Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Middle Tennessee
20-24, 7-14
#25 Southern Miss
34-12, 16-5
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Nick Sandlin (6-1)
L: Conn, Devin (1-5)
Batting:
2B: Dylan Burdeaux 1 ; LeeMarcus Boyd 1
HR: Matt Wallner 1
RBI: Dylan Burdeaux 4 ; Mason Irby 2 ; Matt Wallner 2 ; Matthew Guidry 2 ; LeeMarcus Boyd 2
SH: Taylor Braley 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dylan Burdeaux 1 ; Taylor Braley 1 ; Matt Wallner 2 ; Daniel Keating 1 ; Hunter Slater 1 ; Cole Donaldson 2 ; Matthew Guidry 2 ; LeeMarcus Boyd 3
SB: Dylan Burdeaux 2 ; Daniel Keating 1 ; Matthew Guidry 1
CS: Mason Irby 1
HBP: Daniel Keating 1 ; Hunter Slater 1 ; LeeMarcus Boyd 1
Batting:
2B: Kemp, Ryan 1 ; Aucker, Aaron 1 ; Vesser, Chaz 1
HR: King, Kaleb 1
RBI: Delgado, Riley 1 ; Jarreau, Brad 2 ; Kemp, Ryan 1 ; King, Kaleb 1 ; Vesser, Chaz 2
SH: Kemp, Ryan 1
SF: Jarreau, Brad 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Delgado, Riley 2 ; King, Kaleb 2 ; Huff, Drew 1 ; Lopez, Manuel 2 ; Vesser, Chaz 2
SB: Huff, Drew 1
CS: Kemp, Ryan 1
HBP: Dennis, Austin 1 ; Lopez, Manuel 1
Game Leaders
Players Mentioned
No. 25 Southern Miss stuns Blue Raiders, 13-9
4/30/2017 4:12:00 PM | Baseball
Delgado, Kemp, Vesser combine for 10 hits
After a delay of two hours, one minute due to inclement weather; however, that lead quickly washed away.
Middle Tennessee scored what looked like a big insurance run when the game resumed in the bottom of the eighth to go up 8-5, but Southern Miss (34-12, 16-5) came off of the deck for eight runs in the top of the ninth to stun the Blue Raiders (20-24, 7-14), 13-9.
Middle Tennessee collected 15 hits but it wasn't enough. Riley Delgado led the way with a 4-for-5. Ryan Kemp and Chaz Vesser were each 3-for-4 . Kaleb King was 1-for-3 with a home run.
Jake Wyrick pitched well with five innings of two-hit baseball. He struck out six in his five-inning stint but the bullpen couldn't hold the lead.
Southern Miss went on top 1-0 in the top of the second, but Kaleb King put a jolt into a Trent Driver offering and drove it over the fence in right center for his second home run of the season to tie the game 1-1 in the bottom of the second. The fun was far from over in that inning. Manuel Lopez walked, and Vesser and Delgado followed with back-to-back singles to load the bases with one out. One wild pitch, one sac fly and one balk later, and Middle Tennessee had strung together a four-run inning to take a 4-1 cushion.
The Blue Raiders took advantage of Southern Miss control problems in the third when King drew a one-out walk. With two outs, Lopez was hit by a pitch. Both runners scored on a Vesser double to push the lead to 6-1 and give the Blue Raiders control.
Unfortunately, for Middle Tennessee, it was unable to protect the lead as the Golden Eagles came from behind for the win. Middle Tennessee will be back in action when it faces UTSA in San Antonio next weekend.
