Weather reset creates a wild Sunday in Macon as Miles, Savannah State and Benedict see their tournament runs end.
Day Three of the 2026 SIAC Baseball Tournament delivered the full postseason menu Sunday at Luther Williams Field: a walk-off comeback, a 23-run elimination slugfest, a 1-0 pitchers’ duel and a late-night rally that pushed into the early hours of Monday morning.
By the end of the day, No. 3 Edward Waters had taken control of the championship side of the bracket, No. 1 Spring Hill had been pushed into elimination play, and No. 5 Morehouse had survived twice to keep its unlikely run alive.
Morehouse 8, Miles 7
The day opened with one of the tournament’s best comebacks. No. 7 Miles built a 7-2 lead after a five-run fifth inning, but Morehouse answered with six unanswered runs over the final four innings. The Maroon Tigers scored twice in the sixth, three times in the eighth and won it in the ninth when Cam Simmons singled down the right-field line to score Elijah James.
Robert Robinson was the centerpiece of the Morehouse offense, going 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and three RBIs. Simmons added a solo home run in the eighth before delivering the walk-off hit in the ninth. On the mound, freshman Walter Nunnally stabilized the game with four hitless innings out of the bullpen, while Tripp Braswell worked the ninth and earned the win.
Benedict 13, Savannah State 10
The second elimination game followed with another high-scoring swing. No. 6 Benedict outlasted No. 4 Savannah State, 13-10, in a game that featured 29 combined hits and multiple momentum turns. Savannah State actually outhit Benedict 15-14, but Benedict used a six-run sixth inning to flip a 7-6 deficit into a 12-7 advantage.
Cameron Haley powered Benedict’s offense with a 3-for-3 day, a home run, a double, three RBIs and three runs scored. Milton Herring added three hits and four RBIs, including a key two-run single in the sixth. Savannah State’s Jason Ramos went 4-for-4 with three RBIs, while Kidane Stephens collected three hits and Tyler Tucker homered in the loss.
Edward Waters 1, Spring Hill 0
After two offensive-heavy elimination games, Edward Waters and Spring Hill produced the sharpest pitching duel of the tournament. Edward Waters scored the game’s only run in the eighth inning when Dannon Smith singled, stole second, stole third and came home on Bobby Torres’ sacrifice fly.
Jordan Smith was outstanding for Edward Waters, throwing eight scoreless innings while allowing just two hits and striking out six. Ty Mitzel closed the ninth for the save after John Webb opened the inning with a double but was thrown out trying to stretch it to third. Spring Hill’s Wyatt Brown was nearly as strong, allowing one run over 7.1 innings with seven strikeouts, but took his first loss of the season.
Morehouse 15, Benedict 11
The final game of the day turned into a late-night test of endurance. The game was a marathon that started at 9:40 PM local time and lasted 4 hours and 15 minutes. Benedict jumped ahead 10-3 after four innings, but Morehouse exploded for eight runs in the fifth to take a 12-10 lead. The inning included a two-run single by Elijah Pinckney, an RBI double by Myles Tucker, a sacrifice fly from T.J. Whiteman, an RBI triple from Tripp Braswell and a two-run home run by Mariano McLean.
Benedict cut the deficit to 12-11 in the eighth, but Morehouse answered with three more runs in the bottom half. Cameron Simmons scored on a passed ball before Whiteman delivered a two-run single to push the lead to 15-11. Vernon Clay earned the win with three strong innings of relief on short rest, while Braswell recorded the save, giving him a win and a save on the same day.
Day Three Takeaways
Day Three eliminated Miles, Savannah State and Benedict, while Edward Waters moved into the championship round with the tournament’s cleanest pitching performance. Spring Hill, which entered the day unbeaten in the bracket, was forced into the elimination side after being shut out by Edward Waters. Morehouse became the story of the elimination bracket, winning twice Sunday — once in walk-off fashion and once after erasing a seven-run deficit — to set up a loser’s bracket final against Spring Hill.
In all, Sunday produced 65 runs, 72 hits and two dramatic Morehouse comebacks, but the day’s defining result may have been Edward Waters’ 1-0 win over Spring Hill. That victory put the Tigers in position to control the championship path while everyone else was left trying to survive one more day.