CLEVELAND, Miss. -- The Delta State University baseball team swept a doubleheader from No. 15 the University of Montevallo by the scores of 10-0 and 6-1 on Sunday at Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
GM 1 Final: Delta State 10 | #15 Montevallo 0 (7 inn.)
GM 2 Final: Delta State 6 | #15 Montevallo 1
Location: Harvey Stadium - Ferriss Field | Cleveland, Miss.
Records: Delta State (5-5, 2-3 GSC) | Montevallo (12-2, 0-2 GSC)
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HOW IT HAPPENED | GM 1
- The Falcon loaded the bases in the third innings but DSU starter Landon Zizmann struck out Jake Smallwood swinging to end the threat.
- Hayden Cooper drove in two runs with a single and Blayke Dendy had an RBI triple to give the Statesmen a 3-0 lead in the third inning.
- The Statesmen turned a 1-4-3 double play and got a pick off to get out of a bases loaded jam in the third.
- Delta State scored seven in the seventh inning to end the game by the NCAA run-rule. Hayden White had a two-run single and Carson Clowers doubled in two-runs to highlight the inning.
ON THE MOUND | GM 1
- Landon Zizmann (2-0) struck out four and scattered eight hits over 6.2 innings to pick up the win.
- Hammer Franks (1) came on in and recorded the final out of the sixth to get the save.
- Gino Cozzi (2-1) allowed three runs on five hits with six strikeouts and three walks to take the loss for the Falcons,.
HOW IT HAPPENED | GM 2
- White scored on a Dendy RBI single to stake the Statesmen to a 1-0 lead in the first inning.
- The Statesmen scored three runs in the Hird to build the lead to 3-0. Chad Ragland singled and scored on Dendy ground out and White walked and scored on a Jake Barlow sac-fly.
- Montevallo cut the lead 3-1 in the fifth
- The Statesmen answered with three runs in the bottom of the inning on a Kade Dees bases loaded double
ON THE MOUND | GM 2
- Harrison Haley (2-0) gave up a run on three hits with six strikeouts to register the complete game win.
- JJ Pease gave up three runs on three this with four strikeouts as the losing pitcher for Montevallo.
NOTEABLES
- White, Cooper and Clowers had two hits and two RBI apiece in game one.
- Ragland went 2-for-3 while Dees and Dendy combined to drive in five runs in game two.
UP NEXT
Delta State travels to Arkansas Monticello on Tuesday, March 1 2 p.m. in Monticello, Ark.