Hunter Riggins
Richard Myers
0
West Georgia UWG 4-6
13
Winner Delta State DSU 3-4
West Georgia UWG
4-6
0
Final
13
Delta State DSU
3-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
West Georgia UWG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
Delta State DSU 3 0 0 5 1 4 X 13 13 1

W: Riggins, Hunter (1-1) L: Jack Rasmussen (2-1)

13
Winner West Georgia UWG 5-6
10
Delta State DSU 3-5
Winner
West Georgia UWG
5-6
13
Final
10
Delta State DSU
3-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
West Georgia UWG 6 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 13 15 2
Delta State DSU 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 10 11 5

W: Sawyer Steele (1-0) L: Day, Christian (1-1) S: Peyton Berry (3)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Fred Sington

Riggins' Gem Leads Statesmen Doubleheader Split With UWG

CARROLLTON, Ga. – Hunter Riggins scattered five hits over seven shutout innings to lead Delta State University baseball team (3-5, 3-5 GSC) to a 13-0 win over the University of West Georgia (5-5, 5-6 GSC) in game one of a doubleheader on Saturday at Cole Field. West Georgia claimed a 13-10 win in the nightcap to split the twin bill.
 
THE BASICS
GAME 1 FINAL:  Delta State 13 | West Georgia 0
GAME 2 FINAL: West Georgia 13 | Delta State 10
DATE/TIME: Sat., Feb. 27, 2021
GAME 1 START: 12 p.m. | TOG: 2:40
GAME 2 START:  3:13 p.m. | TOG: 4:10
LOCATION: Cole Field | Carrollton, Ga.
RECORDS: Statesmen: 3-5, 3-5 GSC | Argonauts: 5-6, 5-6 GSC
SERIES: Delta State leads the series 27-12

HOW IT HAPPENED (GM 1)
  • The Statesmen scored three runs in the first inning to take a quick 3-0 lead. Hayden White hit a two-run home run and Kirkland Trahan from third when Myles Christian reached on a fielder's choice.
  • Five runs crossed in the fourth to push the lead to 8-0. Chad Ragland scored when Trahan reached on a fielder's choice and Blayke Dendy hit a three-run home run. Christian scored the fifth run o the inning on a wild pitch.
  • Dendy singled home run in the fifth to give DSU a 9-0 advantage.
  • Darek Sargent hit a three-run home run and another run scored on a throwing error to make the score 13-0 in the sixth.
ON THE MOUND (GM 1)
  • Riggins (1-1) scattered four hits over seven shutout innings with eight strikeouts to earn the complete-game win.
  • Jake Rasmussen (2-1) gave up eight runs on nine hits with five walks and three strikeouts as the pitcher of record for UWG.
HOW IT HAPPENED (GM 2)
  • West Georgia scored six runs in the first inning to take a 6-0 lead. Dan Oberst had a two-run home run and Garrett Sheffield had a two-run double to highlight the innings.
  • A White two-run home run cut the deficit to 6-2 in the bottom of the first.
  • Collin Moore had a solo homer in the top of the second to push UWG's lead to 7-2.
  • UWG scored two runs in the fifth to make the score 9-2. One run scored on a DSU throwing error and the second scored on a Moore sac-fly.
  • Blake Wolferding hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the fourth to make it a 9-4 contest.
  • UWG went up 11-4 on a Joe Skinner RBI single and an Oberst sac-fly in the fifth.
  • The Statesmen answered in the bottom of the fifth. Ragland singled and later scored on a UWG throwing error and Sargent came home when Dendy reached on a fielder's choice.
  • The Wolves scored a run in the seventh and a run in the eighth to build the lead to 13-6.
  • The Statesmen waddled the UWG to 13-10 on a Barlow belted a two-run home run and a Ragland had a two-run triple.
  • Peyton Berry came on to record the final out in the eighth to strand Ragland at third before recording a scoreless ninth to close the game.
ON THE MOUND (GM 2)
  • Sawyer Steele (1-0) earned the win, giving up four runs on five hits with six strikeouts in 3.2 innings of relief.
  • Berry (3) struck out two in 1.1 innings to earn the save.
  • DSU starter Christian Day (1-1) yielded six runs, five earned, on six hits to take the loss.
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Ragland finished game one 3-for-4 with three runs scored.
  • Dendy led the Statesmen with four RBI to go along with a single and a home run in game one.
  • White had two hits, including a two two-run home run, while Trahan also had a pair of hits in the opener.
  • Brody Wortham was 2-for-4 to lead the Wolves in game one.
  • White had his fourth home run of the season to go along with two RBI in game two.
  • Wolferding had a home run and two RBI, while Barlow had a two-run home run in game two.
  • Skinner went 3-for-4 with three RBI in game two for UWG.
  • Oberst and Moore drove in three runs apiece for the Wolves in the nightcap.
UP NEXT
  • Delta State and West Georgia play the final game of the three-game series on Sunday at noon central time.
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