Josh Lewis_GSC Tourney_2021
Christian Johnston
5
Delta State DSU 26-16
6
Winner Alabama Huntsville UAH 22-17
Delta State DSU
26-16
5
Final
6
Alabama Huntsville UAH
22-17
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Delta State DSU 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 9 1
Alabama Huntsville UAH 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 6 12 1

W: Heath Senn (2-1) L: Childree, TJ (2-3)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Fred Sington

Statesmen Fall Late to UAH in GSC Tournament

OXFORD, Ala. -- The Delta State University baseball team (26-15) let a two-run lead slip away in the bottom of the ninth inning as the University of Alabama Huntsville (22-17) scored two run to claim a 6-5 win in the 2021 Gulf South Conference Tournament on Monday at Choccolocco Park.
 
The win forces a winner-take-all semifinal game between DSU and UAH on Tuesday, May 11 at 11 a.m. for the right to advance to the GSC Championship series on May 18-20 in Pensacola, Fla.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL: #5 Delta State 5 | #6 Alabama Huntsville 6
DATE/TIME: Monday, May 10, 2021
START: 4:58 p.m. | TOG: 3:06
LOCATION: Choccolocco Park | Oxford, Ala.
RECORDS: Statesmen: 26-16 | Chargers 22-17
SERIES: Delta State leads 52-25

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Jake Barlow got the scoring started with a solo home run to left for a 1-0 Statesmen lead in the second inning.
  • Colin Brewer doubled and scored on a Zach Duvall double to tie the game 1-1 in the bottom of the second.
  • Hayden White notched his 10th homer of the season to give Delta State a 2-1 lead in the top of the third.
  • Garrett Bodine's solo home run tied the game 2-2 in the bottom of the third.
  • Darek Sargent singled and scored on a UAH fielding error as the Statesmen claimed a 3-2 lead in the top of the fifth.
  • Donovan Shows belted a leadoff solo home run to right center field stretched the lead to 4-2 in the seventh.
  • UAH cut the Statesmen lead to 4-3 on a Bodine solo to right field in the seventh.
  • Blayke Dendy homered to right center gave the Green-and-White a 5-3 lead in the eighth.
  • Ezzell singled and scored on a Collin Brewer singled to cut the deficit to 5-4 in the eighth.
  • Following the Brewer single, DSU reliever Patrick Hodges got a strikeout looking and produced a ground ball double play to end the eighth. 
  • UAH scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth for the walk off 6-5 win. Will Acuff singled and Dorien Jenkins walked with one out. John Trousdale singled home Acuff and Tyler McCown legged out a infield single to score Jenkins. 
ON THE MOUND 
  • Delta State starter Josh Lewis tossed seven solid innings allowing three runs on seven hits with a strikeout but did not figure in the decision.
  • TJ Childree (2-3) gave up two runs in the ninth on three hits to take the loss for the Statesmen.
  • Heath Senn (2-1) worked 2.1 innings, giving up one run on two hits with three strikeouts to earn the win for UAH.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • White went 2-for-4 with a homer run and an RBI.
  • Sargent had two hits including a double as the only other Statesmen with multiple hits.
  • Delta State hit four home runs and lead the GSC with 68 home runs.
  • The Statesmen turned two double plays in the game to run their GSC leading double plays to 33.
UP NEXT

Delta State and UAH play at 11 a.m. on Tuesday for the right to advance to the GSC Baseball Championship series against West Florida on May 18-20 in Pensacola, Fla.
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