NATCHEZ &045; It’s remarkable what a couple trips to solitary confinement can do for a hitter’s swing.

The batting cage can be a lonely place for fellows battling slumps. Sluggers can spend hours on end &045; with or without the observation of others &045; attempting to solve whatever is ailing them at the dish.

The cage also produces enlightening moments, however. Adams Christian cleanup man David Trisler is a product of the latter. He discovered several weeks ago his back shoulder was dropping, causing him to pop a lot of balls up.

That self-examination helped him thump two homer runs and four hits in a 2-AAA doubleheader sweep of Lamar Thursday.

&uot;I was sitting on a fastball and (Lamar starter Brannon Harrison) threw what I was looking for in the spot I was looking for,&uot; said Trisler of his leadoff bomb in the bottom of the third. &uot;I feel like I’m seeing the ball well right now.&uot;

The 11-1 and 16-5 wins ensured the Rebels (17-6, 10-5) a spot in this year’s playoffs with only Jackson Prep remaining on their schedule.

&uot;David’s definitely swinging a hot bat. He does a real good job with two strikes,&uot; AC head coach Gill Morris said. &uot;If (opponent pitching) gets behind, he’s got one of the quickest bats on the team. He’s gotten stronger and it’s paying off.&uot;

The same can be said for the entire lineup, which collected seven extra base hits of their total 12 in a Game 2 rout that was closer than reflected.

AC led 6-2 after four, before the Raiders mounted a charge in their half of the fifth off AC starter and winner Timmy Foster.

Leadoff man Parker Payne bunted his way on and moved to second when Everett Hill followed with a single to shallow right.

Foster got ahead 0-2 on Drew Moffett, Lamar’s RBI machine, before making a critical mistake.

He hung a fastball belt high, and Moffett crushed it to deep center to cut the lead to 6-5.

&uot;Timmy was behind a lot tonight,&uot; Morris said. &uot;He missed on the 0-2 fastball and Moffett took him yard. We were moving the catcher around to set up the fourth pitch, and with a good hitter like Moffett there won’t be a fourth pitch.&uot;

Foster retired the next three, and AC got the three runs back in the bottom of the fifth along with two lagniappe to push its margin out to five, 11-5.

Douglas Davis took Brannon Harrison’s first offering over the left field fence on a rocket, and two batters later David New sent a rainmaker in a similar spot for another solo blast.

After Brannon Harrison loaded the bases, younger brother Nathan Harrison came in a promptly walked Glenn Williams and Trisler making it 10-5. In his second at-bat of the inning, Davis collected an RBI-infield single to cap the inning’s scoring.

&uot;The first four in that lineup are hard to get out,&uot; Raiders head coach Shane Adams said. &uot;They can really swing the bats. They’re as good a team as we’ve seen all year. We didn’t play that bad. Plus if you take the bats out of their hands and put Davis in there, and they’re as good as anybody.&uot;

The Rebels sent everyone home early with a five-run sixth, as Nathan Harrison continued to have control issues.

Foster closed the floodgates with a 2-RBI double that scored Case and Williams after a wild pitch made it 14-5.