Justin Vincent
Elisabetta Zengaro
0
Union University UU 3-18
10
Winner Delta State DSU 5-8
Union University UU
3-18
0
Final
10
Delta State DSU
5-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Union University UU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Delta State DSU 0 5 0 2 3 0 X 10 12 1

W: Vincent, Justin (2-1) L: Harrison (1-4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Statesmen Win 10-0 To Earn Sweep of Union University

GAME FINAL: Delta State (5-8, 4-4 GSC) 10, Union University 0 (3-18, 2-13 GSC)
DATE: Monday, March 16, 2015 | 2:00 p.m.
LOCATION:  Dave "Boo" Ferriss Field | Cleveland, Mississippi
 
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WP: Justin Vincent (DSU) 2-1 | LP: Skylar Harrison (UU) 1-4 | Save: None
 
DELTA STATE STARTERS GAME 1: Cummins (CF); Swiney (RF); Pickard (DH); Gill (3B), Welch (1B), Barrett (C), Thibodeaux (LF), Rivera (2B), Andrews (SS), Vincent (LHP)
UNION UNIVERSITY STARTERS: Warnimont (2B), Orr (SS), Martin (3B), Wilson (C), Smith (LF), Coy (DH), Cook (RF), Bain (1B), Wilder (CF), Harrison (RHP)
 
THE BASICS: CLEVELAND, Mississippi – Justin Vincent tossed 5.2 scoreless innings and Brandon Cummins drove in three runs to lead Delta State University (5-9, 4-4 GSC) to a 10-0 win over Union University (3-18, 2-13 GSC) on Monday at Ferriss Field. Vincent struck out six and gave up just three hits while Cummins went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two-run home run.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • The Statesmen scored five runs, all with two outs, in the second to take a 5-0 lead.  Landon Thibodeaux and Juan Rivera had RBI doubles, while Brandon Cummins belted a two-run home run in the inning.
  • Jonathan Andrews and Cummins singled and scored on a Jacob Swiney two-run single in the fourth to extend the Statesmen lead to 7-0.
  • Delta State added three more runs in the fifth to build its 10-0 lead.  Rivera drew a bases loaded walk and the second run of the inning scored on a double play. Cummins drove in the third run on a single up the middle to score Thibodeaux, who doubled.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
  • DSU AT THE PLATE: Cummins was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and three RBI; Jonathan Andrews was 2-for-3 with two run scored and an RBI; Matt Barrett was 2-for-4 as the only Statesmen with multiple hits; 
  • Swiney, Ben Pickard, Ethan Gill, Landon Thibodeaux and Rivera had hits for the Statesmen.
  • Austin Orr, Jim Martin and Chaz Wilson collected the three hits for Union.
  • The bottom four hitters in the Statesmen order went 6-for-11 with six runs scored and four RBIs.
  • The Statesmen were 4-for-7 with runners in scoring position and drew a bases loaded walk in the process while Union had two runners in scoring position and was 0-for-4.
  • Six-of-10 runs were scored with two outs.
  • Justin Vincent (2-1) earned the win in his first career start for the Statesmen. The sophomore yielded no runs on three hits with four strikeouts. 
  • Skylar Nelson (1-4) took the loss for Union, giving up 10 runs, five earned, on 10 hits.
  • Whitt Haggard came on in the sixth in relief of Vincent, recording three strikeouts in 1.1 innings.
  • Delta State swept the Gulf South Conference series outscoring the Bulldogs 27-1 in three games.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
  • Delta State hits the road to play Stillman College on Wednesday at 3 p.m. in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, before traveling to play No. 4/10 Alabama-Huntsville on Saturday (DH) at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m.
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