JuwanBurney_BB_052717
Elisabetta Zengaro
0
Delta State DSU 44-12
4
Winner Lindenwood LWU 40-18
Delta State DSU
44-12
0
Final
4
Lindenwood LWU
40-18
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Delta State DSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
Lindenwood LWU 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 13 0

W: Feldmann,Brendan (10-3) L: Birdsong, Seth (10-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Fred Sington

Statesmen Fall to Lindenwood in CWS Opener

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas  – No. 20 Lindenwood (Mo.) University (40-18) jumped out to a 4-0 lead and got seven shutout innings from starter Brendan Feldmann to defeat No. 1 Delta State University (44-12) 4-0 in the NCAA Division II World Series on Saturday at the Ballpark in Grand Prairie (TX).  

Final Score: No. 20 Lindenwood University 4 | No. 1 Delta State 0
Date/Time: Saturday, May 27, 2017 | Start 7:20 p.m. | TOG 3:08
Location: Grand Prairie, Texas | The Ballpark in Grand Prairie
Records: Statesmen 44 -12 | Lions 40-18
Series: Lindenwood leads the series 1-0
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Lindenwood scored a run in the first and second innings to take a 2-0 lead. Wes Degener reached on an error and scored on a Kyle Teter two-out single to right in the first. Sam Baxter tripled and scored on a Paula Sherwood sac-fly.
  • The Lions added two runs in the third to build a 4-0 lead. Drew Quinones and Teter singled to start the inning, and Rayce Singbush grounded into a double play to plate a run. Teter would later come in to score on a Sam Baxter bunt single.
  • Delta State had runners at second and third in the fourth inning following a Zack Shannon two-out double to right only to see a strikeout end the threat.
ON THE MOUND
  • Seth Birdsong (10-2) gave up four runs, three earned, on 11 hits with five strikeouts in seven innings pitched as the pitcher of record for the Statesmen.
  • Brendan Feldman (10-4) limited the Statesmen to two hits with four strikeouts over seven scoreless innings of work for the Lions.
  • Connor Law worked the final two innings, notching two strikeouts to complete the shutout for the Lions' pitching staff.
NOTEABLES
  • The Statesmen had four hits, the fewest since a 13-0 loss to Florida Southern on Feb. 11.
  • Shannon's fourth inning double extended his hitting streak to 20 games and his reached base streak to 50 games.
  • Popovich's leadoff double in the eighth extended his hitting streak to 10 games.
  • Clay Casey has reached base in 40 straight games after drawing a walk in the sixth.
  • The Statesmen had a nine-game winning streak snapped, their first loss of the postseason.
  • Juwan Burney had two hits to lead DSU at the plate and register his 14th multi-hit game.
  • Quinones went 4-for-4 to lead the Lions, who had 13 hits on the night.
UP NEXT                                          
  • The Statesmen will play the University of North Georgia in an elimination game on Monday at 3 p.m.
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