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PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Delta State University baseball team left 14 runners on base in a pair of losses to West Florida Sunday at Jim Spooner Field. West Florida (30-16, 21-11 GSC) held on for a 2-0 victory in the resumption of a suspended game, before coming back to defeat the Statesmen (22-16, 15-10) 6-5 in game two.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Game One Final: West Florida 2, Delta State 0
Game Two Final: West Florida 6, Delta State 5
Records: Statesmen (22-16, 15-10 GSC), West Florida (30-16, 21-11 GSC)
Location: Jim Spooner Field | Pensacola, Fla.
Series: DSU leads series 29-26: Last Meeting: W, 5-1 on May 4, 2014 in Birmingham, Ala.
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HOW IT HAPPENED | GAME ONE

• The Argonauts took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the third on RBI singles by Ledarious Clark and Nick Kerkmann.
• West Florida left eight runners on base, while the Statesmen stranded seven.  
• Drew Milligan (2-2) allowed two runs on five hits. Cody Waddell allowed just two hits in 3.1 innings of relief.

 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED | GAME TWO

• DSU scored its first run of the day in the top of the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Ben Pickard.
• The Statesmen extended their lead to 2-0 in the second with Marc McMillian's fourth home run of the season, a solo shot to left field.
• DSU chased UWF starting pitcher Jarrod Petree in the third following an RBI single by Jacob Swiney, which pushed the advantage to 3-0.
• The Argonauts responded with three runs on three hits in the bottom of the third, sending seven batters to the plate and taking advantage of a pair of walks by Jonathan Moody.
• DSU threatened in the top of the fifth, loading the bases with no outs, but Colton Welch hit into a double play to end the inning.
• West Florida tied the game at five in the bottom of the fifth, sending seven batters to the plate. The Argos also had three hits and two walks in a frame for the second time in the contest. 
• Nick Kerkmann drove in what proved to be the winning run with a seventh inning double that scored Nic Strasser.
• Witt Haggard (1-2) took the loss in relief, despite allowing just two hits in 3.1 innings. Moody allowed five runs on seven hits in 4.2 innings of work.
• Reed Bright (4-3) allowed just two hits in 4.2 innings of relief work for the Argos.

STAT OF THE GAME

• GAME ONE: Brandon Nagem (7-2) struck out 10 Statesmen in just five innings, while allowing two hits with no walks.
• GAME TWO:  With the 6-5 loss in game two, the Statesmen are now 5-9 in one run contests.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE

• With the 2-0 loss in game one, the Statesmen were shutout for the second time this season. The last time DSU failed to score was in a 1-0 setback at Nova Southeastern on Feb. 7.
• The setback saw the Statesmen lose their first game of the season that was decided by two runs.  
• The Statesmen grounded into three double plays in game one. UWF doubled up DSU in the sixth, eighth and ninth innings.
• DSU dropped its first GSC series since dropping a pair of games at Valdosta State on March 1.
• Landon Thibodeaux had hits in both games, extending his hitting-streak to 10 games. He has now reached base in 19 straight contests.
• Brandon Cummins, who went 3-for-5, has now recorded multiple hits in 22 contests.

 
UP NEXT

 The Statesmen open the Gulf South Conference Tournament as the No. 6 seed on Saturday, May 2. DSU will face the No. 1 seed, which will be the winner of the series between Alabama Huntsville and West Alabama. The host institution will determine the start time.