Nederland, Texas/Nederland HS) and sophomore infielder Cole Prejean (Brusly, La./Brusly HS) paced the LC offence.

Scott went 3-for-6 with a pair of runs scored and an RBI while Prejean went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI and Broussard 3-for-5 with an RBI.

Junior pitcher Kory Kottenbrook (Springhill, La./Springhill HS) picked up the win in three innings of relief for senior Justin Reed (Kinder, La./Kinder HS).

Ian Underwood was the losing pitcher.

LC and Mississippi College  will conclude their series Saturday at noon with a doubleheader.