BCC baseball season ends in regional

 The Brunswick Community College baseball season ended Sunday after a 7-4 loss to Southeastern Community College in an NJCAA Division II regional in Martinsville, Va. The tourney is a qualifier to the NJCAA World Series.

BCC, seeded No. 2, opened the tourney Friday by routing College of Albemarle 14-0 in five innings. Brock Holmes was the winning pitcher, giving up two hits. He walked one and struck out three.

BCC finished with 14 hits. Trey Euverard and Jay Cannon were 2-for-3 with three RBIs. John Faircloth was 2-for-2 with three RBIs. Josh Powell was 3-for-4 with one RBI. Ryne Poplin was 2-for-2 with one RBI. Robert Long was 2-for-3 with one RBI.

BCC lost 9-6 on Sunday morning in the completion of a suspended game against L.B. Wallace Community College, ranked No. 8 in the nation. L.B. Wallace, seeded No. 3, took advantage of two errors and two hit batters to score six runs in the eighth inning in the victory.

In the loser-out game Sunday afternoon, Southeastern Community College took advantage of three errors, a hit batter and a passed ball in the first inning to score six runs.

BCC, at one time ranked No. 8 in the nation, ends the season 34-17. The 34 victories are a school record.