Hunter Riggins vs. CBU
Camila Segura Sevillano
0
Christian Brothers CBU 2-9
10
Winner Delta State DSU 8-3
Christian Brothers CBU
2-9
0
Final
10
Delta State DSU
8-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Christian Brothers CBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Delta State DSU 1 0 5 0 1 0 3 10 11 1

W: Riggins, Hunter (2-1) L: Blake Dallas (0-3)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Fred Sington

Riggins Finds Form As Statesmen Blank Christian Brothers

CLEVELAND, Miss. -- Hunter Riggins struck out seven while tossing a two-hit, complete game shutout to help the Delta State University baseball team (7-3, 1-2 GSC) to a 10-0 win over Christian Brothers University (2-8, 0-3 GSC) at Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field on Friday.
 
Chad Ragland went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored and Blake Wolferding had two RBI doubles while scoring two runs for the Statesmen offensively. Hayden White was 2-for-4 with two runs scored as the only other Statesmen with multiple hits.
 
THE BASICS:

FINAL: 11 Delta State 10 | Christian Brothers 0 (7 inn.)
DATE/TIME: Fri., Feb. 21| Start: 2:00 p.m. | TOG: 2:11 
LOCATION: Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field | Cleveland, Miss.
RECORDS: Statesmen 8-3 (2-2 GSC) | Bucs (2-9, 0-4 GSC)
SERIES: Delta State leads the series 95-11

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • White singled and scored on a Wolferding double to right field to give DSU a 1-0 lead in the first inning.
  • The Statesmen scored five runs to take a 6-0 lead in the third. White singled and scored after Wolferding reached on a fielder's choice. DSU then added three runs on two CBU errors and a run scored on a wild pitch.  
  • Wolferding doubled and later scored on a wild pitch with the bases loaded for a 7-0 advantage.
  • Three runs crossed the plate in the bottom of the seventh to end the game via the NCAA mercy rule. Wyatt Pratt and Jake Barlow singled to start the inning and Myles Christian walked to load the bases. Josh Smeltzer followed suite with a single to center to score Pratt. Darek Sargent was hit by a pitch to bring in Barlow and Ragland notched an RBI on a walk to plate Christian and end the game. 
 
ON THE MOUND
  • Riggins (2-1) fanned seven Bucs while scattering two hits over seven innings to earn the win for the Statesmen.
  • Blake Dallas (0-3) gave up seven runs, three earned, on seven hits with four strikeouts and five walks to suffer the loss for CBU.
 
NOTABLES:
  • Ragland finished 3-for-4 with an RBI and one run scored.
  • Wolferding had a pair of RBI doubles and two runs scored.
  • Hayden White was 2-for-4 with two runs scored.
  • Pratt, Barlow, Christian and Smeltzer each collected one hit.
  • Luke Wewers and Will Turner accounted for CBU's only two hits.
 
UP NEXT:

Delta State and Christian Brothers wrap up the GSC series with doubleheader on Saturday at 2 p.m.  
 
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