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Jorge Tejeda
UNO Athletics
2
Nicholls St. NICH 8-7, 1-1 SLC
5
Winner New Orleans UNO 9-6, 1-1 SLC
Nicholls St. NICH
8-7, 1-1 SLC
2
Final
5
New Orleans UNO
9-6, 1-1 SLC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nicholls St. NICH 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 2
New Orleans UNO 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 X 5 9 1

W: Orze, Eric (3-0) L: Theriot, T (2-2) S: Mitchell, Brandon (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Emmanuel Pepis

Orze Strikes Out 12, Bats Come Up Big Late in 5-2 Win

NEW ORLEANS – Eric Orze struck out 12 batters over seven innings and the offense came through with clutch hits late as the New Orleans Privateers (9-6, 1-1) scored a 5-2 win over the Nicholls Colonels (8-7, 1-1) on Saturday at Maestri Field.
 
The 12 strikeouts were the highest total by a Privateer starter this season and the highest since Chris Turpin's 14 against McNeese in April 2019.
 
WIN-LOSS
Orze mowed through hitters early and often as he had seven strikeouts through the first four innings in the win. Tyler Theriot picked up the loss (2-2). Brandon Mitchell recorded the save, his first.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
New Orleans went ahead in the fifth when Jorge Tejeda's leadoff double set the stage for the first run. Three batters later, an RBI sac fly by Jamarian Crain punched the first run across. Luther Woullard followed with one of his three hits, an RBI single.
 
Nicholls had a quick answer in the sixth. Two hits through the first three batters set the tone and an RBI groundout got the Colonels on the board. A batter later, Alex Galy snuck a single through the middle that tied it up at 2-2.
 
The Privateer bats went to work from there. With two outs and the bases empty, Pearce Howard singled to keep the frame going. That's when Woullard delivered a triple to deep center to break the tie in the Privateers' favor.
 
New Orleans got some insurance runs in the eighth on an RBI triple from Antonio Gauthier and a run-scoring single by Darren Willis.
 
That was more than enough as Mitchell retired the last six batters in order with three strikeouts. Of his 26 pitches, 17 were strikes.
 
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Woullard wound up 3-for-4 at the plate. Tejeda added two hits and a walk. Orze threw 96 pitches (66 strikes) on the day. Gaige Howard and Crain drew a combined four walks.
 
NEXT UP
The series concludes with a 1 p.m. first pitch on Sunday at Maestri Field.
 
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