ZackShannon_BB_041917
Elisabetta Zengaro
10
Arkansas Monticello UAM 25-13
13
Winner Delta State DSU 34-8
Arkansas Monticello UAM
25-13
10
Final
13
Delta State DSU
34-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arkansas Monticello UAM 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 5 0 10 11 0
Delta State DSU 0 11 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 13 13 3

W: White, Peyton (3-0) L: Jared Libke (2-1) S: Osbon, Zach (6)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Fred Sington

Statesmen Hold Off UAM Rally, 13-10

CLEVELAND, Miss. – Zack Shannon, Clay Casey and Justin Nussbaum combined for nine RBIs as No. 3 Delta State University (34-8) held off a University of Arkansas-Monticello (25-14) rally to claim a 13-10 win on Wednesday at Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field.

Final Score: No. 3 Delta State 13 | Arkansas-Monticello 10
Date/Time: Wed., April 19, 2017 | Start 5:58 p.m. | TOG 2:52
Location: Cleveland, Miss, | Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field
Records: Statesmen 34-8 | Boll Weevils 25-14
Series: Delta State leads the series 79-7
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Arkansas-Monticello grabbed a 1-0 lead on a Sean Wagner RBI single in the top of the first.
  • The Statesmen exploded for 11 runs on 10 hits to take an 11-1 lead in the bottom of the second. Zack Shannon led off the inning with a solo home run. Clay Casey and Juwan Burney singled and Nick Morgan was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Josh Russell doubled home Casey and Burney and Morgan trotted home on a Justin Nussbaum two-run single. Emil Ellis singled and scored on a Shannon RBI single. Casey hit a three-run home run to score Brian Lane and Shannon and Morgan hit a solo home run to left to close the scoring in the inning.
  • UAM scored run in the third and three in the fourth to cut the deficit to 11-5. Wagner had an RBI single in the third. Nick Paraino had a two-run double and a run scored on a Brian Ray sac-fly.
  • Delta State scored a run in the sixth and seventh to build a 13-5 lead. A Shannon double scored Ellis, who walked, to increase the lead to 12-5 in the bottom of the sixth. Juwan Burney singled and crossed the plate on a Nussbaum base hit to center.
  • UAM scored five runs on five hits and took advantage of two errors to cut the DSU lead to 13-10.  Alex Smith had the lone RBI single for the Boll Weevils in the inning.
ON THE MOUND
  • Peyton White (3-0) gave up one run on two hits with a strikeout over three innings to earn the win in relief of starter Andy Borries.
  • Zach Osbon (6) worked 1.2 scoreless innings, yielding one hit with a strikeout to earn the save.
  • UAM starter Jared Libke (2-1) gave up six runs on five hits in an inning of work to take the loss.
NOTEABLES
  • The Statesmen hit three home runs to move into a tie for the GSC lead with 42.
  • Shannon was 3-for-5 with three RBIs to extend his consecutive games reached base streak to 36.
  • Shannon and Casey are now tied for the team lead with 12 home runs.
  • Nussbaum 2-for-3 with three RBIs while Casey finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs, homering for the third time in two games.
  • Burney went 2-for-4 with two runs scored.
  • The Green-and-White totaled 13 hits for their 24th double-digit hit game this season.
  • Delta State ended a two-game losing streak to UAM to improve to 79-7 all-time in the series.
UP NEXT                                          
  • Delta State hosts Valdosta State University for a three-game Gulf South Conference series starting on Saturday at 2 p.m.  The series wraps up on with a single game on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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