ZackShannon_BB_031317
Matteo Zengaro
14
Winner West Georgia UWG 10-11
4
Delta State DSU 14-7
Winner
West Georgia UWG
10-11
14
Final
4
Delta State DSU
14-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
West Georgia UWG 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 5 14 15 3
Delta State DSU 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 9 1

W: Greyson McLeod (2-2) L: Birdsong, Seth (2-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Fred Sington

Statesmen Drop Series Finale To Wolves

CLEVELAND, Miss. – West Georgia (10-11, 4-8 GSC) belted three-home runs to win the series finale 14-4 over No. 18 Delta State University (14-7, 7-5 GSC) on Monday at Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field.  Zack Shannon went 4-for-4 with an RBI to lead the Statesmen at the plate.
 
Final Score:  West Georgia 9 | #18 Delta State 4
Date/Time: Wed. March 13, 2017 | 3:15 p.m.
Location: Cleveland, Miss. | Harvey Stadium - Ferriss Field
Records:  Statesmen 14-7 (7-5) | West Georgia 10-11 (4-8)
Series: Delta State leads 23-9
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Zack Shannon led off the second with a double and scored on a Josh Russell ground out to give the Statesmen a 1-0 lead.
  • West Georgia took a 3-1 lead in the top of the third on a three-run home run to left by Ben Utley.
  • The Statesmen loaded the bases in the fourth with one out only to see two ground outs end the inning.
  • Three runs came across in the top of the fifth to extend the Wolves' lead to 6-1. Utley belted a two-run home run and Logan Arnett delivered an RBI single.
  • Delta State got a run off a UWG error in the bottom of the sixth to trim the deficit to 6-2.
  • The Wolves answered with three runs in the top of the seventh. Ryan Raper had a two-run double and Bradley Felkel single home a run to make the score 9-2.
  • Delta State scored two in the bottom of the seventh to make the score 9-4. Brian Lane led off the seventh with a triple and scored Zack Shannon single and Justin Nussbaum single home Clay Casey, who doubled.
  • West Georgia added five runs in the top of eighth on a bases loaded walk to increase and a Ryan Raper grand slam to increase the lead to 14-4.
 
ON THE MOUND
  • Seth Birdsong (2-1) gave up three runs on five hits with two strikeouts to take the loss for the Statesmen.
  • Greyson McCleod (2-2) gave up three runs, two earned on six hits, with two strikeouts as winning pitcher for UWG.
 
NOTEABLES
  • Delta State left nine runners on base, seven in scoring position, and left the bases loaded twice on the afternoon.
  • Shannon finished the day 4-for-4 with a double and an RBI as the only Statesmen with multiple hits. The four hits marked Shannon's sixth multiple hit game this season and extended his reached base streak to 15.
  • Russell and Nussbaum collected RBI hits for the Statesmen.
 
UP NEXT
Delta State travels to Itta Bena, Miss., to take on Mississippi Valley State on Wednesday at 2 p.m.
 
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