Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 PENSACOLA, Fla. – No. 5 Delta State University (31-8, 21-5 GSC) claimed a 7-5 comeback win in game one and 8-0 win in game two over the  University of West Florida (23-18, 15-11 GSC) on Friday at Jim Spooner Field. The Statesmen used a four-run seventh to erase a 5-3 deficit in game one before scoring two in the first and three in the second en route to the game two win.
 
Final Score GM1: #5 Delta State 7 | West Florida 5
Final Score GM2: #5 Delta State 8 | West Florida 0
Date/Time: Fri., April 14, 2017
Start GM 1 2:00 p.m. | TOG 2:35 | Start GM 2 5:11 p.m. | TOG 1:50
Location: Pensacola, Fla. | Jim Spooner Field
Records:  Statesmen 31-8, 21-5 GSC | Argonauts 23-17, 15-11 GSC
Series: Delta State leads the series 32-28, 12-13 at Jim Spooner Field
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (GM 1)

• The Statesmen grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the first. Jason Popovich and Emil Ellis singled to start the inning. Popovich later scored on a two-out single by Clay Casey.
• West Florida pushed a run across in the bottom of the first. Chase Kiefer led off with a doubled and scored on a throwing error.
• A Robert Lopez two-run single followed by a Tanner Halstead RBI single put the Argos in front 4-1 in the bottom of the third.
• The Green-and-White cut the deficit to 4-3 in the top of the sixth. Zack Shannon singled and Clay Casey doubled to start the inning. Shannon would score on a Juwan Burney ground out and Casey came home on a Josh Russell infield single.
• Michael Savas was hit by a pitch and would score on a Kiefer single to make the score 5-3 in the bottom of the sixth.
• The Statesmen exploded for four runs in the top of the seventh to take a 7-5 lead. Popovich and Ellis doubled and scored on a Brian Lane single to center to tie the game. Shannon launched a two-run home run with Lane on board to give DSU its first lead of the day.

ON THE MOUND (GM 1)

• Brady Chambley (4-1) pitched 2.2 scoreless innings and only allowed one hit to get the win.
• Zach Osbon (5 saves) worked three-up, three-down ninth to record the save.
• Brian Browning (3-2) gave up two runs on five hits with a strikeout as the pitcher of record for UWF.

HOW IT HAPPENED (GM 2)

• The Statesmen took a quick 3-0 lead in the top of the first.  Popovich and Lane singled and Ellis was hit by a pitch to lead the bases with no outs. Popovich scored on a Shannon single and Ellis came home on a Burney single while Lane scored when Nick Morgan reached on a fielder's choice.
• The Statesmen scored five runs, all with two outs, in the top of the second to build an 8-0 lead Casey drove in two runs with a single followed by RBI singles from Burney and Morgan. Cody Young doubled down the right field line finish the scoring in the inning.

 
ON THE MOUND (GM 2)

• Tre Hobbs (5-4) went the distance for fourth time this season, scattering four hits and six strikeouts in seven innings of work.
• Jared Middleton (3-1) gave up three runs on three runs in the first inning to take the loss for UWF.

NOTEABLES

• Shannon collected three hits with a home run and two RBIs followed by Casey with three hits with an RBI to lead the Statesmen 15-hit attack in game one.
• Popovich, Ellis, Lane and Russell each had two hits in game one.
• Jason Popovich recorded to two hits in both games and now leads the team with 22 multi-hit games while also extending his hitting streak to 14 games.
• Shannon home run in game one his GSC leading 11^th. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native has 16 multi-RBI games and extended consecutive games reached base streak to 33.
• Casey has reached base in 23 straight games and his two-RBIs in game two give the junior nine multi-RBI games.
• Hobbs complete game was the fourth of the season and 12^th of his career while his seven strikeouts were the most since punching out seven against UAH (3.29).
• Lane, Morgan and Burney also recorded two hits in game two while Casey and Burney had two RBIs apiece.
• The Statesmen scored six of eight runs with two outs in game two.
• The Green-and-White extended their winning streak to nine games overall and 14 straight in GSC games.

UP NEXT                                          

• Delta State and West Florida wrap up the three-game series with a single game on Saturday at 1 p.m.