Myles Christian - UWF Game 3
7
Winner West Florida UWF 6-3, 6-3 GSC
6
Delta State DSU 2-4, 2-4 GSC
Winner
West Florida UWF
6-3, 6-3 GSC
7
Final
6
Delta State DSU
2-4, 2-4 GSC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
West Florida UWF 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 12 1
Delta State DSU 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 6 1

W: Wozniak, Joey (1-0) L: Bynum, Evan (0-1) S: Case, Brendon (2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Fred Sington

10th Inning Rally Falls Short For Statesmen In Series Finale at UWF

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A tenth inning rally from a 7-4 deficit fell short for the Delta State University baseball team (2-4, 2-4 GSC) in a 7-6 loss to No. 20/25 University of West Florida (6-3, 6-3 GSC) on Monday at Jim Spooner Field.
 
Trailing 7-4 in the bottom of the 10th, the Statesmen scored two runs on sac-flies by Jake Barlow and Myles Christian to make it a 7-6 game. Kade Dees hit a hard line drive at the UWF right field to end the rally with the tying run at third.

THE BASICS

FINAL: #20/#25 West Florida 7 | Delta State 4
DATE/TIME: Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021
START: 1 p.m. | TOG: 3:25
LOCATION: Jim Spooner Field | Pensacola, Fla.
RECORDS: Statesmen: 2-4, 2-4 GSC | Argonauts: 6-3, 6-3 GSC
SERIES: Delta State leads the series 37-34 | 14-17 at Spooner Field

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • West Florida took a 1-0 lead in the first on Dylan Mehennett's RBI single up the middle.
  • Donovan Shows delivered an RBI single and Myles Christian walked and scored on a wild pitch to help the Statesmen forge to a 2-1 lead.
  • UWF scored two runs in the top of the third to regain a 3-2 lead. Menennett walked with the bases loaded to force in a run with the second run scoring on a Justin Dunnam sacrifice fly to left.  
  • The Statesmen tied the game 3-3 in the fourth. Christian singled home Blayke Dendy, who had singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch.
  • The score remained tied into the seventh when the Statesmen plated a run to take a 4-3 lead. Hayden White pounded a two-out double down left field line to score pinch runner Will Myers.
  • West Florida tied the game, 4-4, when Cullen O'Shea led off with a double and scored on a Dunnam squeeze bunt.
  • The Statesmen had the winning run in scoring position in the bottom of the ninth with one out before Joey Wozniak posted a pair of strikeouts to force extra innings.
  • West Florida struck for three runs in the top of the 10th to take a 7-4 lead. Matthew Estrada who was placed on second due GSC's extra-inning tiebreaker rule, scored on an O'Shea double followed by a Dunnam RBI single and a Miller Hancock RBI double.
  • Kirkland Trahan started the Statesmen half of the 10th at second base. Patrick Hodges and Peyton Faulkner were hit by a pitch to load the bases with no outs. Barlow and Christian followed with sac flies to score Trahan and Faulkner. Dees belted a line drive was caught by the UWF left fielder to end the game with Hodges at third.
ON THE MOUND
  • Wozniak (1-0) threw two innings, giving up two runs, one earned, with four strikeouts against two walks to pick up the win for UWF.
  • Evan Bynum (0-1) allowed two runs, one earned, on three hits as Delta State's pitcher of record. 
  • Brenden Case (2) got the final two outs in the 10th to earn the save for UWF.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • The Statesmen were limited to six hits on the afternoon as UWF grabbed the 2-1 series win.
  • White's RBI double in the seventh was the only extra-base hit of the game for the Statesmen.
  • Christian led the Statesmen with a two RBI and had singles along with Barlow, Hodges, Shows, and Sargent.
  • Dunnam went 2-for-3 with three RBI for UWF.
  • Menhennett drove in two runs on pair of hits and O'Shea had a double and a single with one RBI.
UP NEXT
  • Delta State hosts a three-game GSC series against the University of West Georgia, starting on Sat., Feb. 27. Saturday's doubleheader is scheduled for 1 p.m. and wraps up with a single game on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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