CLINTON, Miss. – Hunter Riggins tossed a three-hit shutout and the Delta State University baseball team (23-14, 20-13 GSC) hit four home runs in an 8-0 win over Mississippi College (15-19, 12-17, GSC) on Friday at Frierson Field. 
 
THE BASICS
FINAL:  Delta State 8 | Mississippi College 0
DATE/TIME: Friday, April 30, 2021
START: 4:58 p.m. | TOG: 2:30
LOCATION: Frierson Field - Clinton, Miss.
RECORDS: Statesmen: 23-14, 19-13 GSC | Choctaws 15-19, 12-17)
SERIES: Delta State leads 127-46-2

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The was scoreless until the top of the fourth. Jake Barlow belted a solo home run to center field with two outs to give the Statesmen a 1-0 lead.
• Hayden White hit a three-run home run to give the Statesmen a 4-0 lead in the fifth.
• Wyatt Pratt's lead off a solo home run in the sixth pushed the lead to 5-0.
• Blayke Dendy hit a two-run round-tripper to make the score 7-0 in the seventh.
• Sargent doubled and scored on a White double to extend the lead to 8-0 in the eighth.  

ON THE MOUND

• Hunter Riggins (7-4) struck out eight and scattered three hits with no walks over nine scoreless innings to earn the win.
• MC starter Peyton Russell (3-4) allowed five runs on nine hits with five strikeouts to suffer the loss. 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Riggins has pitched seven plus innings in his last eights starts on the mound.
• Riggins posted his ninth complete game and fifth shutout of his career.
• Delta State turned three double plays in the game and have turned 36 on the season, ranking second in the nation and in the GSC.
• The Statesmen took over the GSC lead in home runs, belting three for a total of 53 on the season.
• White drove four runs and had two hits, including a three-run home run the fifth.
• Dendy finished 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI.

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UP NEXT

Delta State and Mississippi College close out the regular season with a doubleheader on Saturday at 1 p.m.