CLEVELAND, Miss. -- The Delta State University baseball team belted three home runs to sweep a doubleheader from rival Mississippi College by scores of 6-4 and 3-2 on Saturday at Harvey Stadium at Ferriss Field.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
GM 1 Final: #25 Delta State 6 | Mississippi College 4
GM 2 Final: #25 Delta State 3 | Mississippi College 2
Location: Cleveland, Miss. | Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field
Records: Statesmen (22-10, 14-5 GSC) | Choctaws (12-24, 6-14 GSC)
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HOW IT HAPPENED | GM 1
- Caleb Reese highlighted a three-run first inning with a two-run home run to stake the Choctaws to a 3-0 lead.
- The Statesmen scored a run in the first and three in the fourth to take a 4-3 lead.
- A Jake Barlow sac-fly cut the deficit to 3-1 in the bottom of the first inning.
- Dalton Cummins hit a two-run home run and Hayden White singled in a run to put the Statesmen in front 4-3 in the fourth.
- Cummins belted a solo home run and another run scored on a wild pitch to extend the lead DSU to 6-3 in the sixth.
- The Choctaws scored a run on a wild pitch in the eighth to trim their deficit to 6-4.
ON THE MOUND | GM 1
- Harrison Haley (7-0) allowed three runs on 12 hits and struck out five to pick up the win.
- Jackson Bridges (3-3) gave up five runs, four earned, on eight hits with five strikeouts in taking the loss.
- Cooper Brune (3) worked the final two innings, yielding a run on two hits with three strikeouts to close the game for the Statesmen.
HOW IT HAPPENED | GM 2
- Woogie Lee singled and scored on a Tristan Tigrett single for a 1-0 MC lead in the first.
- Kirkland Trahan's fourth home run of the year and a Cummins RBI single gave the Statesmen a 2-1 lead in the second.
- A Hayden Cooper sac-fly pushed the Statesmen's lead to 3-1 in the third.
- Lance Wade's RBI double in the fifth cut the lead to 3-2.
ON THE MOUND | GM 2
- Landon Zizmann (6-1) tossed six strong innings, yielding two runs on six hits three strikeouts to earn the win.
- Steven Lacey (1) tossed a scoreless seventh to record the save.
- Joseph Cuomo (2-6) took the loss for MC, allowing three runs on five hits with three strikeouts.
NOTABLES
- The game one win was the 200th career win for Statesmen skipper Rodney Batts.
- Cummins finished game one with a pair of home runs and three RBI.
- Hayden White was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in game one.
- Kirkland Trahan led the Statesmen with two hits in game two.
- The win extended the Statesmen GSC win streak to eight games.
UP NEXT
The Statesmen and Mississippi College close out the series with a single game on Sunday at 1 p.m.