NATCHITOCHES, La. – After having to wait an extra day due to weather, it was the Northwestern State Demons who came out hot early as they defeated the New Orleans Privateers 13-2 in seven innings to avoid the sweep on Monday at Brown-Stroud Field.
Both staters carried their teams through an efficient first inning but the Demons got on the board in the second on a Bo Willis solo home run. Privateers starter,
Cortez Dennis induced a double play ball and got a strikeout to limit the damage to just a run as the Privateers trailed 1-0 heading into the third.
That's where Northwestern State sent 10 men to the plate and scored seven runs to extend their lead to 8-0. Samuel Stephenson hit a two-run double and Willis also drove a double that scored two. The scoring for the frame was capped off with a three-run homer by Colin Rains.
New Orleans got on the board in the sixth inning.
Victor Castillo and
Diego Villescas each worked their way aboard.
Mitchell Sanford then lined a single into left for his 65
th RBI of the season to get the Privateers in the run column. Another run scored but Northwestern State also turned a double play to turn the tide in the frame.
The score stayed at 9-2 until the seventh. Hayden Knotts singled to drive in a run. Clay Jung then pinch hit for JD DiPrima and hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh that ended the game in a run rule.
With the loss, New Orleans now needs to sweep Lamar and needs one Nicholls loss to clinch at least a share of the regular season championship.
INSIDE THE BOX
Chris Olivier threw 4.1 innings and struck out six batters. Sanford,
Miguel Useche,
Maika Niu and
Bryce Calloway each had a hit. Villescas was hit by a pitch twice. The Privateers scored 34 runs on the weekend.
Dawson Flowers got the win after he limited the Privateers to four hits over six innings. Caleb Bunch struck out the first two batters he faced and threw an inning of relief. Willis was a triple shy of the cycle. Rains had three hits and three RBI.
NEXT UP
The Privateers will play at Southern on Tuesday evening. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
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