Hayden_Cooper_Shorter2022
Cayce Smith
5
Delta St. DELTA ST 3-5
12
Winner Shorter SHORTER 8-3
Delta St. DELTA ST
3-5
5
Final
12
Shorter SHORTER
8-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Delta St. DELTA ST 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 4 0
Shorter SHORTER 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 X 12 12 2

W: A. Asselin (2-1) L: Lacey, Steven (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Fred Sington

Statesmen Fall to Shorter in Series Finale

ROME, Ga. -- Shorter University used a seven-run eighth inning to break a 5-5 tie and grab a 12-5 win over the Delta State University baseball team on Sunday at the Ledbetter Baseball Complex. 
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Shorter 12 | Delta State 5
Location: Ledbetter Baseball Complex | Rome, Ga. 
Records: Delta State (3-5) | Shorter University (8-3)
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 HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Carson Clowers doubled home Kirkland Trahan and Brett Cobb to give the Statesmen a 2-0 lead in the third inning.
  • Shorter scored twice to knot the game 2-2 in the bottom of the fourth.
  • A Jason Pajer three-run home run gave the Hawks a 5-2 lead in the seventh inning.
  • The Statesmen struck for three runs in the eighth to tie the game 5-5. Brett Cobb walked and scored on a Chad Ragland ground and Hayden Cooper hit a two-run home run with Dalton Cummins on base.
  • Lyndon Weaver belted a grand slam to highlight a seven-run seventh break a 5-5 game and give the Hawks a 12-5 lead. 
ON THE MOUND
  • Harrison Haley started and pitched 6.2 innings, allowing five runs on eight hits with four strikeouts.
  • Steven Lacey (0-1) allowed four runs on two hits with a pair of walks as the pitcher of record for Delta State. 
  • Andrew Asselin (1-0) gave up one hit in 1.1 scoreless innings and one hit allowed to pick up the win for Shorter.
NOTEABLES
  • Cooper's two-run home run eighth was his second home run of the series and team-leading third homer of the season.
  • Clowers had a two-run double which was also his first double at DSU.
  • Pajer and Weaver combined to drive in seven of the Hawks' 12 runs.
UP NEXT
 
Delta State opens its 2022 home schedule with a three-game series against the University of Montevallo, starting with a doubleheader on Sat., Feb. 26 at 1 p.m.
 
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