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Box Score 2 CLEVELAND, Miss. – After earning a convincing victory in the opener, Delta State held on for a 3-1 victory, in the nightcap, to earn a doubleheader sweep of the Christian Brothers University baseball team, on Saturday at Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field.
GAME ONE: DSU 16 (9-3, 3-2 GSC), CBU 1 (2-10, 0-5 GSC) (7)
GAME CHANGER:
- The Statesmen scored multiple runs in four of their six innings.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- The Bucs were outhit 14-3.
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J.D. Goodspeed drove in the lone run of the contest for the Bucs.
KEY PLAYS:
- The Statesmen scored a pair of runs in the first, one in the second and two in the third.
- DSU put the game out of reach with six runs in the fourth.
- The hosts finished the scoring with four runs in the fifth and one in the sixth.
- CBU scored in the seventh when Goodspeed hit a sac fly that scored
Ben Brocato.
GAME TWO: DSU 3 (10-3, 4-2 GSC), CBU 1 (2-11, 0-6 GSC)
GAME CHANGER:
- CBU left the bases loaded in the fifth, and left a pair stranded in the seventh.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- The Bucs were outhit 5-4
- Four different players recorded hits for CBU.
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Luke Wewers drove in the lone run for CBU, hitting his first home run of the season.
- CBU starting pitcher
Nick Myers held the Statesmen to just three runs on five hits, with eight strikeouts.
KEY PLAYS:
- As it had in the previous two games, DSU jumped ahead 1-0 in the first.
- The Bucs put the tying run on second and third in the second inning only to see Brune strikeout Goodspeed to end the frame.
- Delta State increased its lead to 3-0, in the fourth on a bases loaded single.
- CBU loaded the bases in the fifth, but Cooper Brune struck out
Keagan Voss and
Cameron Kroeger to end the threat.
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Luke Wewers hit a solo home run to lead off the seventh, cutting the lead to 3-1. CBU had the tying runs at first and second with two outs, but forced a ground out to end the game.
UP NEXT:
The Bucs are scheduled to return to action on Wednesday, Feb. 26 when they host Arkansas Monticello. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.
