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.