The bats remained hot for Miles during an April Fool's Day weekend series against Savannah State. The Golden Bears paired three games with double digit runs with two dominant pitching performances to win the series over the Tigers, taking the opening game 10-0 on Friday before splitting a doubleheader on Saturday. Miles won the opener 11-1 before falling 20-13 in the nightcap.
The three Kalebs led the charge for Miles (16-15, 13-7 SIAC) as Kaleb Hellard and Kaleb Allen earned the wins on the mound while Kaleb Priest went 8-of-11 at the plate with four RBI. Trey Rutledge also pounded the baseball, driving in 10 runs during the three-game set.

GAME 1 - Miles 10, Savannah State 0 (7)

A pitching duel featuring two of the top hurlers in the SIAC turned into a laugher as Miles scored seven times in the bottom of the seventh to win the game by the 10-run rule. The game was scoreless until the bottom of the fifth when the Golden Bears got a RBI single from Priest (3-for-4, RBI) to take the lead. Two more runs on hits by Jordan Pearson (3-for-4, three runs scored) and Rutledge gave Miles a bit more cushion and it was really all the run support Hellard would need.

The junior hurler allowed just two hits - a single to the game's first batter and a one-out triple in the top of the seventh - and two walks while striking out five. At one point, Hellard (3-4) had retired 14 consecutive hitters and he did not allow more than one base runner in any inning.

Miles put an end to the contest with an explosive final frame, with all seven runs coming with two outs. John Riley singled to drive in Brandon Leroy before Mason McClammy scored when Clifton Orr reached on an error. The big hit came two batters later when Rutledge launched a grand slam to left field off reliever Andrew Mann for a 9-0 lead. The next batter, Anthony Ramos (2-for-4), would triple to right field. On the throw to third, the ball got away allowing Ramos to score and end the game.

GAME 2 - Miles 11, Savannah State 0 (7)

Allen was superb in his start, taking a no-hitter into the fifth inning and pitching strong into the seventh to earn his sixth victory of the season. The southpaw retired the first 11 batters of the game, allowed just four hits and one run while striking out seven to gave Miles the series victory.

The offense continue to batter Tigers' pitching, jumping on SSU starter Jared Showalter (6-2) for six runs through six innings. Ahead 1-0 in the fourth, Rutledge sparked a three-run ralley with a two-run double before scoring on a single by Ramos. McClammy added a RBI single that plated Michael Archie in the fifth and Archie got his own RBI on a bases-loaded walk in the sixth for a 6-1 advantage.

Savannah State went to the bullpen in the seventh but did not get any relief as Miles scored five times in the frame to earn its third run-rule victory in the past four contests. Rutledge and Archie got free passes to first with the bases loaded to drive in runs, which sandwiched a two-run single by Priest to put the Golden Bears on the precipice. A sacrifice fly by McClammy scored Priest to end the ball game early.

GAME 3 - Savannah State 20, Miles 13

Savannah State scored 19 consecutive runs to break open a tie game. Miles would score the final 12 runs of the game, including nine times in the seventh, but the deficit was much to large for the Golden Bears.

A RBI double in the bottom of the first by Priest tied the game at 1. But the Tigers scored six times in the third to chase starter Mason Kirby (3-4). It got worse in the fifth as SSU scored 10 ties against Judson McKinney and Drew Shackleford and added three more against Dayveon Lavender for a 20-1 advantage. During that barrage, Tigers center field hit for the cycle, with single, double, triple, and home run while driving in six runs.

Miles struggled against SSU starter Enrico Peele (7-1) but went to work against the bullpen. Pearson had a RBI single and Rutledge added a two-run double in a three-run sixth. Two-run singles by Hagen Gringras and Jackson Lindsey and a two-run double by Landon Whitehead highlighted a nine-run seventh against two relieves before Mann came in to get the final three outs.