Weber Herbison
Katie Smith
3
Winner West Georgia UWG 7-13
1
Delta State DSU 16-3
Winner
West Georgia UWG
7-13
3
Final
1
Delta State DSU
16-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
West Georgia UWG 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 11 0
Delta State DSU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0

W: Taylor Boisclair (1-1) L: Minton, Dalton (3-1) S: Drew Hayles (1)

2
West Georgia UWG 7-14
3
Winner Delta State DSU 17-3
West Georgia UWG
7-14
2
Final
3
Delta State DSU
17-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
West Georgia UWG 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 1
Delta State DSU 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 5 1

W: Walton, Tyler (1-0) L: C.J. Fehribach (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Fred Sington

Herbison’s Single Lifts Statesmen To Game Three Win Over UWG

CLEVELAND, Miss. – Weber Herbison's two-RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to give the No. 10/1 Delta State University baseball (17-2, 9-2 GSC) team a 3-2 win over the University of West Georgia (6-14, 3-7 GSC) in the nightcap of a doubleheader on Sunday at Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field.

The win also gave the Statesmen the GSC series win, 2-1.
 
CJ Estave walked, Matt Majeur singled and Hayden White was hit by a pitch to start the seventh and set up Herbison's walk off single to left field.
 
West Georgia scored two runs in the sixth and added a run in the ninth to overcome a 1-0 deficit and claim a 3-1 win in game one.
 
THE BASICS
GM 1 FINAL:  West Georgia 3 | #10/1 Delta State 1
GM 2 FINAL:  #10/1 Delta State 3 | West Georgia 2
Date/Time: Sun. March10, 2019 | Start:  1:03 p.m GM 1.  | Start: 4:34
Location: Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field GM 2
Records: Statesmen 17-2, 9-2 GSC | Wolves 7-14, 4-7 GSC
Series: Delta State lead series 27-11

HOW IT HAPPENED | GM 1
  • Brett Young singled and scored on a CJ Estave single up the middle to give the Statesmen a 1-0 lead.
  • The lead held until the sixth when the Wolves scored two runs to take a 2-1 lead. Joe Skinner's pinch-hit single scored Cade Marlow and Brody Wortham singled home Logan Taylor.
  • The Statesmen put runners in scoring position in the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh innings but could not capitalize. 
  • West Georgia added an insurance run in the ninth Taylor double that scored Brian Dansereau.

ON THE MOUND HAPPENED | GM 1
  • Dalton Minton (3-1) gave up two runs on six hits with five strikeouts in 5.1 innings to take the loss for the Statesmen.
  • Taylor Boisclair (1-1) earned the win for UWG, allowing one run on seven hits with two strikeouts.
  • Drew Hayles (1) had one strikeout in a scoreless ninth to pick up his first save.
HOW IT HAPPENED | GM 2
  • West Georgia took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first. Brady Barnes was hit by a pitch and scored on a Drew Haywood's single.
  • Darek Sargent singled and scored on a Brett Young single to left field to tie the game, 1-1.
  • The Wolves regained a 2-1 lead in the fifth. Lane Griffith walked and later scored on a Taylor sac-fly to right field.
  • Estave walked, Majeur singled and Hayden White was hit by a pitch to start the seventh inning. After a strikeout, Herbison singled to left field to score pinch-runner Michael Allen and Majeur for the 3-2 win.

ON THE MOUND HAPPENED | GM 2
  • Tyler Walton (1-0) worked a scoreless seventh with a strikeout to earn the win in relief of starter Melvin Frazier.
  • Frazier struck out five and walked four and allowed two runs on two hits in 6.0 innings of work.
  • CJ Fehribach (0-1) gave up two runs on a hit with a walk in one inning pitched as the pitcher of record for UWG.
 
NOTEABLES
  • The Statesmen left seven runners on base, four in scoring position in game one.
  • Estave went 3-for-4 with a double and one RBI and Young finished 2-for-4 with a run scored in game one.
  • Herbison had a hit and two RBIs and Young had an RBI single while Barlow and Mejeur also one hit in game two.
  • The Statesmen lead the all-time series with West Georgia 27-11 and are 13-6 at Ferriss Field.
 

UP NEXT
  • Delta State travels to Ouachita Baptist for a 2 p.m. doubleheader at Rab Rogers Field in Arkadelphia, Ark., on Tuesday.
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