Charles Darnall
Richard Myers
8
Henderson State HSU 17-16
9
Winner Delta State DSU 23-9
Henderson State HSU
17-16
8
Final
9
Delta State DSU
23-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Henderson State HSU 1 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 8 9 4
Delta State DSU 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 9 11 2

W: Walton, Tyler (2-0) L: Jon Youngblood (3-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Matt Jones

Statesmen Rally For 9-8 Win Over Reddies

CLEVELAND, Miss. – Darek Sargent's sac-fly RBI to right-center scored Brett Young from third to cap a 9-8 walk-off victory over Henderson State University (17-16) for the No. 12 ranked Delta State University baseball team (23-9) on Tuesday, April 2 at Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field. The Statesmen finished the night with nine runs on 11 hits with two errors while the Reddies had eight runs on nine hits. Both teams had multiple errors.
 
Jake Barlow led the Statesmen at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a pair of runs scored. David Herrington was 1-for-4 with a grand slam and a career-high four RBIs.
 
Brandon Pollock led HSU with three hits, a run scored and an. RBI.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL: #12/14 Delta State 9 | Henderson State 8
Date/Time: Mon., April 2, 2019 | Start: 5 p.m.
Location: Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field
Records: Statesmen 23-9 | Reddies 17-16
Series: DSU leads series 61-7

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Reddies took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning after Brandon Pollock, who singled to left to open the game, scored on Joseph Shepherd's ground out to short.
  • Delta State tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the first on C.J. Estave's RBI single to center, scoring Jake Barlow, who doubled off the left-centerfield wall earlier in the frame.
  • After back-to-back singles and a pair of steals by Bryson Haskins and Greyson Stevens, HSU reclaimed the lead, 2-1, as Haskins scored on a wild pitch. The Reddies plated two additional runs on an RBI single by Pollock and a throwing error by left fielder Matt Majeur to lead 4-1.
  • In the bottom of the fourth, the Statesmen took a 5-4 lead on David Herrington's grand slam to left field. Payton Lane, Weber Herbison, and Bradley Sanford all singled to load the bases for Herrington. DSU tacked on four additional runs to take an 8-4 lead after four innings of play.
  • The Reddies tied the game at 8-8 in the fifth, as HSU strung together a pair of RBI hits and a sac-fly to plate four runs.
  • HSU kept the pressure on in the sixth after a walk to Pollock and a failed pickoff allowed the Reddies leadoff man to pull into third with no one out, but Hodges retired three-straight to quell the threat.
  • In the bottom of the eighth, the Statesmen threatened, but HSU reliever Jon Youngblood left Michael Allen stranded at third.
  • The Reddies put a runner on the corners with two outs off Tyler Walton in the top of the ninth. The junior from Germantown, Tenn., worked out of the jam by recovering a ricochet off first baseman Hayden White's knee and recording the third out of the inning.
  • Brett Young led off the top of the ninth inning with a double to left and came in to score on Darek Sargent's sac-fly to right-center to plate the game-winning run. Josh Russell had successfully moved Young to third with a bunt sacrifice.            

ON THE MOUND
  • Charles Darnall made his first career start for the Statesmen. The 6-foot-3 freshman righthander tossed 4.0 innings while allowing four runs, two earned, on six hits. The Bells, Tenn., native finished with three strikeouts and did not walk a batter.
  • Dalton O'Donnell started the game for the Reddies, tossing 3.1 innings while allowing four runs on seven hits with a pair of walks and a strikeout.
  • Reddies reliever Carson Cox was rudely greeted in the bottom of the fourth, as Herrington connected on his first home run of the year, a grand slam to left. Spencer Taack replaced Cox after he had worked a third of an inning.
  • Payton Griffin relieved Darnall in the fifth, but quickly walked two Reddie batters and was pulled for Kris Peet. The tandem allowed four runs on two hits and and three walks.
  • Patrick Hodges came on in relief of Peet and ended the Reddies' rally in the fifth. Hodges tossed 3.1 innings of shutout baseball, allowing one hit with one strikeout.
  • Tyler Walton (2-0) come on in the ninth for the Statesmen, earning the victory in relief.
  • Youngblood (3-1) took the loss in relief for the Reddies, allowing one run on one hit in 1.2 innings of work.         

NOTEABLES
  • Barlow collected his 11th multi-hit game of the season after going 3-for-3 with a double and two runs scored.  
  • Herrington extended his hitting streak to four games with a grand slam in the fourth inning. The senior from Senatobia drove in a career-high four RBIs.
  • Brett Young collected two hits, including a double down the left field line to open the ninth inning.    
  • The Statesmen moved to 10-1 on the season against teams from the Great American Conference with the win.
  • Monday's meeting was the second this season between the two clubs. Delta State claimed an 8-4 victory at Henderson State on Feb. 9 in Arkadelphia. Melvin Frazier struck out a career-high 12 batters in the win for DSU while Darek Sargent went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.

UP NEXT
  • The Statesmen travel to Arkadelphia, Ark., on Wednesday, April 3 to face Ouachita Baptist University. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. and live stats will be available on GoStatesmen.com.

 
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