CLEVELAND, Miss. -- The No. 14/20 Delta State University baseball team belted four home runs on the way to a 17-6 run-rule win over the University of West Florida on Friday at Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field.
Jake Barlow had a three-run home run and a solo home run,
Kirkland Trahan had a solo home run and
Blayke Dendy had a grand slam to account for the Statesmen homers on the afternoon.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: #14/20 Delta State 17 | West Florida 6
Location: Cleveland, Miss. | Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field
Records: Statesmen (24-10, 16-5 GSC) | Argonauts (20-16, 14-8 GSC)
Series: DSU leads 39-38
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Cullen O'Shea put the Argonauts up 2-0 with a two-run home run in the top of the first inning.
- Jake Barlow and Kirkland Trahan hit back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the first. Barlow belted a three-run home run and Trahan followed with a solo homer as the Statesmen claimed a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the first.
- The Statesmen added to their lead with a three-run second inning. Hayden White and Trahan delivered RBI singles and Chad Ragland got a run home with a sacrifice-fly.
- Carson Clowers doubled home a run to extend the lead to 8-2 in the third.
- Five-run on six hits crossed the plate in the fourth to put the Statesmen up 13-2. Barlow hit a solo home run while Dendy and Clowers had RBI singles. Dalton Cummins doubled home the final run of the inning.
- Dendy launched a grand slam to make the score 17-2 in the fifth.
- UWF scored a run the sixth and three runs in the seventh to make the final score 17-6.
ON THE MOUND
- Statesmen starter Harrison Haley (8-0) earned the win, tossing 5.0 innings while allowing two runs on eight hits with two walks.
- UWF starter Dilan Lawson (3-1) gave up seven runs on six hits with two walks
NOTABLES
- Clowers led the Statesmen with three hits, including two doubles.
- Barlow's two home runs moved his career home run total to 44, which ranks third on the all-time DSU home run list.
- Trahan had a solo home run and Dendy had a grand slam and five RBI.
- Barlow drove in four runs and had nine total bases to move into 10th place in career RBIs with 167 and career total bases with 386.
- Cummins and Dees each had a double and a single to round out the Statesmen with multiple hits.
UP NEXT
The Statesmen and the Argonauts wrap up the series with a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 16.