Josh Russell
Matteo Zengaro
4
North Alabama UNA 16-11, 11-5 -
8
Winner Delta State DSU 20-7, 11-5 -
North Alabama UNA
16-11, 11-5 -
4
Final
8
Delta State DSU
20-7, 11-5 -
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
North Alabama UNA 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 8 2
Delta State DSU 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 X 8 8 2

W: Beard, Corey (5-0) L: Tyler Joyner (7-1)

10
North Alabama UNA 16-12
18
Winner Delta State DSU 21-7
North Alabama UNA
16-12
10
Final
18
Delta State DSU
21-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
North Alabama UNA 3 3 0 2 1 0 1 10 14 1
Delta State DSU 5 4 1 2 6 0 X 18 14 1

W: White, Peyton (2-0) L: Lane Wallace (2-3)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Fred Sington

Statesmen Sweep Twin Bill From UNA

CLEVELAND, Miss. – Josh Russell and Clay Casey drove in nine runs to lead No. 19 Delta State University (21-7, 12-5 GSC) to an 18-10 win over the University of North Alabama (16-12, 11-6 GSC) in the night cap of a doubleheader on Saturday at Harvey Stadium-Ferris Field. Zack Shannon's two-run home run sparked a four-run eighth to help the Statesmen to an 8-4 win in game one.
 
Final Score: GM 1 #19 Delta State 8 | North Alabama 4
Final Score: GM 2 #19 Delta State 18 | North Alabama 10
Date/Time: Wed. March 15, 2017
GM 1 1:08 p.m. | TOG GM 1 2:41 | GM 2 4:31 p.m. | TOG GM 2 3:10
Location: Cleveland, Miss. | Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field
Records:  Statesmen 21-7, 12-5 | Lions 16-12, 11-6 GSC
Series: Delta State leads the series 54-40
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (GM1)
  • North Alabama scored two runs to take a 2-0 lead in the top of the second. Drake Tucker singled and scored on a double steal and a Ben Cooley RBI single to left.
  • The Statesmen struck four runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a 4-2 lead. Clay Casey singled and after moving to third on an error, scored on an Emil Ellis ground out. Josh Russell walked and later stole home and Juwan Burney and Brian Lane delivered RBI singles.
  • UNA tied the game by scoring a pair of unearned run in the top of the sixth to tie the game 4-4.
  • A Zack Shannon two-run home run ignited a four-run eighth inning to break a 4-4 tie and give the Statesmen an 8-4 lead. Nussbaum had an RBI single to score Josh Russell and Popovich reached on a fielder's choice to score Emil Ellis.
 
ON THE MOUND (GM1)
  • Corey Beard (5-0) went eight innings allowing four runs, two earned, on six hits with three strikeouts to earn the win.
  • Tyler Joyner (7-1) suffered the loss for the Lions, giving up eight runs, seven earned on seven hits with two strikeouts.
  • Zach Osbon gave up two hits in a scoreless ninth to close the game.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (GM2)
  • Three runs crossed the plate in the top of the first to give the Lions a 3-0 lead. Kyle Hubbuch singled home a run followed by a two-RBI single from Peyton Sockwell.
  • The Statesmen answered with five runs in the bottom of the first. Burney doubled with one out and scored on a Casey single to right. Josh Russell provided the big blow on a grand slam home run to left field to give the Statesmen a 5-3 lead.
  • Hubbuch gave UNA a 6-5 lead in the top of the second hitting a three-run home run with two outs.
  • The Green-and-White scored four runs in the bottom of the second to regain a 9-6 lead. Casey dealt the big blow with a two-run home run while a run crossed on a wild pitch and an error.
  • Jason Popovich's RBI single scored Nick Morgan to make the scored 10-6 in the bottom of the third.
  • UNA cut the DSU lead to 10-8 with two runs in the top of the fourth on a two-RBI single by Dylan Tucker.
  • The Statesmen increased the lead to 12-8 in the bottom of the fourth. Casey was hit by a pitch and later scored on an Ellis sac-fly and Russell doubled and score on a wild pitch.
  • T.J. Lockett singled and scored on a Logan Carter sac-fly to cut the DSU lead to 12-9 in the top of the fifth.
  • Six more runs crossed the plate to give the Statesmen an 18-9 in the bottom fifth. Lane and Shannon had RBI singles and Casey and Nussbaum had RBI doubles.
  • Ben Cooley hit a home run to left field to lead off the top of the seventh to make the score 18-10 and close the scoring.
 
ON THE MOUND (GM2)
  • Peyton White (2-0) gave up one run on two hits in 2.1 innings to earn the win for the Statesmen.
  • Lance Wallace (2-3) gave up eight runs, five earned on three hits to take the loss for UNA.
 
NOTEABLES
  • Shannon's home run in the game one was his team leading seventh while Casey belted his seventh in game two to tie Shannon.
  • Lane went 2-for-4 with an RBI and Casey was 2-for-4 in game one.
  • Casey collected two hits to extend his hitting streak to 12 games,
  • Shannon extended his games reaching base streak to 22 in the doubleheader.
  • Beard worked through eight innings in this third straight start and earned his third straight GSC win.
  • The game one win was the Statesmen fourth straight come from behind win.
  • Delta State has won the last six meeting against UNA and enters Sunday series finale on a seven game winnings streak.
  • Casey went 4-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs and Russell was 2-for-2 with a grand slam and two RBIs.
  • Burney was 2-for-4 with three runs scored in game two.
 
UP NEXT
  • Delta State and North Alabama conclude the three-game series on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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