Josh Smelzer - AUM
Christian Johnston
4
West Alabama UWA 8-5
14
Winner Delta State DSU 5-7
West Alabama UWA
8-5
4
Final
14
Delta State DSU
5-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
West Alabama UWA 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 4 7 0
Delta State DSU 1 6 2 0 0 5 X 14 14 1

W: Zizmann, Landon (2-0) L: JP Elkins (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Fred Sington

Five Home Runs Power Statesmen Past West Alabama

CLEVELAND, Miss. -- Josh Smeltzer belted two home runs as part of a five home-run attack to power the Delta State University baseball team (5-7, 5-7 GSC) to a 14-4 run-rule win over the University of West Alabama (8-5, 8-4 GSC) on Sunday at Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field.
 
Jake Barlow, Kirkland Trahan, and Darek Sargent joined Smeltzer in the home run parade as the Statesmen pounded out 14 hits on the afternoon.
 
THE BASICS

FINAL: Delta State 14 | West Alabama 4
DATE/TIME: Sun., March 7, 2021
START: 1:02 p.m. | TOG: 2:31
LOCATION: Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field | Cleveland, Miss.
RECORDS: Statesmen: 5-7, 5-7 GSC | Tigers: 8-5, 6-4 GSC
SERIES: Delta State leads the series 97-44

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Kirkland Trahan got the scoring started in the bottom of the first with a solo home run to left to stake Delta State to a 1-0.
  • The Statesmen scored six runs in the second to build their lead to 7-0. Jake Barlow and Josh Smeltzer belted solo home runs followed by a two-run double by Hayden White. Trahan drove in the final two runs of the inning with a single.
  • An RBI double by Chad Ragland and a run-scoring single by White pushed the lead to 9-0 in the third.
  • Gavin Rogers' solo home run in the fourth cut the Statesmen lead to 9-1.
  • The Tigers cut the deficit to 9-3 off of a pair walks with the bases loaded in the sixth.
  • Delta State answered with five runs in the bottom of the sixth to push the lead to 14-3. Smeltzer launched a three-run home run and Darek Sargent hit a two-run round-tripper to highlight the inning.
  • The Tigers scored a run to cut the DSU lead to 14-4. UWA had game extending run at third when Brayden Lyman grounded into a game-ending double play.
ON THE MOUND
  • Landon Zizmann (2-0) tossed five innings, allowing three runs, two earned on five hits with five strikeouts to get the win. 
  • UWA starter JP Elkins gave up seven runs on five hits with a walk in 1.1 innings as the pitcher of record for the Tigers.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Smeltzer went 2-for-3 with two home runs and four RBI to place Delta State's 14-hit attack.
  • Trahan finished 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
  • Barlow was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and a home run.
  • White completed his day with a 2-for-4, three-RBI performance.
  • Rogers and Clemmons led UWA with two hits apiece.
UP NEXT

Delta State travels to the University of Arkansas-Monticello on Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Monticello, Ark.
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