NEW ORLEANS –
Reeves Martin etched his name in the record books once again and
Cortlynn Ramirez picked up his first collegiate win as the New Orleans Privateers (25-24) secured a 5-4 win over the Southern Jaguars (28-21) on Tuesday night at Maestri Field.
Martin came on in the ninth and struck out the first two batters he faced. Martin then won an eight-pitch battle against Tyler LaPorte when he got him to ground out on a one-hopper to
Antonio Gauthier.
The save by Martin was his 13
th which tied the single season saves record. Martin's appearance was his 85
th which broke the all-time program record previously co-held by Justin Garcia and Ryan O'Shea.
WIN-LOSS
Ramirez (1-2) allowed a run on three hits in five innings of work for his first career win. Jerome Bohannon (3-5) was tagged with the loss.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Privateers answered an early Southern lead with a four spot in the third to get their first lead of the night.
Wade Raburn hit a fly ball to left-center and got a sac fly, scoring
Darren Willis. With
Pearce Howard batting, a wild pitch scored Morrill from third to put New Orleans ahead.
Later in the frame,
Gaige Howard drove a ball into the gap. The first run came in on the single and another came in on an ensuing bobble in left allowed
Tresten Kennard to score all the way from first base.
New Orleans added another run against Bohannon in the fifth.
Collin Morrill jumped on the first pitch and drove it out to left for his sixth homer of the year. That total moved him into the team lead in homers.
Southern cooked up a big rally in the seventh to cut the New Orleans lead to 5-4. The Jaguars had four hits including three doubles. The last was a two-run double roped down the first base line by Javeyan Williams which plated two runs.
INSIDE THE BOX
The Privateers had four hitters collect two hits on the night: Morrill, P. Howard, Kennard, and Tejeda. Ramirez struck out four batters in his outing. Martin retired the side in order in the ninth on 16 pitches. The Privateers drew six walks at the plate while issuing just two.
NEXT UP
The Privateers start a three-game series against HBU on Friday. First pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m.
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