CARROLLTON, Ga. – Jacob Swiney and Matt Barrett drove in two runs apiece to lead Delta State University (13-9, 7-5 GSC) to a 6-3 win over the University of West Georgia (14-6, 6-6 GSC) on Saturday at Cole Field. Junior lefty Dalton Moats (2-2) struck out nine batters and did not allow a hit over the final six innings to register his second straight complete game for the Statesmen.
 
GAME INFORMATION 
Score:  Statesmen 6 | Wolves 3
Records: Delta State (13-9, 7-5 GSC), Wolves (14-6, 6-6 GSC)
Location/Stadium: Carrollton, Ga. | Cole Field
Attendance/Start Time/Time of Game: 164 | 11:50 a.m./2:50
Weather: 75 degrees, Cloudy, S 5 mph wind

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Trent Giambrone worked a one out walk and scored from third when Ethan Gill reached on fielder's choice to give DSU a 1-0 lead in first.
• Jacob Swiney was hit by a pitch to lead off the second and scored on an Erick Santiago single to give the Statesmen a 2-0 lead.
• Swiney delivered a two-run single, scoring Gill and Ben Pickard, coupled with a Matt Barrett sac fly gave the Green-and-White a 5-0 lead.
• The Wolves scored two runs in the third and one in the fifth to cut the DSU lead to 5-3. Ben Utley hit a solo home run and Drew Eady had an RBI single in the third.  Caleb Lopes reached on an error and scored on a Garrett Hayes sac fly in the fifth.
• The Statesmen threaten to blow the game open in the seventh, loading the bases with no outs. UWG reliever Mitchell Mannino came on and struck out two and got a pop up to end the threat.
• A Barrett solo home run iextended the DSU lead to 6-3 n the eighth .
• Moats struck out two and worked a ground to finish the game in the ninth.

 
PITCHER OF RECORD
Win: Dalton Motes (3-2) – 9.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 9 K, 2 BB
Loss: T.J. Watson (1-2) – 8.0 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 K, 2 BB
Save: none
 
TEAM LEADERS: DELTA STATE
Hits: 2 – Robertson, Swiney, Barrett, Santiago
Runs: 2 – Giambrone
RBIs: 2 – Giambrone, Ethan Gill
Doubles: Robertson, Santiago
Triples: none
HRs: Barrett (1)
 
TEAM LEADERS: WEST GEORGIA
Hits: 2  -- Eady  
Runs: 1 – Utley, Lopes, Rogers
RBIs: 1 – Utley, Hayes, Eady
Triples: none
HRs: 0 – none
 
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORES

• Moats recorded hits second straight complete game and his nine strikeouts give the junior 19 strikeouts in 16 innings pitch in the two outings.
• Moats gave up single in the third and did not allow a hit over the last six innings to finish the game.
• Barrett's home run was his first of the season and the two RBIs marked his first multi-RBI game this season.
• Swiney's two RBIs was his sixth multi-RBI game and extended his hitting streak to nine games.
• Robertson's two hits was his 14^th multi-hit game this season.
• The Statesmen lead the all-time series with the Wolves 20-7 after Saturday's win.
• Delta State improved to 5-1 series game three and have won three straight since falling to Palm Beach Atlantic, 5-4 (2.13.16).
• Head Coach Mike Kinnison earned his 823^rd career win at DSU.

UP NEXT

• Delta State hosts Southern Arkansas for a doubleheader at Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field on Wednesday at 2 p.m.