Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 PENSACOLA, Fla. – The No. 11 Argonauts of West Florida claimed a doubleheader sweep over No. 20 Delta State with a 12-6 and 10-1 win over the Statesmen Saturday at Jim Spooner Field. The Statesmen slipped to 3-2 on the young season, while the Argonauts improved to 9-1.
In game one of Saturday's doubleheader at Jim Spooner Field, the Argonauts wasted little time finding their big-hitting offense to defeat the Statesmen 12-6.

The Statesmen struck first in the top of the first for three runs off RBI singles by Cameron Robulak and Brent Kakwitch. Patrick Taylor also scored in the inning, but the Statesmen left Kakwitch stranded in the inning.

RBI ground outs by Dustin Lawley and Zach Taylor after a throwing error by the Statesmen allowed the Argonauts to scratch out two runs in the bottom of the first.

UWF wasn't done there, scoring nine unanswered runs over in the second and third inning, including six in the third, to put the Argos up comfortably 11-3 heading into the fourth.

DSU cut it to 11-4 in the fifth, as Michael Vinson drove in Craig Herrman with an RBI single to left center. Hermann led off the inning with a single to center.

UWF answered right back in the bottom of the fifth after Leo Lamarche doubled to right. Two batters later, Taylor collected another RBI with a sac fly to deep center.

In the ninth, the Statesmen rallied for two runs, but after allowing DSU to load the bases, UWF closer Zack North slammed the door on the rally for the 12-6 victory.

Jason Postill (2-0) earned the win for UWF after tossing 8.0 innings allowing four runs on nine hits with 10 strikeouts. North worked the ninth allowing two runs on two hits.

Aaron Newcomb (1-1) took the loss for the Statesmen, working just 2.0 innings and allowing nine runs on eight hits. David Mooney gave up three runs in two innings of relief, while redshirt freshman Rickey Winters worked three scoreless innings of relief.

Cameron Robulak paced the Statesmen at the plate, going 3 for 4 with a run scored a pair of RBIs. Vinson finished with two RBIs as well and was 1 for 4 at the plate.

Josh Higgins and Leo Lamarche led UWF with three hits each.

Game two saw West Florida keep the offensive rhythm, jumping out a 3-0 lead in the Statesmen in the first inning. The Argos scored their runs on a pair of RBI singles by Eric Kroll and Greg Pron plus a wild pitch by DSU's Jordan Moore.

The Statesmen got on the board in the second, as Jon Carnahan's RBI double down the left field line scored Cameron Robulak from second.

The Argonauts turned in the second huge inning in the third, plating seven runs to take a commanding 10-1 lead and the UWF pitching staff would make it hold up for the win.

Ben Hawkins (2-0) worked 6.0 innings allowing one run on five hits to earn the win for the Argonauts. Sixto Velasco closed out the seventh for UWF.

DSU starter Jordan Moore (1-1) took the loss for the Statesmen, allowing nine earned runs on 10 hits. Ernie Triplett and Nathan Hardy also worked in relief.

Jon Carnahan went 2 for 3 with an RBI for the Statesmen, while Robulak also collected two hits and scored a run.

The Statesmen and Argonauts will conclude the three game series Sunday at 1 p.m. at Jim Spooner Field in Pensacola, Fla.