NEW ORLEANS – Orynn Veillon went 2-for-4 and
Devin Morrill tallied three hits in four at-bats in the University of New Orleans' (19-27, 8-13 Southland) 8-2 loss to the University of the Incarnate Word (27-18, 12-9 Southland) Sunday afternoon at Maestri Field.
HOW IT HAPPENED
UIW took a 4-0 lead with a run in the first and three in the second. The Cardinals tacked on two more in the fourth for a 6-0 lead.
UNO kept Incarnate Word silent until the top of the eighth but responded with back-to-back RBI singles by Veillon and
Beau Bratton to cut the UIW lead to 7-2.
WIN-LOSS RECORD
Jenner Jackson (2-3) picked up the victory with four strikeouts in 5.2 innings. Bernie Martinez was credited with his first save of the season in 3.1 innings of work.
John Michael Stephens (3-4) allowed four runs in 2.0 innings.
Matthew Gillis punched out three in 1.1 innings.
William Griffin tossed 2.2 scoreless and
Rafael Martinez followed with a scoreless seventh.
Eric Orze and
Mathew Oset appeared in an inning.
NEXT UP
The Privateers head to Houston for a series with Houston Baptist University next weekend.
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