Tyler Walton
Elisabetta Zengaro
8
Winner Delta State DSU 29-6
3
Harding HU 20-19
Winner
Delta State DSU
29-6
8
Final
3
Harding HU
20-19
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Delta State DSU 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 8 13 1
Harding HU 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 1

W: Walton, Tyler (6-0) L: Nash Thomas (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Fred Sington

Big Sixth Inning Helps Statesmen Rally Past Harding

SEARCY, Ark. –  No. 5/8 Delta State University (29-6) used a six-run sixth inning to erase a 3-1 deficit and earn an 8-3 win over Harding University (20-19) on Tuesday night at Jerry Moore Field.

Score: #5/8 Delta State 8 | Harding University 3
Start: 6:00 p.m. | TOG: 2:41
Date/Time: Sun., April 8, 2018
Location: Searcy, Ark. | Jerry Moore Field
Records: Statesmen 29-6 | Bisons 20-19
Series:  Statesmen lead 42-7 and are 37-7 under Kinnison

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Delta State got on the scoreboard early with a run in the top of the first. Jason Popovich singled and Brian Lane reached on a fielder's choice before scoring on a Clay Casey single up the middle.
  • Two runs crossed the plate in the third and one run scored in the fifth to give Harding a 3-1 lead. Zach Beasley's RBI single scored Brendan Perrett and Connor Kelly singled home Nolen Fertig. Luke Van Dover had an RBI single in the fifth.
  • The Statesmen took the lead back with a six-run sixth inning. Lane was hit by a pitch and Zack Shannon made the Bison pay with a two-run home run to right. Casey walked and scored on a Justin Nussbaum single. Nussbaum and Juwan Burney, who singled, scored on Popovich's double down the left field line and Emil Ellis double home Popovich.
  • Morgan singled and scored on an Ellis single in the eighth to make the score 8-3.

ON THE MOUND
  • Tyler Walton (6-0) gave up a run on three hits with a strikeout in two innings pitched to earn the win for the Statesmen.
  • Nash Thomas (1-1) gave up three runs on one hit as the pitcher of record for the Bisons.
  • Hunter Riggins yielded two hits in two scoreless innings for the Statesmen.
  • Jason Lott recorded two strikeouts tossing a scoreless ninth inning.

NOTABLES
  • The Statesmen have scored a run in the first inning in four straight games, improving to 13-3 when scoring in the first inning and 21-3 when scoring first.
  • Popovich and Ellis had two hits and two RBIs apiece and Morgan had two hits and with an RBI.
  • Shannon finished 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and Casey was 2-for-3 with an RBI.
  • Shannon's sixth-inning home run was his 22nd of the season and 43rd of his career. He moved ahead of Dee Haynes (2000) for second on DSU's single-season home runs list and past Jud Thigpen (2001-2004) for second in career home runs.
  • The Statesmen had 13 hits for their 19th double-digit hit game this season.

UP NEXT
Delta State hosts a Gulf South Conference series against Lee University starting with a doubleheader on Saturday at 2 p.m.
 
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