Sutton Snypes and Alex Sherman combined to scatter eight hits over 12 innings as No. 6-ranked UMS-Wright pounded out 18 hits while taking a 9-3, 11-0 sweep over No. 4 Geneva in the second round of the Class 4A baseball playoffs at Radcliff Field on Friday night.

“I thought the kids came out tonight with a little energy, and we did a bunch of good things,” UMS-Wright coach Kevin Raley said. “We had some guys pick up some clutch hits today.”

The Bulldogs improved to 23-11 overall, while the Panthers finished the season at 20-6.

“They played better than we did,” Geneva coach Daniel Hart said. “Our kids did well. They battled and fought. It just didn’t go in our favor tonight.”

Snypes (7-3) scattered seven hits with no walks and seven strikeouts in seven innings on the mound in the opener.

Michael Moore, who was 2-for-3 with three RBIs, hit a two-run single in the top of the first inning, then added an RBI single in the third as Geneva took a 3-0 lead.

UMS-Wright got on the board in the bottom of the fourth inning when Will Taylor and Ty Waters each hit RBI singles to close the gap to 3-2.

The Bulldogs then broke the game open with seven additional runs in the fifth. Logan Norris, who was 2-for-4, hit an RBI single to tie the game. Snypes added a two-run single, Norris scored on a balk, Waters reached on an error that allowed a run to score, Olin Ward (2-for-4) added an RBI single and Cole Blaylock reached on an error that allowed for the final score and a 9-3 advantage.

Trent Smith yielded three runs off six hits and a walk over four innings, while Reed Wilson (2-1) surrendered four runs in a third of an inning to take the loss.

Sherman (7-2) tossed a one-hitter in the nightcap, striking out five batters while walking three in five innings.

Starter Talan Johnson (3-2) gave up five runs off four hits and a walk after facing only six batters and recording no outs. Three other pitchers finished the balance of the game.

The Bulldogs posted rive runs in the top of the first inning and four more in the second before hitting cruise control.

Wilson Colvin pushed the first run across the plate on a bunt. Norris added an RBI single, Snypes an RBI double and Taylor (2-for-4) followed with a two-run single that ended Johnson’s night on the mound.

In the second, Blaylock (3-for-4) smacked an RBI double, Taylor added an RBI single while Waters and Parker Barraza drew back-to-back RBI walks for a 9-0 advantage.

In the top of the fifth, Snypes hit a sacrifice fly and Waters reached on an error as the final run scored.

UMS-Wright moves on to face Trinity in the quarterfinals next week.