Emil Ellis
Elisabetta Zengaro
2
Delta State DSU 22-8
3
Winner Southern Arkansas SAU 24-5
Delta State DSU
22-8
2
Final
3
Southern Arkansas SAU
24-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Delta State DSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 9 0
Southern Arkansas SAU 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 2

W: Makenzy Larsen (3-0) L: Osbon, Zach (5-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Fred Sington

Diamond Statesmen Fall To SAU In Extra Innings

MAGNOLIA, Ark.. – Cortland McPherson drew a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the 11th inning to help No. 11 Southern Arkansas (24-5) to a 3-2 win over No. 15 Delta State University (22-8, 13-5 GSC) on Tuesday at Walker Stadium-Goodheart Field.
 
Final Score: #11 Southern Arkansas 3 | #15 Delta State 2 (11 inn.)
Date/Time: Tues. March 28, 2017 | Start: 4:56 p.m. | TOG 3:05
Location: Magnolia, Ark. | Walker Stadium-Goodheart Field
Records:  Statesmen 22-8 | Muleriders 24-5
Series: Delta State leads the series 60-29
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Muleriders scored a run in each of the first two innings to take a quick 2-0 lead. Blake Hall hit a solo home run to left in the first and James Trevanion singled and scored on a sac-fly in the second.
  • Delta State got a run in the top of the seventh to cut the deficit to 2-1. Josh Russell doubled to start in the inning and came around to score on a Nick Morgan single to left.
  • The Statesmen tied the game with a run in the top of the eighth. Jason Popovich led off the inning with a single and after moving to second on a Juwan Burney sacrifice bunt, scored on a Brian Lane single to left. DSU would load the bases with one out, but a double play ended the threat.
  • Delta State got the go-ahead run to third with one out in the top of the ninth, but SAU turned a double play on a squeeze bunt attempt to end the inning.
  • Southern Arkansas loaded the bases with two walks and a single in the bottom of the 11th to set up a bases loaded walk by Cortland McPherson that gave SAU the 3-2 victory.
 
ON THE MOUND
  • Zach Osbon (5-1) took the loss in relief for the Statesmen. The Monroe, La., native gave up one run on one hit with four strikeouts and three walks in 3.1 innings pitched.
  • Makenzy Larsen (3-0) scattered three hits over 3.2 scoreless innings with a strikeout to earn the win for SAU.
  • Peyton White started and threw five innings, allowing two runs on seven hits with a strikeout, while Brady Chambley worked two scoreless innings with a strikeout on the mound in relief for the Statesmen.

NOTEABLES
  • The loss snapped an eight-game winning streak for the Statesmen.
  • Russell and Ellis collected two hits each as the only Statesmen with multiple hits.
  • Morgan and Shannon had RBI singles to account for Statesmen's two runs.  
 
UP NEXT                                          
  • Delta State remains on the road for a three-game series against Christian Brothers, starting with a doubleheader on Saturday at 12 p.m. in Memphis, Tenn. The series concludes with a single game on Sunday at 1 p.m.
 
 
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