Christian Day @ UWF Game 2
5
West Florida UWF 4-3, 4-3 GSC
6
Winner Delta State DSU 2-2, 2-2 GSC
West Florida UWF
4-3, 4-3 GSC
5
Final
6
Delta State DSU
2-2, 2-2 GSC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
West Florida UWF 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 10 1
Delta State DSU 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 X 6 10 2

W: Walton, Tyler (1-0) L: Means, Sean (0-1) S: Childree, TJ (1)

7
Winner West Florida UWF 5-3, 5-3 GSC
5
Delta State DSU 2-3, 2-3 GSC
Winner
West Florida UWF
5-3, 5-3 GSC
7
Final
5
Delta State DSU
2-3, 2-3 GSC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
West Florida UWF 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 7 9 2
Delta State DSU 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 5 10 4

W: Lucas, Hunter (1-1) L: Kittrell, Kole (0-1) S: O'Shea, Cullan (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Fred Sington

Diamond Statesmen Split Twin Bill with No. 20/25 West Florida

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Kade Dees' eighth-inning RBI single gave the Delta State University baseball team (2-3, 2-3 GSC) a 6-5 win over the No. 20/25 University of West Florida (5-3, 5-3 GSC) in game one of a doubleheader on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021, at the Jim Spooner Field.

The Statesmen's rally from a 7-2 deficit came up short in game two of the twin bill as the Argos held on for a 7-5 win in the nightcap.
 
THE BASICS

FINAL GAME 1: Delta State 6 | #20/#25 West Florida 5
FINAL GAME 2: #20/25 West Florida 7 | Delta State 5
DATE/TIME: Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021
START GM 1: 1 p.m. | TOG: 2:45
START GM 2: 4:14 p.m. | TOG: 3:31
LOCATION: Jim Spooner Field | Pensacola, Fla.
RECORDS: Statesmen: 2-3, 2-3 GSC | Argonauts: 5-3, 5-3 GSC
SERIES: Delta State leads the series 37-33 | 14-16 at Spooner Field

HOW IT HAPPENED (GM 1)
  • Justin Dunnam doubled with two outs to stake West Florida to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first.
  • Hayden White belted his second home run of the season to tie the game 1-1 in the bottom of the first.
  • The Statesmen grabbed a 3-1 lead in the second. Patrick Hodges singled and scored on a Chad Ragland and Blake Wolferding singled and came home on a Jake Barlow single to right.
  • UWF loaded the bases with two outs in the third but Statesmen starter Hunter Riggins coaxed a ground out to end the threat.
  • A Blayke Dendy RBI double followed by a Hodge's sac-fly helped the Statesmen build a 5-1 lead after the third inning.
  • West Florida plated four runs with two outs to tie the game 5-5 in the sixth. Bryant Harris delivered an RBI single and True Fontenot hit a three-run home run to left.
  • Kirkland Trahan singled and scored on a Dees single to left field to put the Statesmen back in front 6-5 in the bottom of the eighth.
  • TJ Childree got three flyouts in the ninth to seal the 6-5 win.
ON THE MOUND (GM 1)
  • Tyler Walton (1-0) yielded two hits and had one strikeout in two scoreless innings of relief to record the win.
  • Sean Means was charged with the go-ahead run in the eighth to take the loss. Means gave up one run on one hit with a walk and a strikeout over two innings pitched.
  • TJ Childree (1) worked a 1-2-3 ninth to pick up his first save of the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED (GM 2)
  • Dees reached on an error and scored on a Myles Christian sac-fly to give the Statesmen a 1-0 lead in the second inning.
  • Miller Hancock doubled to right and scored on an Estrada single to center to tie the game 1-1 in the third.
  • Chad Ragland singled to centerfield and scored on a Trahan single to put the Statesmen back ahead 2-1 in the fifth.
  • The Argos scored five runs on three hits and took advantage of two Statesmen errors to take a 6-2 lead in the fifth. Cullan O'Shea, Dylan Menhenett and Sam Clement highlighted the inning with RBI singles.
  • UWF increased the lead to 7-2 on a Menhenett RBI single in the eighth.
  • The Statesmen cut the deficit to 7-4 on Barlow's two-run single with two outs in the bottom of the eighth.
  • Blayke Dendy scored on a Hodges two-out, RBI single in the night to cut the deficit to 7-5 only to see O'Shea get a strikeout looking with runners at the corners to end the game.
ON THE MOUND (GM 2)
  • Hunter Lucas (1-1) earned the win, recorded one strikeout in a scoreless relief inning of work.
  • Kole Kittrell (0-1) allowed four runs on one hit with three walks to suffer the loss for the Statesmen.
  • O'Shea (1) gave up one run on four hits with a strikeout to record the save.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • The Statesmen's win in game one snapped a three-game losing skid at Jim Spooner Field.
  • Trahan was 3-for-4 to lead to pace seven Statesmen that collected hits in game one.
  • Estrada, Menhennett, and Harris each had two hits for the Argos in game one.
  • Hodges went 2-for-5 with an RBI and Trahan was 2-for-5 with an RBI to lead the Statesmen in game two.
  • Barlow led the Green-and-White with two RBIs as all nine batters collecting at least one hit in the Statesmen lineup.
  • Menhenett drove in two runs on a pair of hits to lead UWF in the nightcap.
UP NEXT
  • Delta State and West Florida close out the series with a single game on Monday at 1 p.m.
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