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Eric Opperman/CBU Sports Information
Taylor Angley-Holman was 2-for-7 with one RBI as the Bucs were swept at No. 6 Delta State Friday.
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Christian Brothers CBU 9-22, 3-13 GSC
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Winner Delta State DSU 22-6, 12-3 GSC
Christian Brothers CBU
9-22, 3-13 GSC
4
Final
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Delta State DSU
22-6, 12-3 GSC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Christian Brothers CBU 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 7 3
Delta State DSU 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 X 6 11 0

W: Seth Birdsong (6-0) L: Sanderlin, Peyton (3-6) S: Hunter Riggins (2)

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Christian Brothers CBU 9-23, 3-14 GSC
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Winner Delta State DSU 23-6, 13-3 GSC
Christian Brothers CBU
9-23, 3-14 GSC
0
Final
4
Delta State DSU
23-6, 13-3 GSC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Christian Brothers CBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Delta State DSU 1 1 0 0 0 2 X 4 8 0

W: Dalton Minton (5-1) L: Rutledge, Will (0-5)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Eric Opperman

No. 6 Statesmen Edge Bucs in Sweep

CLEVELAND, Mississippi-No. 6 Delta State swept a doubleheader from the Christian Brothers University Bucs Friday, winning the opener 6-4 and taking a 4-0 win in the nightcap.

GAME 1:
WHAT HAPPENED:
The Statesmen (23-6, 13-3 GSC) scored in three of the first four innings to take a lead they would not relinquish in a 6-4 win.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• DSU struck first with two in the first on two singles and an error.
• The Bucs (9-23, 3-14) got on the board in the second when Parker Jorden blasted a two-out solo homer to left.
• CBU tied it in the third. Jeff Goodwin (Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS) reached on a two-out single and scored from first on a Jaime Soto (Naples, Fla./Gulf Coast HS) double to the gap in right-center.
• The Statesmen regained the lead in the bottom of the inning with a run on two singles and a wild pitch.
• DSU added another run in the fourth on a single, an error, a groundout and a sacrifice fly.
• The Statesmen scored twice more in the seventh on a triple, a single and a double.
• CBU pulled back within two as they scored twice in the eighth. Nick Traylor (Germantown, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS) singled up the middle, and Brandon Dodd (Arlington, Tenn./Arlington HS) worked a walk. A Soto single scored Traylor, and Taylor Angley-Holman (Redding, Calif./Enterprise HS) singled Dodd home.

KEY STATS:
• Soto went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI.
• Goodwin was 1-for-3 with a run.
• Jordan went 1-for-4 with a homer, a run and one RBI.
• Blake Dallas (Arlington, Tenn./Arlington HS) threw a scoreless eighth, pitching around a pair of hits.

GAME 2:
WHAT HAPPENED:
The Statesmen scored two early runs and pitcher Dalton Minton threw a two-hit shutout in a 4-0 game.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• DSU scored first in the bottom of the first with a run on two singles, a walk and a sacrifice fly.
• The Statesmen doubled their lead in the second on two singles and two groundouts.
• DSU set the final margin with two in the sixth on two doubles and a single.

KEY STATS:
• Angley-Holman went 1-for-2 and was hit by a pitch.
• Brandon Dodd (Arlington, Tenn./Arlington HS) was 1-for-3.
• Kyle Raburn (Millington, Tenn./Evangelical Christian School) threw a scoreless inning, retiring all three batters he faced.

WHAT'S NEXT:
The Bucs and Statesmen meet again Saturday at 2 p.m. CBU's next home game is Tuesday as they host Rhodes at 3 p.m.
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