Jake Barlow - UWF
5
Winner Southern Indiana USI 11-10
2
Delta State DSU 16-8
Winner
Southern Indiana USI
11-10
5
Final
2
Delta State DSU
16-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Southern Indiana USI 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 5 6 1
Delta State DSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 1

W: Barnett, Sammy (2-0) L: Rutledge, Jackson (0-2) S: Moore, Matthew (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Fred Sington

Three-Run Ninth Inning Dooms Statesmen in 5-2 Loss to USI

CLEVELAND, Miss. -- Southern Indiana University scored three runs in the top of the ninth to upend the Delta State University baseball team 5-2 on Sunday at Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field. 
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Southern Indiana 5 | Delta State 2
Location: Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field | Cleveland, Miss. 
Records: Delta State (16-8) | Southern Indiana (11-10)
Series: DSU leads 3-1
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  HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The game was scoreless until the fifth when the Screaming Eagles took a 2-0 lead on RBI singles by Ethan Hunter and Lucas McNew.
  • Delta State tied the game 2-2 in the seventh. Jake Barlow singled and scored on a wild pitch and an RBI infield single by Carson Clowers.
  • Southern Indiana scored retook the lead with a three-run ninth. McNew had an RBI single and Cordell Corbin doubled home two runs.
  • Barlow and Wyatt Pratt singled to start the ninth only to be stranded in scoring position when USI reliever Matthew Moore posted a strikeout, a ground out and a pop out to end the game.
ON THE MOUND 
  • Statesmen starter Hammer Franks worked 4.2 innings, recording five strikeouts and giving up two runs on three hits.
  • Jackson Rutledge (0-2) posted five strikeouts but yielded two runs on a hit with five strikeouts as the pitcher of record for DSU.
  • Sammy Barnett (2-0) worked 1.1 scoreless innings with three strikeouts to earn the win.
  • Matthew Moore (1) gave up two hits and had a strikeout in one inning of work to pick up the save.
NOTABLES
  • Barlow accounted for three of the Statesmen's 10 hits followed by Ragland with two singles.
  • Five Statesmen combined for a staff season-high of 12 strikeouts.
UP NEXT

The Statesmen play the next four games on the road, beginning with a single game at Ouachita Baptist on Tuesday, March 29 at 3 p.m. in Arkadelphia, Ark. 
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