FLORENCE, Ala.– Junior Dalton Moats struck out a career-high 12 batters to lead No. 29 Delta State University (20-9, 13-5 GSC) to a 6-2 win and the series sweep of the University of North Alabama (15-13, 8-10 GSC) on Saturday at Mike Lane Field.  Will Robertson had a double and two RBIs and Ben Pickard had two hits including a solo home run to lead the Statesmen.
 
GAME INFORMATION 
Score: Statesmen 6, Lions 2
Records: Delta State (20-9, 13-5 GSC), North Alabama (15-13, 8-10 GSC)
Location/Stadium: Florence, Ala. | Mike D. Lane Field
Attendance/Start Time/Time of Game: 249 / 1 p.m./2:41
Weather: 67 degrees, Sunny, SE 6 mph wind

HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 1)

• The Statesmen scored a run in the second and two in the fourth to take a 3-0 lead. Ben Pickard doubled and scored on a Colton Welch single in the second and belted a solo home run to highlight the two-run fourth.
• Three runs crossed the plate for the Green-and-White in the seventh. Erick Santiago and Brandon Cummins started the inning with a single and scored on a Will Robertson single. Robertson scored on a Gill double to make the score 6-0.
• UNA threatened with runners at second and third in the fourth only to see Moats end the threat with a strikeout and a popup
• The Lions avoided the sweep with a two-run ninth. Kevin Hall had an RBI single and another run came home on a throwing error.
• After the two runs scored in the ninth, Moats got two groundouts and a fly out to record the complete game win.

 
PITCHER OF RECORD
Win: Dalton Moats (5-2) – 9.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 12 K, 2 BB
Loss: Todd Gibson (2-4) – 6.1 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 7 K, 0 BB
Save: none
 
TEAM LEADERS: DELTA STATE
Hits: 2 – Pickard (2-for-4), Robertson (2-for-5), Welch (2-for-4)
Runs: 2 – Pickard
RBIs: 2 – Robertson
Doubles: 1 - PIckard, Gill
Triples: none
HRs: 1 - Pickard
 
TEAM LEADERS: NORTH ALABAMA
Hits: 2 –Hubbuch
Runs: 1 –Calhoun, Crabtree
RBIs: 1 – Hall
Doubles: 1 - Hall
Triples: none
HRs: – none
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORES

• Robertson's two RBIs marked his 10^th multi-RBI game this season.
• Gill's double in the sixth was hits 12^th of the season, moving the senior into a tie with Trent Giambrone for second.
• Pickard's home run was his seventh, tying Trent Giambrone for the team lead.
• Robertson's ninth inning double was his team-leading 14^th on the year.
• Moats won his fourth straight start while striking out a career-high 12.
• Moats improved 5-2 overall and is 4-0 in his last four starts. The Kansas City, Mo., native has struck out at least nine batters in his last four starters.
• The complete game by Moats was his third complete game and 11^th complete game for Statesmen weekend starters.
• Delta State improved to 6-1 in series game threes and 6-0 in GSC series game threes.
• The Statesmen lead the all-time series with UNA 50-39 after Sunday's win.

UP NEXT
Delta State plays a non-conference doubleheader against Henderson State on Tuesday at 3 p.m. in Arkadelphia, Ark.