MONROE, La. - ULM rallied for six runs over the final two innings to
defeat the University of New Orleans 16-15 on Sunday afternoon at
Warhawk Field.
Trailing 15-13 as they came up to bat in the ninth
inning, ULM (9-10, 3-3 Sun Belt) right fielder Kelvin York doubled down
the left field line for his fourth hit of the day to score two
teammates that reached scoring position on a
Kevin DeGrouttola wild
pitch.
DeGrouttola (0-2) gave up three runs on two hits in the
final frame, walking two along the way to help ULM's cause as UNO (5-12,
1-5 SBC) fell in an opposing team's final at-bat in a league game for
the third time in five conference losses.
The Privateers had
scored a run in each of the first six innings to build up a 13-10 lead.
After UNO scored two in the eight, ULM tallied three runs of their own
before
Ricky Ott relieved
Joe Zimmermann. Ott,
making his first appearance of the season, retired three straight to
keep the visiting team ahead entering the last inning.
Michael Petello was
3-for-4 with two runs and three RBIs to lead the UNO offense, which
accounted for 27 runs over the last two days.
Nolan Church added
four runs and belted a lead-off home run in the sixth as part of a
2-for-4 effort.
Kevin Berry contributed
two hits for the Privateers.
Though the Privateers were able to
score at least a run in the first six innings, ULM was able to take an
early 8-4 advantage after two innings. The Privateers recovered with
four runs in the third to knot the score at eight, before moving ahead
until the ninth inning with two additional runs in the fourth.
Josh
Gill (1-0) took the win for ULM, pitching 1.1 innings, allowing just
one run while striking out two. York and Judd Edwards each went 4-for-6
to pace the Warhawks. York, who who never scored a run, tallied seven
RBIs with Edwards scoring four runs.
UNO will play Tulane at
Turchin Stadium at 6 p.m. on Tuesday for the right to hold the First NBC
Bank Cup for the year. The teams have split the previous two games in
the three-game series with the Privateers claiming the most recent
contest, a 16-15 victory at Maestri Field on Mar. 9.
