MEMPHIS, Tennessee – Delta State Univeristy (15-12) scored 11 runs in the first two innings en route to a 20-0 win over Christian Brothers University (15-12) to give Head Coach
Mike Kinnison win number 800 on Wednesday at Nadicksbernd Field.
Ben Pickard and
Brandon Cummins combined to drive in six runs. Statesmen starter
Jake Brumfield earned his first win allowing one hit in four innings pitched.
INSIDE THE MATCHUPFinal: Delta State 20, Christian Brothers 0 (7 innings)
Records: Statesmen (15-12), Bucs (9-18)
Location: Nadicksbernd Field | Memphis, Tennessee,
Series: DSU leads the series 80-11
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@DSUBaseball HOW IT HAPPENED - Delta State scored two runs in the first and nine in the second to take an early 11-0 lead before adding one run in the fifth and seven to end the game due to the NCAA 10-run rule.
- Brandon Cummins went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and two runs scored and Ben Pickard was 2-for-3 with three RBIs and two runs scored to lead the Statesmen offensively.
- Trent Giambrone had two hits and an RBI and Ethan Gill recorded two hits, one RBI, and four runs scored.
- Dalton Skelton, Hunter Twitty, Josh Paden, Austin McClain, Marc McMillian, Jonathan Andrews and Juan Rivera had one hit apiece.
- Jake Brumfield (1-0) recorded career-high five strikeouts in a career-high four innings pitched to earn his first win as a Statesman. Brumfield allowed no runs on one hit combining with Witt Haggard and Trevor Blocker for the two-hit shutout. Haggard had three strikeouts in two innings pitched while Blocker allowed one hit with a strikeout in a scoreless seventh.
- Will Rutledge gave up four runs on four and hit four batters in one inning of work as the pitcher of record for CBU.
STAT OF THE GAME- Nine Statesmen were hit by a pitch, tying an NCAA and Gulf South Conference record.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE- The Statesmen won their third straight game and their fourth straight non-conference game.
- Statesmen Head Coach Mike Kinnison earned win number 800 and is now 800-252-2 at DSU.
- Gill extended his reached base safely in 23 straight games and his hitting streak to 10 games and Cummins have reached base safely 11 consecutive games,
UP NEXT- The Statesmen travel to Mississippi College for a GSC series starting with a doubleheader on Saturday at 2 p.m. and concluding with a single game on Sunday 1 p.m. in Clinton, Mississippi.
