Ben Pickard
Elisabetta Zengaro
17
Winner Delta State DSU 17-13, 12-8 GSC
10
Mississippi College MC 12-27, 4-22 GSC
Winner
Delta State DSU
17-13, 12-8 GSC
17
Final
10
Mississippi College MC
12-27, 4-22 GSC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Delta State DSU 0 9 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 17 17 1
Mississippi College MC 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 10 13 4

W: Vincent, Justin (3-2) L: Taylor Olsen (2-5)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Statesmen Earn 17-10 Win Over Choctaws

CLINTON, Mississippi – Ben Pickard and Matt Barrett combined for 10 RBIs to lead Delta State University (17-13, 12-8 GSC) to a 17-10 win over Mississippi College (12-27, 3-22 GSC) on Sunday at Frierson Field. Pickard hit a grand slam, Barrett hit a two-run home run and Brandon Cummins had a solo home run to help the Statesmen clinch their fifth straight Gulf South Conference series.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Delta State 17, Mississippi College 10
Records: Statesmen (17-13, 12-8 GSC), Choctaws (12-27, 4-22 GSC)
Location: Frierson Field | Clinton, Mississippi
Series: DSU leads 118-49-1 | 52-25-2 at Mississippi College
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HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Mississippi College struck for four runs in the first on four hits to take an early 4-0 lead.  Caleb Upton and Logan Ferrell delivered RBI singles and Hunter Bolin drove singled home two runs.
  • The Statesmen answered with nine runs in the second to take a 9-4 lead. Matt Barrett doubled in two runs and Jacob Swiney was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to cut the deficit to 4-3.  One batter later, Ben Pickard belted his second grand slam of the season and Trent Giambrone tripled in two runs to cap the inning.
  • Delta State added a run in the third and four in the fourth to build a 14-4 advantage. Brandon Cummins belted a solo home run in the third. Barrett had an RBI single and a Pickard sac-fly scored two runs scored on a ground out and a fielding error in the fourth.
  • Giambrone had a two out single and scored on Barrett's fifth home run of the season to increase the lead to 16-4.
  • Mississippi College scored a run in the fifth and two in the sixth to cut the lead to 16-7. Toler Robinson had an RBI double in the fifth. Caleb Upton singled in a run and another run scored on a ground out in the sixth.
  • Cummins delivered a two-out single and scored on a Swiney single to right to give the Statesmen a 17-7 lead in the eighth.
  • The Choctaws cut the lead to 17-10 on a Ferrell three-run double in the eighth.
  • Justin Vincent (3-2) worked three innings, yielding three runs on five hits with two strikeouts to get credited with the win.
  • Taylor Olsen (2-5) allowed eight runs on four hits with two walks and a strikeout to take the loss for the Choctaws.
  • Pickard finished the day 3-for-4 with a double, a grand slam and five RBIs; Barrett was 3-for-5 with a two-run home run and five RBIs; Giambrone went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and three RBIs.
 
 
STAT OF THE GAME
  • The Statesmen had 17 hits on the afternoon with 8-of-9 starters collecting at least one hit.
 
 
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
  • Statesmen Head Coach Mike Kinnison earned win number 802 to improve to 802-253-2 at DSU.
  • Delta State has won five straight GSC series since getting swept at Valdosta State (3.1).
  • The Statesmen have won five of their last six games, outscoring opponents 75-20 during the six-game stretch.
  • The 17 runs marked the 11th time the Statesmen have scored 10-plus runs in a game.
  • Five Statesmen collected two-plus RBIs: Pickard (5), Barrett (5), Swiney (3), Giambrone (2), Cummins (2)
  • Pickard drove in five runs for the second time this season and notched his 10th multi-RBI game of the season.
  • Barrett's drove in five runs for his fifth multi-RBI outing.
 
UP NEXT
  • Delta State travels to Southern Arkansas for the first of two midweek games on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in Magnolia, Arkansas.  Following the SAU tilt, the Statesmen will host Mississippi Valley State at Ferriss Field on Wednesday at 6 p.m. 
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