Tre Hobbs
Elisabetta Zengaro
11
Winner Delta State DSU 17-7, 9-5 GSC
4
UAH UAH 10-14, 6-8 GSC
Winner
Delta State DSU
17-7, 9-5 GSC
11
Final
4
UAH UAH
10-14, 6-8 GSC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Delta State DSU 3 0 2 0 4 0 1 1 0 11 15 0
UAH UAH 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 4 9 1

W: Birdsong, Seth (3-1) L: Riley Camp (2-2)

6
Winner Delta State DSU 18-7, 10-5 GSC
3
UAH UAH 10-15, 6-9 GSC
Winner
Delta State DSU
18-7, 10-5 GSC
6
Final
3
UAH UAH
10-15, 6-9 GSC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Delta State DSU 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 6 8 2
UAH UAH 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 9 0

W: Hobbs, Tre (3-4) L: Gabe Gunter (1-3)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Fred Sington

Statesmen Sweep Doubleheader and Series Against UAH

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – No. 23 Delta State University (18-7, 10-5 GSC) used a four-run sixth before holding off a late rally by the University of Alabama Huntsville (10-15, 6-9 GSC) for a 6-3 win in the nightcap of a doubleheader on Sunday at Charger Park. The Statesmen scored 11 runs on 15 hits to win game one the way to sweeping the three-game series.
 
Final Score: GM1: #23 DSU 11 | Alabama Huntsville 4
Final Score: GM2: #23 DSU 6 | Alabama Huntsville 2
Date/First Pitch: Sun., March 19, 2017 | GM 1: 11:59 p.m. | GM 2: 3:48 p.m.
TOG: GM 1: 3:12 | GM 2: 2:20
Location: Huntsville, Ala. | Charger Park 
Records:  Statesmen 18-7, 10-5 | Chargers 10-15, 6-9 GSC
Series: Delta State leads 45-18
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (GM 1)
  • The Statesmen built a 3-0 lead in the top of the first. Juwan Burney doubled and Brian Lane singled to start the inning before scoring on a Zack Shannon three-run home run to left.
  • Delta State pushed the lead to 5-0 in the top of the third. Burney reached on an error and scored on a Lane double, and Lane scored one batter later on a Clay Casey double.
  • Shannon knocked in his fourth run followed by run RBI singles by Emil Ellis and Justin Nussbaum to give the Statesmen a 9-0 lead in the top of the fifth.
  • UAH cut the deficit to 9-2 in the bottom of the fifth on a two-run single by Justin Ware.  
  • The Green-and-White pushed a run across in the top of the seventh and eighth to give the Statesmen an 11-2 lead. Emil Ellis singled and scored on an RBI ground out by Jason Popovich in the seventh and Ellis singled in a run in the eighth.
  • UAH scored a run in the bottom of the eighth and ninth to make the score 11-4. Lance Cleveland had an RBI single in the eighth and Tanner Burns brought a run home on a sac-fly in the ninth.
 
ON THE MOUND (GM 1)
  • Statesmen starter Seth Birdsong (3-1), who carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning, struck out seven while allowing three runs on nine hits through eight innings to earn the win.
  • UAH starter Riley Camp (2-2) gave up nine runs, eight earned, on nine hits to take the loss.  
  • Peyton White came on with the bases loaded in the ninth, getting two fly outs and a strikeout to end the game.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (GM 2)                   
  • AJ Walden singled and scored on a ground out to give the Chargers a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second.
  • A Casey solo home run to lead off the fifth tied the game 1-1.
  • UAH regained a 2-1 lead in the home half of the fifth. Cleveland singled and subsequently scored on a Ware single.
  • The Statesmen struck for four runs on four hits in the top of the sixth to take a 5-2 lead. Burney walked and after moving to third, scored on a Shannon sac-fly to tie the game. Casey was hit by a pitch and later scored on a wild pitch. Nick Morgan singled through the left side and to bring home Ellis.
  • Delta State added an insurance run in the top of the seventh to lead 6-2. Burney got aboard with a bunt single to start the inning and moved to second a sac bunt by Dakota Glore. Burney scored on a Shannon single to right field.
  • A Tanner Burns RBI single cut the lead to 6-3 in the bottom of the seventh. Hobbs struck out Ben Rhodes with two runners on and two outs to end the game.  
 
ON THE MOUND (GM 2)
  • Tre Hobbs (3-4) recorded seven strikeouts while giving up three runs, two earned, on nine hits to notch the complete game win.
  • Will Myers carried a no-hitter into the fourth before yielding a hit to Burney, Myers gave up two runs on two hits with a four strikeouts in five innings.
  • Gabe Gunter (1-3) gave up three runs on three hits as the pitcher of record for the Chargers.
 
NOTEABLES
  • The Statesmen have won the last 10 games in the series while improving to 13-7 in Huntsville, Ala.
  • The Statesmen improved to 13-2 when scoring first and 8-2 when in the first inning game one.
  • Ellis went 3-for-5 with two RBIs for his sixth multi-hit game and Nussbaum was 3-for-5 with an RBI to notch his fifth multi-hit.
  • Shannon went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native drove in four runs for the second time this season and his home run was his team-best fifth.
  • Burney and Lane also collected a pair of hits in game one.
  • Birdsong struck out seven through eight innings, both career highs.
  • Casey's solo home run in game two was his fifth, moving into a tie with Shannon for the team lead.
  • Hobbs tossed his third complete game of the season and the 11th for his career while ending a two-game losing streak.
  • Burney was 2-for-3 as the only Statesmen with multiple hits.
  • The Statesmen had eight hits in game two with Lane, Shannon, Casey, Ellis, Morgan and Nussbaum each collecting a hit.
  • Shannon went 3-for-8 with six RBIs in the doubleheader.
 
UP NEXT
  • Delta State welcomes Henderson State University on Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field. 
 
 
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