ClayCasey-BB_041817
Elisabetta Zengaro
4
Miss. Valley State MVSU 5-25
15
Winner Delta State DSU 33-8
Miss. Valley State MVSU
5-25
4
Final
15
Delta State DSU
33-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Miss. Valley State MVSU 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 7 4
Delta State DSU 3 7 0 1 3 0 1 0 X 15 18 2

W: Ray, John (3-0) L: Fredrick Spencer II (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Fred Sington

Four Home Runs Pace Statesmen Past MVSU

CLEVELAND, Miss. – Junior Clay Casey homered twice and had five RBIs to lead No. 3 Delta State University (33-8) to a 15-4 win over Mississippi Valley State University (5-25) on Tuesday at Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field. Tyler Brown and Darek Sargent also hit home runs for the Statesmen.

Final Score: #6/3 Delta State 15 | Mississippi Valley St. 4
Date/Time: Tues., April 18, 2017 | Start 7:04 p.m. | TOG 2:52
Location: Cleveland, Miss, | Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field
Records: Statesmen 33-8 | Delta Devils 5-25
Series: Delta State leads the series 84-15
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Arrington Smith walked with one out and would later score on a fielding error to give the Delta Devils a 1-0 lead in the top of the first.
  • Delta State responded with three runs in the bottom half of the first to take a 3-1 lead. Emil Ellis reached on an error and scored on a Zack Shannon sac-fly.  Brian Lane doubled and scored on Casey home run to left.  
  • The Statesmen added to the lead with a seven-run, eight-hit second inning to build a 10-1 lead. Two runs scored on a wild pitch followed by a Sargent belted a solo home run to left followed by a Zack Shannon RBI single and a Casey three-run home run.
  • MVSU got two runs back in the top of the third to cut the DSU lead to 10-3. Kevin Gonzalez tripled with two outs and scored on a wild pitch and Malkas Lipsey singled home Jackson Webb, who walked.
  • Shannon notched his second single of the night and scored when Dakota Glore reached on a ground out to push the lead to 11-1.
  • Three runs crossed the plate in the bottom of the fifth to make the score 14-3.  Morgan, Sargent and Popovich singled to start the inning.m Morgan scored on Popovich's single, Sargent came home on Lane's single and Popovich scored on a drop fly ball to left.
  • A John Smith RBI single in the top of the sixth trimmed the deficit to 14-4.
  • Brown hit his fourth home run of the season to extend the lead to 15-4 in the bottom of the seventh.

ON THE MOUND
  • Statesmen starter John Wesley Ray (3-0) earned the win, working five innings, giving up three runs, two earned on four hits with three strikeouts.
  • Frederick Spencer II gave up seven runs, four earned, on seven hits in one inning pitched to take the loss for MVSU.

NOTEABLES
  • Lane finished the night 3-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI followed by Morgan who was 3-for-4 with two runs scored to lead the Statesmen 18-hit attack.
  • Casey's two home runs tied Shannon for the team lead in home runs with 11, second in the Gulf South Conference.
  • Sargent belted his first career home run in the second and his fifth inning single marked the freshman's first career multi-hit game.
  • Popovich finished 2-for-4 for his team leading 22 multi-hit game.
  • Shannon drove in two runs for his 19th multi-RBI game while extending his consecutive games reached base streak to 35.
  • Casey two home runs and five RBIs for his 11th multi-hit game and has reached base in 25 straight games.
  • The Green-and-White totaled 18 hits for their 23rd game with double digit hits.
  • The four home runs by the Statesmen were a season-high and were the most since belting three long balls against North Alabama (4.25.17).
UP NEXT                                          
  • Delta State host the University of Arkansas Monticello for single game at 6 p.m. on Wednesday.
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