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UNO-UNA Game 2 Box Score
FLORENCE, Ala. - No. 19 North Alabama posted a pair of wins over the University of New Orleans on Saturday, winning the opener 5-4 in 10 innings before completing the doubleheader sweep with a 4-0 result.
UNA (33-12) started the afternoon by rallying from a 4-2 deficit entering the bottom of the eighth. The Lions plated a run in the eighth, knotted the score in the ninth and walked off with the victory in the 10
th.
Josh Doyle led off the extra inning with a walk and would later score on a Josh Cyr sacrifice fly against UNO (14-25) relief pitcher
Kyle Blancaneaux (0-2). The loss was the first in 14 games when leading after six innings for the Privateers.
UNO trailed 1-0 before getting on the board with a pair of runs in the fourth.
Clint Coleman and
Beau Boudreaux both scored for the Privateers after consecutive one-out singles earlier in the frame.
After UNA matched the score with a run in the fifth, the Privateers posted single tallies in the seventh and eighth to take a 4-2 lead. A
Blake LeBlanc RBI single scored
Stefan Farrell in the seventh with an error in the eighth allowing Boudreaux to make his way home after he produced a two-out double.
Boudreaux was 3-for-5 with two runs to lead UNO. Privateer relief pitcher
Kyle Zara exited the game with a 4-3 lead before
Garrett Manning was responsible for the blown save opportunity in the ninth.
UNA relief pitcher Ben Seabook (1-1) was the winning pitcher after holding UNO without a hit in the 10
th. Lions' starter Johnny Hornbuckle allowed four runs – three earned – on nine hits in 7.2 innings.
UNA's Jake Sloan was 3-for-5 with Andrew Almon and Drew Parker producing a pair of hits.
In the second contest, the Lions jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the third. The hosts added two more in the fifth and a final run in the sixth against the Privateers, who were riddled by four errors in the game.
Jake Fabre (4-7) threw his second complete game in a row in the loss. Fabre allowed four runs – two earned – on eight hits while striking out five. Fabre has not walked an opposing player in his last two starts.
The Lions received a complete game shutout from Michael Watkins (6-1). Watkins scattered five hits while striking out six in his victory. Doyle was 2-for-4 to lead UNA, which also received a pair of hits from Drew Humphrey.
The two teams will play the final game of the series on Sunday at 1 p.m. Live stats will be available through RoarLions.com.
