Brian Lane
Elisabetta Zengaro
2
Union University UU 16-3
13
Winner Delta State DSU 12-4
Union University UU
16-3
2
Final
13
Delta State DSU
12-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Union University UU 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
Delta State DSU 0 2 2 6 2 1 X 13 15 2

W: Birdsong, Seth (2-0) L: Marty Coursey (3-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Fred Sington

Lane, Casey Lead Statesmen Past Union

CLEVELAND, Miss. – Brian Lane and Clay Casey combined for seven RBI's to lead No. 20 Delta State University (12-4, 6-3 GSC) to a 13-2 series clinching win over Union University (16-3, 7-2 GSC) on Sunday at Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field.
 
Final Score (GM1): #20 Delta State 13 | Union University 2 (7 inn.)
Date: Sat., March 5, 2017 | 2 p.m.
Location: Cleveland, Miss. | Ferriss Field
Records:  Statesmen 12-4, 6-3 GSC | Bulldogs 16-3, 7-2GSC
Series: Delta State leads 34-12
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Delta State struck for two runs in the second to take a 2-0 lead. Clay Casey singled to lead off the inning and scored on an Emil Ellis single. Ellis then scoredd on a Justin Nussbaum single through the left side.
  • Union tied the game 2-2 in the third. Zach Wylie delivered an RBI single and another run crossed the plate on a throwing error.
  • The Statesmen regained a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the third on RBI singles by Juwan Burney and Dakota Glore.
  • The lead grew to 10-2 in the bottom of the fourth. Brian Lane had a two-run double and Casey belted a three-run home to make the score 9-2. Glore followed with an RBI double to close the scoring in the inning.
  • A Lane two-run double in the bottom of the fifth and a St. Pierre RBI single in the sixth gave the Statesmen a 13-2 lead.
 
ON THE MOUND
  • Seth Birdsong (2-0) struck out six batters and allowed two runs, one earned, on six hits to earn the win for the Statesmen. 
  • Marty Coursey (3-2) gave up four runs on six hits with a strikeout as the pitcher of record for Union.
 
NOTABLES:
  • The complete game by Birdsong was the third of the season for Statesmen pitchers.. 
  • Casey's three-run home run in the fourth was his team-leading fourth of the season. 
  • DSU now has scored 49 of 104 runs with two outs this season.
  • Nick Morgan 2-for-4 to extend his reached base streak to 10 games.
  • Lane's four RBIs marked his second multi-RBI game while Casey notched his third multi-RBI game.
  • Glore drove in two runs for his second multi-RBI outing and St. Pierre recorded his first multi-RBI game.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
Delta State hosts Arkansas Tech on Tuesday at 3 p.m.
 
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