Jake Barlow_Delta State_2020
5
West Georgia UWG 5-7
12
Winner Delta State DSU 4-5
West Georgia UWG
5-7
5
Final
12
Delta State DSU
4-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
West Georgia UWG 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 10 2
Delta State DSU 0 0 1 1 3 2 3 2 X 12 13 1

W: Zizmann, Landon (1-0) L: Robert Coleman (1-3)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Cody Clark

Statesmen Power Past West Georgia 12-5, Take Series From Wolves

CARROLLTON, Ga. -- The Delta State University baseball team hit four home runs and pounded out 13 hits as the Statesmen captured a 12-5 win over the University of West Georgia on Sunday afternoon to take two of the weekend's three games from the Wolves.

THE BASICS

FINAL:  Delta State 13 | West Georgia 0
DATE/TIME: Sun., Feb. 28, 2021
GAME 1 START: 1 p.m. | TOG: 3:22
LOCATION: Cole Field | Carrollton, Ga.
RECORDS: Statesmen: 4-5, 4-5 GSC | Wolves: 5-7, 5-7 GSC
SERIES: Delta State leads the series 27-12

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • An error and a base hit allowed the Wolves to plate a pair of runs in the top of the first inning to take a 2-0 lead. 
  • That lead held until the bottom of the third inning, when Donovon Shows launched his first career home run for the Statesmen to draw DSU within a run.
  • West Georgia responded with an RBI single from Blake Wortham as the Wolves held a 3-1 advantage. 
  • A solo home run off the bat of Jake Barlow brought DSU within a run, 3-2, in the fourth inning.
  • The Statesmen jumped in front in the home half of the fifth inning, as Kirkland Trahan doubled home a pair of runs and Jake Barlow added another RBI on a single to make it 5-3.
  • A Dan Oberst sacrifice fly make it 5-4 DSU in the sixth, but a Chad Ragland RBI single and a Hayden White RBI double pushed the Statesmen ahead 7-4 after six frames. 
  • UWG again added a run in the seventh, courtesy of a Connor Mish groundout, but a Donovon Shows RBI single and two wild pitches plated three runs for the Statesmen to make it 10-5. 
  • The game's final two runs came courtesy of solo home runs by Barlow and Wyatt Pratt in the eighth inning.
ON THE MOUND
  • Zizmann notched his first win for the Statesmen, as he worked five innings to get the win.
  • Zizmann allowed three earned runs, four total, on seven hits and struck out one. 
  • Kole Kittrell also gave up one run and two walks in one inning of work.
  • Matthew Sneed worked two scoreless frames and allowed two hits, while allowed one hit and notched a strikeout in one scoreless relief inning.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Barlow finished the day 3-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI, and three runs scored. 
  • Shows, starting his third game of the year, went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored. 
  • Ragland notched another multi-hit game for the Statesmen, going 2-for-4 with an RBI, two runs scored, and a walk.
UP NEXT

Delta State is set to open its home season on Friday, March 5 at 5 p.m. against the University of West Alabama at Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field. 
 
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