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Elisabetta Zengaro
9
Delta State DSU 16-2, 8-1 GSC
10
Winner West Georgia UWG 15-5, 5-4 GSC
Delta State DSU
16-2, 8-1 GSC
9
Final
10
West Georgia UWG
15-5, 5-4 GSC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Delta State DSU 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 11 0
West Georgia UWG 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 3 10 19 0

W: Andres Fernandez (3-1) L: Riggins, Hunter (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Fred Sington

UWG Rallies Past Statesmen, 10-9

CARROLLTON, Ga. –  Price Peters walk-off RBI double capped a three-run ninth inning to help No. 20 West Georgia (14-5, 4-4 GSC) rally for a 10-9 win over No. 1/2 Delta State University (16-2, 8-1 GSC) on Saturday at Cole Field.
The Statesmen held an 8-0 lead after two innings only to see the Wolves score 10 of the game's next 11 runs.
 
Score: #20 West Georgia 10 | #1/2 Delta State 9
Date/Time: Sun., March 10, 2018 | Start 11:00 a.m. (CT) | TOG: 2:49
Location: Carrolton, Ga. | Cole Field
Records: Statesmen 16-2, 8-1 GSC | Wolves 15-5, 5-4 GSC
Series: Delta State leads 25-10 | 21-7 under Mike Kinnison
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Zack Shannon notched his third home run of the series after Brian Lane walked to put the Statesmen out in front 2-0.
  • Delta State added to the lead in the second inning, scoring six runs with two outs to build the lead to 8-0.  Ellis and Lane singled in the first two runs and Clay Casey went deep to center field with the bases loaded.
  • The Wolves got a run in the bottom of the second. Price Peters singled and scored on a Brady Barnes ground to cut the deficit to 8-1.
  • West Georgia cut the lead in half, 8-4, with a three-run third inning.  Brian Dansereau and Hunter Stubbs drove in runs with doubles and Peters had an RBI single.
  • Cade Marlow singled and scored on a Logan Taylor triple and Garbriel Wurtz singled in Taylor to shrink the deficit to 8-6.
  • Cade Marlow tripled with one out and scored on a Taylor sac-fly to make it a one-run game, 8-7.
  • Jason Popovich extended the Statesmen lead to 9-7 on a leadoff solo home run in the top of the ninth.
  • Dansereau singled to left and scored on a Peters home run to left center to tie the game, 9-9. Barnes reached on an infield single and scored on a Michals double to give UWG the 10-9 win.
 
ON THE MOUND
  • Hunter Riggins (0-1) suffered the loss for DSU allowing three runs on two hits in the ninth.
  • Andres Fernandez gave up two runs on five hits with six strikeouts in 7.1 innings to pick up the win in relief of starter Ryan Parker.
   
NOTABLES
  • Shannon's two-run home run was his 32nd career home run and is now four home runs shy of tying Barry Lyons (1979-82) for fourth.
  • The Statesmen have scored double-digit runs 11 times and collected double-digit hits 14 times this season
  • Statesmen pitching surrendered a season-high 19 hits to the Wolves.
  • Popovich 3-for-5 with two runs scored and a home run and Casey went 2-for-4 with a grand slam for the Statesmen.
  • Peters went 4-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs scored to lead UWG.
  • The two wins give head coach Mike Kinnison 913 (913-289-2) career coaching wins.
 
UP NEXT
Delta State returns to Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field to host Harding University on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
 
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