TrentGiambrone_BB_030216_20
Elisabetta Zengaro
16
Winner Delta State Univ. DSU 24-10
1
Mississippi Valley MVSU 4-21
Winner
Delta State Univ. DSU
24-10
16
Final
1
Mississippi Valley MVSU
4-21
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Delta State Univ. DSU 0 5 0 3 6 2 0 16 11 1
Mississippi Valley MVSU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 4

W: Osbon, Zach (1-0) L: Fred Spencer II (1-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Statesmen Roll Past Delta Devils, 16-1

ITTA BENA, Miss. – Trent Giambrone and Will Robertson combined to drive in nine runs to lead Delta State University (24-10) to 16-1 win over Mississippi Valley University (4-21) on Tuesday at the MVSU Baseball Field. Giambrone had five RBIs while Robertson had four to lead the Statesmen
 
GAME INFORMATION 
Score: Statesmen 16, Delta Devils 1
Records: No. 18/14 Delta State (24-10), Mississippi Valley St. (4-21)
Location/Stadium: Itta Bena, Miss. | MVSU Baseball Field
Attendance/Start Time/Time of Game: 125/2:55 p.m./2:32
Weather: 69 degrees, Sunny, SSE 9 mph wind

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Drew Wheeler singled and scored when Alex Bravo grounded in a double play to give the Delta Devils a 1-0 lead in the opeening frame.
  • The Statesmen scored five runs in the top of the second to take a 5-1 lead. Luke Stanley's squeeze bunt single scored Ben Pickard. Will Robertson belted a three-run home run to highlight the five-run inning.
  • Three runs crossed the plate in the fourth push the Delta State lead out to 8-1. Stanley reached on an error and Brandon Cummins walked to start the inning. Giambrone's single scored Stanley and Cummins scored on a Robertson single. Colton Welch's sac-fly plated Trent Giambrone to end the scoring in the fourth.
  • The lead grew to 14-1 with a six-run fifth. Giambrone delivered a bases clearing double and Austin McClain had a pinch-hit two-run single.
  • A Juwan Burney's pinch-hit two-run double in the sixth extended the Statesmen lead out to 16-1.
  • Junior reliever Zach Osbon (1-0) worked 2.0 innings in relief and did not allow a hit with a strikeout to earn the win.
  • MVSU starter Fred Spencer (1-3) allowed five runs on four hits in two innings of work picking up the loss.
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORES
  • Luke Stanley had a career-high two hits and drove in his first run of the season.
  • Robertson's three-run home run in the second inning was his third home run in three games.
  • Robertson's four RBIs increased his GSC-leading total to 45 RBIs, including 17 RBIs in the last four games.
  • Austin McClain collected his first RBIs of the season with a two-run single in the fifth.
  • The Statesmen won their fourth straight game and have won 11 of its last 12 games.
  • Osbon earned his first win on the mound as a Statesman.
  • Former manager turned catcher, redshirt freshman Adam Clayton, drew a walk in his first career plate appearance as a Statesman.
  • The Statesmen have scored 63 runs over their last five games.
  • Delta State Head Coach Mike Kinnison now has 834 career victories.
 
 
UP NEXT
Delta State travels to Shorter University for a three-game series starting with a doubleheader on Saturday at 11 a.m. (CDT) followed by a single game on Sunday at 12 p.m. (CDT). 
 
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