Drew Milligan
Elisabetta Zengaro
11
Winner Delta State DSU 16-12, 11-7 GSC
0
Mississippi College MC 11-26, 3-21 GSC
Winner
Delta State DSU
16-12, 11-7 GSC
11
Final
0
Mississippi College MC
11-26, 3-21 GSC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Delta State DSU 0 7 0 0 1 2 1 11 12 0
Mississippi College MC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2

W: Milligan, Drew (2-1) L: J. Fraze (2-5)

6
Delta State DSU 16-13, 11-8 GSC
7
Winner Mississippi College MC 12-26, 4-21 GSC
Delta State DSU
16-13, 11-8 GSC
6
Final
7
Mississippi College MC
12-26, 4-21 GSC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Delta State DSU 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 6 12 0
Mississippi College MC 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 7 16 1

W: G. Turman (2-2) L: Goza, Nick (2-5)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Statesmen Split Doubleheader With Choctaws

CLINTON, Mississippi – Drew Milligan tossed a complete game three-hit shutout with nine strikeouts to help lead Delta State 16-12, 11-7 GSC) to an 11-0 win in game one of a Gulf South Conference doubleheader on Saturday at Frierson Field.  Austin Warkentin's RBI single capped a three-run eighth to give the Choctaws the 7-6 win in the night cap.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
GAME 1 Final: Delta State 11, Mississippi College 0 (7 innings)
GAME 2 Final: Mississippi College 7, Delta State 6 , (8 innings)
Records: Statesmen (16-13, 11-8 GSC), Choctaws (12-26, 3-21 GSC)
Location: Frierson Field | Clinton, Mississippi
Series: DSU leads 117-49-1 | 51-25-2 at Mississippi College
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HOW IT HAPPENED  (GAME 1)
  • After a scoreless first inning, the Statesmen scored seven runs in the second to take 7-0 lead.  Trent Giambrone's RBI double scored Ethan Gill and a Matt Barrett two-run double plated Landon Thibodeaux and Giambrone.  Barrett came home on a Jacob Swiney single and Jonathan Andrews singled and scored on a Pickard single.  Pickard and Swiney later scored on a Colton Welch double to cap the inning.
  • The Statesmen added a run in the fifth, two runs in the sixth and one in the seventh to build the 10-0 lead. Welch launched his sixth home run of the year in the fifth. Barrett notched his fourth home run of the season and Cummins reached on an error and scored on a Pickard single in the sixth. Swiney drew a bases loaded walk in the seventh to score Thibodeaux.
  • DSU starter Drew Milligan (2-1) struck out nine Choctaws while allowing no runs and scattering three hits to earn the win.
  • Mississippi College starter Jake Fraze gave up 10 runs, nine earned, with two strikeouts and a walk in five innings.
  • Welch went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, and three RBIs and Barrett was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs. Swiney, and Pickard had two hits and two RBIs while Andrews had two hits and walked once.
 
STAT OF GAME 1
  • Five of Milligan's nine strikeouts were strikeouts looking.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED  (GAME 2)
  • Delta State scored a run in the first and third innings to take a 2-0 lead. Swiney had a one out single and scored on a two-out single in the first.  Swiney walked and stole second before scoring on a Gill single to right in the third.
  • The Choctaws used a four-run fourth to take a 4-2 lead.  Hunter Bolin cut the DSU lead to 2-1 with an RBI single and Colton Johnson followed with a three-run home run to highlight the inning.
  • Thibodeaux led off the sixth inning with a single and Marc McMillian hit a two-run home run with one out to tie the game 4-4. The Statesmen had runners at second and third only to see a pair of strikeouts end the inning.
  • Mississippi College loaded the bases in the bottom seventh but reliever Nick Goza got a strikeout and a line out to end the threat.
  • The Statesmen scored two runs in the eighth to take a 6-4 lead. Juan Rivera singled and McMillian reached on a field error on a sac-bunt attempt to start the fame. Dalton Skelton reached on a fielder's choice and Pickard singled to score Skelton and pinch runner Austin McClain with two outs.
  • Mississippi College answered with three runs in the bottom of the eighth for the walk off win.  A Colton Caver two-run single tied the game and Austin Warkentin delivered the game winning single to right.
  • Nick Goza (2-5) took the loss in relief of starter Jonathan Moody. Goza gave up two runs on three hits with two walks and a strikeout in one inning of work.  Moody yielded four runs on 12 hits with two strikeouts in 6.1 innings.
  • Grady Turman (2-2) gave up two unearned runs on three hits with a strikeout to earn the win for the Choctaws.
 
STAT OF GAME 2
  • Delta State left 10 runners on base five in scoring position.
 
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
  • Delta State had a four-game winning streak snapped in the game two loss.
  • The extra inning game was just the third time in 165 meetings with DSU falling to 2-1 in extra innings.
  • The Statesmen are now 5-8 in one-run games this season.
  •  Statesmen Head Coach Mike Kinnison earned win number 801in game on eand are now 801-253-2 at DSU.
  • Welch's three RBI's in game one marked his second three RBI game and his sixth multiple RBI game this season.
  • Milligan's nine strikeouts fell one shy of his career-high and give him 59 strikeouts in 53.2 innings pitched this season.
  • Delta State's three home runs in the doubleheader give the Statesmen 28 home runs this season (16 in 2014).
 
UP NEXT
  • Delta State and Mississippi College conclude the three-game series on Sunday at 11 a.m.
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