Jackson Rutledge_GSC Tourney_2021_UWF
Cayce Smith
11
Winner West Florida UWF 34-9
4
Delta State DSU 28-18
Winner
West Florida UWF
34-9
11
Final
4
Delta State DSU
28-18
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
West Florida UWF 7 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 12 0
Delta State DSU 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 9 3

W: Brewer, Ryan (6-2) L: Lewis, Josh (0-3)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Fred Sington

Argos Defeat Statesmen in GSC Title Game

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Delta State University baseball team (28-18) could not overcome a big early deficit as the University of West Florida (33-9) claimed the 2021 Gulf South Conference Championship title with an 11-4 win on Thursday evening at Jim Spooner Field.
 
Jake Barlow, Hunter Riggins, and Jackson Rutledge earned GSC All-Tournament honors for the Statesmen.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL:  #2 West Florida 11 | #5 Delta State 4
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, May 19, 2021
START: 1:58 p.m. | TOG: 3:08
LOCATION: Jim Spooner Field | Pensacola, Fla.
RECORDS: Statesmen: 28-18 | Argonauts 34-9
SERIES: Delta State leads 38-36

HOW IT HAPPENED 
  • UWF scored seven runs in the first inning to take an early 7-0 lead. Justin Dunnam, Tyler Dowdy, Sam Clement, True Fontenot and Miller Hancock delivered RBI singles for the Argos.
  • The Argos added two runs to on a Clement sac-fly and a Fontenot RBI double build the lead to 9-0 in the second.
  • Jake Barlow tripled and scored on Wyatt Pratt's RBI ground out to get the Statesmen on the board down 9-1.
  • The Argos got RBI singles from Hancock and Cullen O'Shea to take an 11-1 lead in the fourth inning.
  • The Statesmen scored a run in the fifth when Barlow doubled and scored on a Wyatt Pratt single to make the score 11-2.
  • Blayke Dendy and Barlow had RBI singles in the eighth to cut the UWF lead to 11-4.
ON THE MOUND 
  • Josh Lewis (0-3) yielded six runs, five earned, on three hits with a walk and a hit batter to suffer the loss for Delta State.
  • Ryan Brewer (6-2) earned the win for UWF, tossing 7.0 innings while allowing two runs on five hits with five strikeouts.
  • Jackson Rutledge posted three strikeouts and gave up one hit in 5.2 scoreless innings in relief for the Statesmen.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Although the bid for a GSC record 16th baseball title came up short, the Statesmen made a GSC record 20th title game appearance.
  • The GSC All-Tournament team saw pitcher Hunter Riggins, infielder Jake Barlow, and pitcher Jackson Rutledge earn honors for the Statesmen.
  • Barlow had two singles, a double, and a triple with an RBI to finish the day a home run shy of the cycle.
  • Ragland finished 2-for-3 with two singles and a run scored.
  • The Statesmen turned one double play to extend their GSC and NCAA leading double play mark to 44.
  • UWF won the best of three series 2-1 to claim the title.
  • UWF All-Tournament team members: Evan Floyd (MOP), Dylan Menhennett, Cullen O'Shea and Tyler Dowdy.
  • Garrett Bodine (UAH), Parker Henson (UAH), Ryan Beamish (Lee) and Colton Yeager (Lee) round out the GSC All-Tournament squad.
 
UP NEXT

The Statesmen await their postseason fate when the NCAA Division II Baseball Committee announces the regional selections on Sunday, May 23 at 9 p.m. CT.
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