Landon Thibodeaux
Elisabetta Zengaro
1
Delta State DSU 17-14
8
Winner Southern Arkansas SAU 29-14
Delta State DSU
17-14
1
Final
8
Southern Arkansas SAU
29-14
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Delta State DSU 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 2
Southern Arkansas SAU 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 X 8 6 1

W: Colton Strother (3-1) L: Haggard, Witt (1-1) S: Hunter Mayo (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Muleriders Upend Statesmen 8-1

MAGNOLIA, Arkansas – Southern Arkansas University (29-14) scored eight unanswered runs en route to an 8-1 win over Delta State University (17-14) at Walker Stadium-Goodheart Field on Tuesday.  Landon Thibodeaux led the Statesmen with a double and two singles and Jonathan Andrews and Brandon Cummins with a single and a double apiece.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Southern Arkansas 8, Delta State 1
Records: Statesmen (17-14, 12-8 GSC), Muleriders (29-14, 15-9 GAC)
Location: Walker Stadium-Goodheart Field | Magnolia, Arkansas
Series: DSU leads 58-30
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HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Statesmen grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the third. Jonathan Andrews doubled to lead off the inning and scored on a Brandon Cummins double.
  • Southern Arkansas scored two runs in the fourth and six in the fifth to take an 8-1 lead.  Justin Buchannan was hit by pitch with the bases loaded and William Townsend drew a bases loaded walk in the fifths. A Carver Rademacher two-run single and a Justin Buchanan sac-fly highlighted the sixth.  Two runs came home on a throwing error and another run scored on a wild pitch..
  • Landon Thibodeaux had three hits including a double while Jonathan Andrews and Cummings had two hits apiece
  • Witt Haggard (1-1) suffered the loss for the Statesmen, allowing two unearned runs on six hits  and recorded a season-high six strikeouts.
  • SAU starter Colton Strother (3-1) gave up one run on seven hits with a walk and four strikeouts in six innings to earn for the win.
  • Hunter Mayo picked up his first save of the season. Mayo pitched three scoreless innings with four strikeouts and gave up no runs on one hit.
 
STAT OF THE GAME
  • Statesmen top five hitters in the batting order were a combined 2-for-18 with one RBI.
 
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
  • The one run scored was the lowest run total for the Statesmen since a 3-2 loss against West Georgia (2.28).
  • Cummins two hits marked his team-best 19th multi-hit game
  • Thibodeaux's three hit outing was his fourth of the season and his sixth multi-hit game.
  • Jonathan Andrew posted his fifth multi-hit game.
  • Statesmen pitchers combined for 10 strikeouts and seven walks.
 
UP NEXT
  • Delta State hosts Mississippi Valley State University on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Ferriss Field.
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