Dalton Minton
5
Winner Delta State DSU 15-2
2
Southern Arkansas SAU 13-5
Winner
Delta State DSU
15-2
5
Final
2
Southern Arkansas SAU
13-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Delta State DSU 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 9 0
Southern Arkansas SAU 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 8 1

W: Minton, Dalton (3-0) L: Remy Bilodeau (0-1) S: Walton, Tyler (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Fred Sington

No. 1 Statesmen Earn 5-2 Win over No. 9 Muleriders

MAGNOLIA, Ark. – No. 10/1 Delta State University baseball (15-2, 7-0 GSC) got a solid effort on the mound en route to a 5-2 win over No. 9 Southern Arkansas University (13-5, 8-1-GAC) on Wednesday at Walker Stadium-Goodheart Field.
 
Statesmen pitchers combined to post 13 strikeouts that included four strikeouts apiece by starter Dalton Minton and reliever Christian Day The 13 strikeouts marked the ninth game that DSU pitchers have combined for 10-plus strikeouts.
 
Hayden White finished with a single, a double and two runs scored and Weber Herbison had two hits with a run scored to lead the Statesmen at the plate.
 
Matt Majeur notched his first home run of the season in the fifth inning to give the Statesmen a 5-2 lead.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL:  #10/1 Delta State 5 | Southern Arkansas 2
Date/Time: Wed., March 6, 2019 | Start:  5 p.m.
Location: Goodheart Field
Records: Statesmen 15-2, 7-0 GSC | Muleriders 13-5, 8-1 GAC
Series: Delta State lead series 64-32

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Statesmen grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the second when White doubled and scored on a Herbison single.
  • Delta State added two runs in the fourth and one in the fifth to build the lead to 4-0.
  • White, Herbison and Landon Roberts singled to load the bases in the fourth. Josh Russell reached on a fielder's choice to White and Herbison came home on a wild pitch.
  • Majeur belted a solo home run to left field in the fifth.
  • SAU loaded the bases and managed scratched across two runs to cut the DSU lead to 4-2.  Brett McGhee had an RBI single and Zach Muldoon scored when Jansen McCurdy reached on a fielder's choice.
  • The Statesmen answered with a run in the top of sixth to take a 5-2 lead. Roberts drew a leadoff walk and later scored on a wild pitch.
  • Tyler Walton entered the game with one out and two runners on in the eighth and promptly coaxed pinch hitter Jordan Volner to hit an inning ended double play.
  • Walton got a strikeout and two ground outs in the ninth to end the game.

ON THE MOUND HAPPENED
  • Minton (3-0) struck out four and scattered three hits over 3.0 innings to get the win for the Statesmen
  • SAU starter Remy Bilodeau (0-1) had seven strikeouts but gave up three runs on six hits in 4.0 innings pitched to get the loss.
  • Walton earned his first save of the season, tossing 1.2 innings with one strikeout.
NOTEABLES
  • Majeur's solo home run in the fifth was his first of the season.
  • White finished with a single, a double and two runs scored and Herbison had two hits with a run scored to lead the Statesmen at the plate.
  • Roberts went 1-for-2 with two walks and a run scored in his first career start at third base.
  • Statesmen hurlers have combined for10 plus strikeouts nine times this season after combining for 13 punchouts against SAU.
  • The Statesmen improved to 8-1 against schools from the Great American Conference this season.
  • Delta State is now 2-0 versus ranked opponents with both wins coming over SAU.
 
UP NEXT
  • Delta State host the University of West Georgia for a three-game Gulf South Conference series, starting with a doubleheader on Sat., March 9 at 1 p.m.
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