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BSB East Central (2-24-17)
Brenna Johnson
3
East Central ECU 2-9, 2-2 GAC
13
Winner Southern Arkansas SAU 7-4, 4-0 GAC
East Central ECU
2-9, 2-2 GAC
3
Final
13
Southern Arkansas SAU
7-4, 4-0 GAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
East Central ECU 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 1
Southern Arkansas SAU 0 4 0 0 2 7 X 13 12 0

W: Wells, Conner (1-1) L: Sheae Edmonds (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | By: Daniel Gallegos

Muleriders shine under the lights in home-opener, beat ECU 13-3 in 7 innings

MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Playing in front of the home crowd for the first time this season, the Southern Arkansas baseball team treated the fans inside Walker Stadium at Goodheart Field to an exciting game all-around that ended in a 13-3 run-rule victory over East Central on Friday night.
 
TEAM RECORDS
East Central Tigers (2-9, 2-2 GAC)
Southern Arkansas Muleriders (7-4, 4-0 GAC)
 
PITCHING DECISIONS
W – Connor Wells (1-1)
L – Sheae Edmonds (0-2)
S – NONE
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • After no score through an inning and a half, the Muleriders lit the scoreboard for four runs in the second inning to jump out to a 4-0 lead. In that inning, James Trevanion led off with a double down the left field line and during the next at-bat, he swiped third base.
  • Cortland McPherson then traded places with Trevanion at third with a RBI triple down the right field line. A batter later, McPherson scored as Josey Langston pulled a ball to the right side of the infield. Two batters after that, Blake Hall drilled his first career homerun out to left-centerfield plating the final two runs in the inning.
  • That 4-0 score held until the Muleriders added two more runs in the bottom of the fifth. In that inning, Jacob Richardson had a RBI single up the middle and Langston a RBI double down the left field line.
  • The bottom of the sixth was when the Muleriders ripped the game completely open, scoring seven runs to make it 13-0. Compiling RBIs that frame were Trevor Rucker, Cory Gallegos, McPherson, Langston and Hall.
  • In the top of the seventh, ECU rallied for three runs in the inning to break-up the shutout bid by SAU starter Connor Wells, but Hunter Vasquez put the final nail in the game as he came on in relief of Wells and stranded a pair of runners to end it.
 
ON THE MOUND
  • Connor Wells got the start for the Muleriders and nearly pitched a complete game, going 6.2 of the seven-inning contest. In the start, Wells was downright dominant at times, striking out a season-high 10 batters.
  • Wells also flirted with a shutout, but ECU rallied for three runs in the top of the seventh to break that up and ultimately chase him from the start.
  • Hunter Vasquez came on in relief of Wells and needed just one pitch to work out of the seventh and secure a Mulerider victory.
 
AT THE PLATE
  • As a team, the Muleriders racked up 11 hits and eight of the nine starters had at least one hit in the game.
  • Redshirt freshman Blake Hall fell a triple shy of the cycle as he went 3-for-4 in the game with four RBIs from the leadoff spot in the order. Two of Hall's RBIs came on his first-career homerun that he hammered out to left-centerfield.
  • Mark Fontenot was the other Mulerider with multiple hits as he went 2-for-2. Fontenot also drew three walks in the game.
  • Four Muleriders scored multiple runs in the game with Hall, Fontenot, Jacob Richardson, and James Trevanion all scoring twice.
 
ON DECK
The Muleriders and Tigers will conclude their three-game series on Saturday as the two will play a doubleheader beginning at noon.
 
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