By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director

BILOXI — St. Patrick is headed to the second round of the Class 3A South State playoffs for the second straight season.

The Fighting Irish overcame an early 5-0 deficit Monday night to dispatch Enterprise 8-6 and complete a sweep of the Bulldogs. St. Patrick took the series opener on Saturday on the road in another two run affair in the same type of come-from-behind fashion 9-7.

On Monday night, the Fighting Irish trailed 5-0 entering the bottom of the third frame before rallying for four runs to change the momentum. Jacob Alexander cracked a two-run double for SPHS and then two runs also scored on an RBI-single by Jasper Moran that the Bulldogs kicked around a bit.

St. Patrick tied the game up in its next at bat when Ayden Williams led off the fourth with a solo home run. B.C Stoddard’s RBI-single followed in the fifth to give the Fighting Irish its first lead of the night.

Alexander added an RBI-double in the sixth and Eli Bowen added a run-scoring sacrifice fly.

Alexander’s three hits, including the pair of doubles, and three RBIs were both game-high totals while Moran had two hits.

Alexander overcame some early game struggles to get the win on the hill with a complete game performance, striking out 10, allowing eight hits and walking four.

On Saturday, in game one, St. Patrick trailed 7-0 to the Bulldogs entering the top of the fourth before bouncing back to grab the win.

The Fighting Irish broke out with four spots in both the fifth and sixth stanzas.

Alexander had a two-run double in the fifth and Trey Zorn had a solo home run in the sixth.

Alexander enjoyed the same productive worksheet in this game, with a game-high three hits including two doubles and a game-high three RBI’s. Zorn, Chaz Byers and Bowen each added two hits apiece for SPHS.

Gunner Eure got the win on the mound.

St. Patrick moves on to face Seminary in round two later this week.