newsom
3
Delta St. DSU 14-14
11
Winner Auburn Montgomery AUM 12-17
Delta St. DSU
14-14
3
Final
11
Auburn Montgomery AUM
12-17
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Delta St. DSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 12 2
Auburn Montgomery AUM 0 0 0 5 3 3 0 0 X 11 15 1

W: A. Cronan (2-3) L: Koch, Kameron (1-2)

9
Winner Delta St. DSU 15-14, 8-6 GSC
4
Auburn Montgomery AUM 12-18, 7-10 GSC
Winner
Delta St. DSU
15-14, 8-6 GSC
9
Final
4
Auburn Montgomery AUM
12-18, 7-10 GSC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Delta St. DSU 0 2 3 2 1 0 1 9 11 0
Auburn Montgomery AUM 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 4 10 1

W: Fontenot, Drake (4-0) L: G. Hickman (2-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Statesmen Split With Warhawks in Friday Doubleheader

Montgomery, Ala. – Both teams felt both sides of an uneven scoreboard on Friday afternoon as the Statesmen and Warhawks split the series openers. Delta State got the long ball going in game two with Eric Newsom hitting two of DSU's three homers in the game.
Newsom led the Statesmen with five hits over the two games followed by Jonathan Dewberry and Brett Burrell with four. Burrell also homered in game two. Game two starter Drake Fontenot threw a complete game to pick up his fourth win of the season.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Game One: Delta State 3 | Auburn Montgomery 11
Final Game Two: Delta State 9 | Auburn Montgomery 4
Location: Montgomery, AL | AUM Baseball Complex
Records: Statesmen (15-14, 8-6 GSC) | Warhawks (12-18, 7-10 GSC)
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HOW IT HAPPENED - GAME ONE
  • Both teams put balls in play but fell in order in the first inning. Brett Burrell drew a walk in the second but was left on base. AUM picked up the first hit of the game in the second, but stranded two runners. Jonathan Dewberry and Carson Clowers picked up the first DSU hits in the third to put runners at the corners with two away, but Clowers was caught stealing second to end the threat. AUM fell in order in the bottom of the third. Tied scoreless after 3.
  • Burrell and Eric Newsom picked up hits in the top of the fourth, but the Statesmen stranded two in the inning. Six Warhawk hits and an HBP led to five runs in the bottom of the fourth. 5-0 AUM after 4.
  • Brendan McCauley found another DSU hit in the fifth but was also left on base. Three AUM hits and an error before the first out plated two more runs in the bottom half of the inning. 8-0 AUM after 5.
  • Delta State stranded two more runners in the sixth. Newsom picked up his second hit of the game in the inning as well. A one-out hit and a walk set the table for a three-run home run by AUM's Cooper Doughman. 11-0 AUM after 6.
  • McCauley and Dewberry singled and Clowers took an HBP to load the bases with one out in the seventh. An RBI single by Kirkland Trahan moved everyone up 90 feet and plated the first DSU run. Newsom's third hit of the game was a two-out 2 RBI double that scored Clowers and Dewberry. AUM put two on in the bottom of the seventh, but couldn't answer. 11-3 AUM after 7.
  • Dewberry picked up his third hit of the game in the eighth, but the Statesmen stranded two in the inning. AUM stranded one runner after a single in the bottom of the eighth. Trahan reached on an error to lead the ninth and moved to second on a wild pitch, but was stranded at second as the Warhawks took game one. 11-3 AUM final.
HOW IT HAPPENED - GAME TWO
  • Dewberry led game two with a double, but neither team ended the first with a base runner. Burrell led the second with a walk and moved to second after a two-out hit by Matthew Nichols. Taylor Woodcock was walked to load the bases and a Clowers 2 RBI single scored Burrell and Nichols. AUM picked up three hits, but could only plate one run in the second. 2-1 Delta State after 2.
  • Singles by McCauley and Trahan put two on with two away when Newsom hit a big fly over the left field fence to bring everyone home. AUM recorded two more hits but stranded both runners in the bottom of the third. 5-1 Delta State after 3.
  • Woodcock and Clowers singled to put runners at the corners with one away in the fourth. Dewberry reached safely on a bunt that also scored Woodcock from third. McCauley then hit an RBI single to score Clowers from second. The Warhawks used a walk, a hit, a wild pitch, and a flyout to plate two runs in their half of the fourth. 7-3 Delta State after 4.
  • Eric Newsom hit his second Jack of the day in the top of the fifth to push the DSU lead to five while AUM stranded a runner in the bottom of the inning. Both teams left a runner on in the sixth inning. Burrell hit the third DSU homer of the game in the top of the seventh, a solo shot to lead off the inning. AUM would find another run in the bottom of the seventh, but Statesmen held on to split the series. 9-4 Delta State final.
ON THE MOUND
  • Game one starter Kameron Koch (L, 1-2) pitched 3.2 innings, allowing five runs on seven hits with a walk and a strikeout.
  • Trace McNabb faced six batters, allowing three runs on three hits.
  • Evan Bynum went 1.1 innings, allowing three runs on three hits with a walk.
  • Duke Jordan pitched the final 2.2 innings of game one. He allowed two hits but no runs with a strikeout and two walks.
  • Game two starter Drake Fontenot (W, 4-0) pitched all 7.0 innings. He allowed four runs on ten hits with four strikeouts to one walk on 95 pitches.
UP NEXT
The series with the Warhawks concludes tomorrow (3/25) with the rubber match scheduled for a 1:00 pm first pitch.
 
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