2021 GSC Baseball Championship_Dendy
Michael Wade
2
Lee University LEE 33-8
13
Winner Delta State DSU 26-15
Lee University LEE
33-8
2
Final
13
Delta State DSU
26-15
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Lee University LEE 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 2
Delta State DSU 0 1 11 1 0 0 X 13 8 0

W: Day, Christian (7-2) L: Seth Konkel (5-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Fred Sington

Big Third Inning Propels Statesmen Past No. 1 Seeded Lee Flames

OXFORD, Ala. -- The Delta State University baseball team (26-15) scored 11 runs in the third inning on the way to a 13-2 run-rule win over No. 1 seed Lee University (33-8, GSC) in the 2021 Gulf South Conference Tournament on Saturday at Choccolocco Park.
 
Blayke Dendy drove in five runs, including a grand slam and an RBI double, to highlight the 11-run third inning. Josh Smeltzer and Jake Barlow had RBI doubles, and Chad Ragland drove in two runs with a double to left field in the inning.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL: #5 Delta State 13 | #1 Lee University 1 (7)
DATE/TIME: Saturday, May 8, 2021
START: 9:58 p.m. | TOG: 2:08
LOCATION: Choccolocco Park | Oxford, Ala.
RECORDS: Statesmen: 26-15 | Flames 33-8
SERIES: Delta State leads 13-9

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Ryan Beamish hit a solo home run gave Lee a 1-0 lead in the second inning.
  • The Statesmen loaded the bases in the bottom of the second but only managed to score a run on a Darek Sargent sac-fly.
  • Delta State sent 14 batters to the plate and scored 11 runs on six hits, including four doubles and a grand slam home run to take a 12-1 lead in the fourth. Dendy had belted the grand slam and had an RBI double. Smeltzer and Jake Barlow had RBI doubles and Ragland drove in two runs with a double to left field.
  • Wyatt Pratt walked and scored on a Ragland sac-fly to left field to extend the lead to 13-1 in the fourth.
  • Lee's Alan Smith doubled home a run to cut the deficit to 13-2 in the top of the sixth. 
ON THE MOUND 
  • Christian Day (7-2) yielded a pair of runs on six hits with two strikeouts to earn the win.
  • Seth Konkel (5-2) gave up fourth runs on three hits with three walks and four strikeouts to take the loss for the Flames. 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Day earned his fifth straight win and sixth win in his last seven starts on the mound for the Statesmen.
  • Delta State ran its GSC tournament winning streak to seven, dating back to winning five straight to win the 2019 title.
  • Dendy and Chad Ragland combined to drive in eight of the Statesmen 13 runs.
  • In DSU's 11-run third, five of the six hits went for extra bases that saw Lee's pitchers combine for 57 pitches in the inning.
  • After giving up a solo home run in the second inning, Christian Day retired 13 Flames in a row before allowing the next base runner.
  • The Statesmen improved to 5-5 against nationally ranked teams in 2021 following the win over No. 8/10 Lee. 
UP NEXT

Delta State plays the game on Sunday at approximately 7 p.m. against an opponent to be determined.   
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