ROME, Ga. -- Delta State dropped a Gulf South Conference doubleheader at Shorter University by the scores of 12-7 and 12-2 at the Ledbetter Baseball Complex on Saturday, February 19, 2022.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
GM 1 Final: Shorter 12 | Delta State 7
GM 2 Final: Shorter 12 | Delta State 2
Location: Ledbetter Baseball Complex | Rome, Ga.
Records: Delta State (3-4) | Shorter University (7-3)
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HOW IT HAPPENED |
GM 1
- The Statesmen scored two runs in the second, one in the fourth and three in the sixth to build a 6-0 lead.
- Hayden Cooper and Rodney Hibler homered in the second inning and Carson Clowers singled in a run in the fourth.
- Hayden White had a two-run single to highlight the DSU sixth.
- Shorter would rally to score two runs in the sixth and 10 runs in the seventh to take the 12-2 win.
ON THE MOUND |
GM 1
- Landon Zizmann started on the hill for DSU, tossing five strong innings with six strikeouts and scattering four hits.
- Cooper Brune (0-1) gave up three runs on two hits to suffer the loss for DSU.
- Trevor Nanny (1-0) allowed one run on one hit with a strike to pickup the win in relief of starter Ethan Hawthorne.
HOW IT HAPPENED |
GM 2
- Jake Barlow belted a two-run home run in the second inning to give the Statesmen a short lived 2-1 lead.
- Shorter went on to score a run in the fourth, five runs in the fifth and two in the fifth to pull away for the 12-2 win.
ON THE MOUND |
GM 2
- Hammer Franks (1-1) was touched up for eight runs on seven hits with four strikeouts to take the game two loss.
- Shorter ace Jonathan Pintaro (3-0) struck out seven and walked five while yielding two runs on four hits to earn the win.
NOTEABLES
- Hayden White went 2-for-5 with two RBI in game one.
- Chad Ragland and Cooper each had two hits for DSU in game one.
- Justin Barnes was 3-for-5 with two runs scored and one RBI for the Hawks in game one.
- Barlow's home run in game two was his 36th career homer, moving him within one of Clay Casey for seventh on the school's career home run list.
UP NEXT
Delta State and Shorter wrap the three-game series with a single game on Sunday at 12 p.m.