Hunter Riggins
Michael Wade
3
East Central ECU 0-1
14
Winner Delta State DSU 1-0
East Central ECU
0-1
3
Final
14
Delta State DSU
1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
East Central ECU 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 5 2
Delta State DSU 3 1 2 0 2 6 X 14 15 1

W: Riggins, Hunter (1-0) L: Chavez,Jonny (0-1)

4
Winner East Central ECU 1-1
3
Delta State DSU 1-1
Winner
East Central ECU
1-1
4
Final
3
Delta State DSU
1-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
East Central ECU 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 3 2
Delta State DSU 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 6 2

W: Johnston,Spencer (1-0) L: Rutledge, Jackson (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Fred Sington

No. 11 Statesmen Split Doubleheader With ECU

CLEVELAND, Miss. — No. 11 Delta State University baseball (1-1) opened the 2020 season and the Rodney Batts era with a doubleheader spilt against East Central (1-1) on Saturday at Harvey Stadium Ferriss Field.

Hunter Riggins tossed a five shutout innings with eight strikeouts to lead the Statesmen to a 14-4 win in game one while East Central used a four-run fifth inning to win the nightcap, 4-3.

THE BASICS
GAME 1 FINAL:   #11 Delta State 14  | East Central 4 (7 inn.)
GAME 1 FINAL:  East Central 4 | #11 Delta State 1
Date/Time: Sat., Feb. 1 | GM 1 Start: 12:07 p.m. | TOG: 2:44 | GM Start: 3:30 pm | TOG: 1:55
Location: Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field | Cleveland, Miss.
Records: Statesmen 1-1 |  Tigers 1-1
Series: Delta State leads the series 5-1

HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 1)
  •  Delta State used a three-run first inning to take an quick 3-0 lead. CJ Estave had a RBI double and Hayden White drove in a pair of runs with a double.
  • The Statesmen added a run in the second and two runs in the third. A run scored on a Estave single and two runs came home on a Jake Barlow single down the third base line.
  • East Central scored three runs in the sixth to cut the deficit to 8-3.
  • The Statesmen added two runs in the fifth and six runs in the sixth to build a 14-3 lead.  Barlow and Wyatt Pratt had RBI singles in the fifth. Pratt, Kevin Granger, Chad Ragland and Barlow had RBI singles in the sixth.  
 
ON THE MOUND  (GAME 1)
  • Hunter Riggins (1-0) recorded eight strikeouts against one while allowing no runs on three hits over five innings for the win.
  • Jonny Chavez (0-1) gave up six runs, five earned, on six hits with a strikeout in 2.1 innings to take the loss for ECU.
     
HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 2)
  • Estave reached on a fielder's choice and after advancing to third and scored after a pair of wild pitches.
  • The Tigers took advantage of two errors to plate four unearned runs and take a 4-1 lead om fifth.
  • The Statesmen scored two runs to cut the ECU lead to 4-3 in the home half of the fifth. Jared Cramer belted a leadoff solo home run to left and Darek Sargent reached on a bunt single and scored on a Jake Barlow sac-fly to left field.
  • Delta State put the tying run aboard with one out in the sixth and went down in order in the seventh.
ON THE MOUND  (GAME 2)
  • Spencer Johnston tossed a complete game, allowing three runs on six hits with nine strikeouts against one walk.
  • DSU starter Jackson Rutledge (0-1) gave up four unearned runs on a hit with four strikeouts as the pitcher of record for the Statesmen.
  • Kole Kittrell tossed one scoreless inning with a walk while yielding two hits.
  • Tanner Propst had three strikeouts in 1.2 innings to close out the game on the mound for DSU.
 
NOTABLES 
  • Ten Statesmen made their debut in Saturday's doubleheader.
  • Ragland went 3-for-4 with four runs scored, a double and one RBI in game one.
  • Barlow and Hayden White each went 2-for-5 with three RBIs while Wyatt Pratt was 2-for-3 with two runs scored, two RBIs and a double.
  • Ragland led the Statesmen with two hits and Cramer belted the Statesmen's first home run of the season in game two.


UP NEXT

•    The Statesmen and East Central wrap up the series with a single game on Sunday at 1 p.m. 
 
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