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Winner Delta State Univ. DSU 36-15
7
West Georgia UWG 37-13
Winner
Delta State Univ. DSU
36-15
8
Final
7
West Georgia UWG
37-13
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Delta State Univ. DSU 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 8 13 2
West Georgia UWG 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 7 14 0

W: Osbon, Zach (3-0) L: Tritt Fennell (3-3) S: Brumfield, Jake (4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Statesmen Edge West Georgia, 8-7

PENSACOLA, Fla.  – Ethan Gill and Trent Giambrone had three RBIs apiece to lead No. 15 Delta State University (36-15) to an 8-7 win over University of West Georgia (38-13) in the GSC Tournament on Sunday at Jim Spooner Field. The Statesmen remain unbeaten in the Tournament and will play the winner of West Florida vs. West Georgia on Monday at 7 p.m.
 
 
GAME INFORMATION 
Score: Statesmen 8, Wolves7
Records: No. 15 Delta State (36-15) | West Georgia (38-13)
Attendance/Location/Stadium/Time of Game: 310 | Pensacola, Fla. | Jim Spooner Field | 3:40
Weather: 72 degrees, Sunny, N 8 mph wind

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Statesmen got off to a quick 4-0 lead in the first. Trent Giambrone put the Statesmen up 1-0 with an RBI-single to plate Brandon Cummins and Ethan Gill hit a three-run home run to make the score 4-0.
  • A Juwan Burney RBI single scored Jacob Swiney and extended the lead to 5-0 in the third frame.
  • Artemis Kadkhodian hit a solo home run and Garrett Hayes had a two-run single during a four-run third that cut the DSU lead to 5-4.
  • Statesmen starter Tre Hobbs got a pair of fielder's choice groundouts to end a Wolves' bases loaded threat in the fourth to protect a 5-4 lead.
  • Burney drew a one out walk and came around on a Giambrone double to push the DSU lead to 6-4 in fifth.
  • Payton Mann tied the game, 6-6, with a two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth.
  • The Wolves took a 7-6 lead on a Kevin Buckhault RBI single in the sixth.
  • Delta State answered with a two-run seventh frame. Giambrone delivered an RBI single and Will Robertson sac-fly regain the lead for the Statesmen, 8-7.
  • Jake Brumfield entered in the ninth with a runner on base, and recorded a fly out and a ground out to record his fourth save.
  • Zach Osbon (3-0) earned the win in relief of Hobbs, yielding no runs on two hits with three strikeouts in 2.2 innings.
  • Tritt Fennell (3-3) allowed two runs on a hit and had two strikeouts as the Wolves pitcher of record.
 
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORES
  • DSU pounded out 13 hits in the game, recording double digit hits for the 33rd time in 51 games this season.
  • Giambrone's three RBIs marked his 24th multi-RBI game this season and gives six RBIs for the GSC Tournament.
  • Ethan Gill's three RBIs marked his sixth three-RBI game this season.
  • The Statesmen improved to 9-5 in one-run games and 28-7 when scoring in the first inning.
  • Delta State has outscored opponents 65-16 in the first inning.
  • DSU improved to 6-3 in GSC Tournament games against the Wolves and lead the all-time series 20-7.
  • Statesmen Head Coach Mike Kinnison now has 846 career victories and is now 51-32 in GSC Tournament games.



 
UP NEXT
Delta State advances to play the winner of West Florida-West Georgia on Monday at 7 p.m. The Wolves and Argonauts open day three of the GSC Tournament at 11 a.m.
 
 
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