CooperBrune_UAH_2022
Cayce Smith
4
Delta State DSU 12-7
6
Winner West Georgia UWG 12-9
Delta State DSU
12-7
4
Final
6
West Georgia UWG
12-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Delta State DSU 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 6 1
West Georgia UWG 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 X 6 9 2

W: Austyn Wright (2-0) L: Zizmann, Landon (4-1) S: Ronny Piepmeier (4)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Fred Sington

Statesmen Can't Overcome Early Deficit in 6-4 Loss to Wolves

CARROLLTON, Ga. -- The Delta State University baseball team could not dig out of a 6-1 deficit, falling to the University of West Georgia 6-4 on Saturday afternoon at Cole Field.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: West Georgia 6 | Delta State 4
Location: Cole Field | Carrollton, Ga.
Records: Delta State (12-7, 7-5 GSC) | West Georgia (12-9, 5-7 GSC)
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 HOW IT HAPPENED
  • A Sam Ladner RBI double and a run scored on a ground out helped the Wolves grab a 2-0 lead in the first inning.
  • Wyatt Pratt singled and later scored when Carson Clowers reached on a throwing error to cut the UWG lead to 4-1 in the fourth inning.
  • Collin Moore belted a two-run home run in the third and delivered a two-run single in the fifth to give UWG a 6-1 lead.
  • Blayke Dendy singled in Trahan before scoring on a Jake Barlow two-run home run to trail 6-4 in the eighth inning.
  • The Statesmen put the leadoff runner on before Ronny Peipmeier got two flyouts and a strikeout to end the game.
ON THE MOUND
  • Landon Zizmann (4-1) gave up six runs, five earned, on six hits with two strikeouts and a walk to take the loss.
  • Wolves' starter Austyn Wright allowed one run on one hit with four strikeouts and a walk in 3.0 innings of work to earn the win.
  • Ronny Pipmeier (4) worked a scoreless ninth with a walk to earn the save.
  • Cooper Brune worked three solid innings, scattering three hits with four strikeouts in relief of Zizmann.
NOTABLES
  • Chad Ragland, Trahan, Barlow, Dendy, Pratt, and Clowers accounted for the Statesmen's six hits on the afternoon.
  • Barlow hit a two-run home run in the eighth for his 39th career blast. The homer put the senior one behind Craig Newton (2002-2005) for fourth on the DSU career home runs chart.   
UP NEXT
The Statesmen and West Georgia close out the three-game series with a doubleheader on Sunday at 11 a.m. CT
 
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