eldridge uwf
9
Winner Delta State Univ. DSU 32-21
8
Univ.of West Florida UWF 31-21
Winner
Delta State Univ. DSU
32-21
9
Final
8
Univ.of West Florida UWF
31-21
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Delta State Univ. DSU 2 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 9 11 3
Univ.of West Florida UWF 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 8 9 2

W: Hill, Josh (5-1) L: Jacob Heath (6-6)

7
Winner Univ.of West Florida UWF 32-21
2
Delta State Univ. DSU 32-22
Winner
Univ.of West Florida UWF
32-21
7
Final
2
Delta State Univ. DSU
32-22
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Univ.of West Florida UWF 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 12 0
Delta State Univ. DSU 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 11 2

W: Dilan Lawson (6-2) L: Fontenot, Drake (7-4)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Tyler Bennett

Statesmen Earn Runner-Up Finish in GSC Tournament After Forcing the Winner-Take-All Game Two

OXFORD, Ala. – The Statesmen forced the crucial winner-take-all championship game on the final day of the GSC Tournament, but West Florida won the title in the deciding game.
Delta State scored all nine runs in game one off of home runs, with Brett Burrell, Dylan Coleman, Hayden Cooper, Blayke Dendy, and Eric Newsom leaving the yard in the win. Pitchers Logan Eldridge and Josh Hill combined for four strikeouts in the win.
The Argonauts scored five runs in the first inning of game two, which proved to be the deciding mark in their 7-2 win.
Dylan Coleman, Hayden Cooper, and Wes Warnock were named to the GSC All-Tournament team.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Game One: Delta State 9 | West Florida 8
Final Game Two: Delta State 2 | West Florida 7
Records: Statesmen (32-22, 19-11 GSC) | Argonauts (32-21, 17-13 GSC)
Location: Oxford, AL | Choccolocco Park
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Game One
  • Wes Warnock picked up the first hit of the game in the top of the first, but a double play took him off the bases. Dylan Coleman singled to left and scored when Hayden Cooper sent a homer over the left field wall with two outs. West Florida answered back with a two-run home run in the bottom of the first. Tied 2-2 after one.
  • Each side went in order in the second inning as starting pitcher Logan Eldridge recorded his first strikeout. Matthew Nichols led the top of the third and reached on an error. He scored two batters later when Brett Burrell launched DSU's second two-run over of the game over the wall in left. West Florida loaded the bases with no outs, but a double play at home and first base and a strikeout ended the Argo scoring threat. 4-2 Delta State after three.
  • Blayke Dendy recorded a hit, and Brendan McCauley reached on an error in the top of the fourth. The Argos took the lead in the bottom of the fourth with four runs on three hits and an error. They also stranded two runners. 6-4 UWF after four.
  • Warnock and Burrell singled to put runners at the corners with one out in the top of the fifth. Dylan Coleman launched DSU's third homer of the ball game over the wall in left-center to give the lead back to the Statesmen. West Florida loaded the bases with two outs but did not plate a run. 7-4 Delta State after five.
  • Eric Newsom sent the second pitch of his leadoff AB in the sixth over the left field wall for DSU's fourth home run. McCauley also singled to right in the inning. West Florida got a run back with a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth. 8-7 Delta State after six.
  • Both teams sent just three to the plate in the seventh; Josh Hill ended the inning with a looking strikeout. Blayke Dendy hit DSU's fifth homer over the wall in left-center to add to the Statesmen lead in the eighth. UWF put the leadoff man on in the eighth, but Hill forced three pop-ups to retire the side. 9-7 Delta State after eight.
  • Nichols drew a walk and stole a base but was left on base in the top of the ninth. West Florida got a run back in the bottom of the ninth, but the Statesmen got a clutch groundout to end the game and force game two.
Game Two
  • West Florida plated five runs and stranded the bases loaded on three hits with two errors in the top of the first. Coleman singled with two outs and scored on a Cooper double off the wall in center. 5-1 UWF after one.
  • The Argos added another run on two hits in the top of the second. Newsom hit a leadoff single and moved to third on Taylor Woodcock's one-out single. A flyout and a groundout ended the scoring chance. 6-1 UWF after two.
  • UWF left two on base in the top of the third. Burrell drew a leadoff walk and moved to second on a single by Coleman to left. Two strikeouts and a groundout ended the third inning. The Argos added another run on three hits in the top of the fourth. McCauley started the bottom of the fourth with a double but was stranded at third at the end of the frame. 7-1 UWF after four.
  • West Florida left one on base after a two-out walk in the fifth. The Statesmen went in order in their half of the fifth. UWF almost added a run on a sac fly with the bases loaded in the top of the sixth, but the runner at third left early and was ruled out on an appeal. McCauley drew a two-out walk and advanced to second on a single by Woodcock. Nichols singled to score McCauley and move Woodcock to third. Nichols advanced to second on the throw-in from center field. A diving grab in center ended the scoring chance. 7-2 UWF after six.
  • West Florida stranded the bases loaded, including a leadoff double, in the top of the seventh. Coleman hit a one-out single and moved to second on a two-out single by Blayke Dendy, but a pop-up stranded the runners. UWF left two on base in the eighth. McCauley recorded a hit for DSU in the home half of the eighth. West Florida left a runner at second in the top of the ninth. Delta State went in order in the bottom of the ninth to seal the win for the Argos. 7-2 UWF final.
On The Mound
  • Game one starter Logan Eldridge pitched 3.1 innings, allowing six runs on six hits with two strikeouts and three walks.
  • Josh Hill pitched the final 5.2 innings of game one, allowing three runs on two hits with one strikeout and three walks.
  • Game two starter Drake Fontenot pitched 1.0 inning, allowing six runs on four hits with one strikeout, two walks, and an HBP.
  • Christian Clayson pitched 4.0 innings in game two, allowing one run and five hits with a strikeout and two walks.
  • Tate Duncan faced two batters in game two, allowing two walks.
  • Noah Magee pitched the final 4.0 innings of game two, allowing no runs and three hits with three strikeouts and four walks.
UP NEXT
The Statesmen await the results of this Sunday's NCAA Regional Selection Show. The selection show will be broadcast live at NCAA.com on May 12 at 9:00 pm CT.
 
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