BSB 23 Hit
1
Delta State DSU-BB23 0-2
2
Winner Harding HU 2-0
Delta State DSU-BB23
0-2
1
Final
2
Harding HU
2-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Delta State DSU-BB23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Harding HU 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 2

W: Luke Whaley (1-0) L: Lacey, Steven (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Harding Wins Game 2 in Walk-Off Fashion

SEARCY, Ark. – Delta State led from the second inning until the last pitch of Sunday's second game with the Harding Bisons. Delta State pitchers had the strikeout pitch going once again, but the Bisons ultimately made the most of the extra chances given up by the Statesmen.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Delta State 1 | Harding 2
Location: Searcy, Ark. | Jerry Moore Field
Records: Statesmen (0-2) | Bisons (2-0)
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HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Delta State struck first in the second inning as Jonathan Dewberry scored all the way from second base on a play where Carson Clowers reached first safely on a bunt off a dropped catch by the Harding first baseman. 1-0 Statesmen.
  • Harding left 4 runners on base throughout the game until the 7th inning when they loaded the bases with two outs. Harding's leadoff man Cody Smith hit a ground ball back up the middle to score the tying and winning runs. 2-1 Bisons.
ON THE MOUND 
  • Delta State starter Hammer Franks pitched 5.0 scoreless innings with seven strikeouts while only allowing two hits and a walk.
  • Harding starter Will Roguske also pitched 5.0 innings, giving up one unearned run on three hits with two walks and five strikeouts.
  • Cade Hodges entered in relief of Franks in the sixth inning. Hodges pitched 1.0 inning and struck out two of the three batters he faced.
  • Dylan Penick relieved Roguske for the Bisons in the top of the 6th inning. He pitched 1.0 inning, facing three batters with one strikeout.
  • Luke Whaley (1-0) pitched the 7th inning for the Bisons. He also faced three batters with one strikeout.
  • Steven Lacey (0-1) relieved Hodges in the 7th inning. He struck out two batters, but gave up three walks and one hit.
NOTABLES
  • Delta State's six pitchers combine for 26 strikeouts in the two games to only 9 walks
  • Kirkland Trahan, Eric Newsom, and Jonathan Dewberry recorded the three Statesmen hits. Trahan and Newsom had hits in both games on Sunday.
  • The Statesmen left 18 runners on base between the two games
UP NEXT
The Statesmen travel to Livingston, Alabama this Tuesday, February 7 for a 3:00 pm first pitch against the West Alabama Tigers.
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