ENID, Okla. – Southern Arkansas won its second elimination game on Monday as the Muleriders handed Henderson State its first loss at the Great American Conference Baseball Championships, 6-2, at David Allen Memorial Ballpark. Since the creation of the GAC, SAU improved to 10-0 when facing elimination at the GAC Baseball Championships.
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HOW THEY SCORED:
SAU 1st – Korey Keith grounded out, first baseman to pitcher; Chase Harvey scored.
HSU 1st – Jordan Taylor singled down the right field; Hunter Mayall scored.
SAU 3rd – Carver Rademacher singled to right field; Keith scored.
HSU 3rd – Taylor homered to left field.
SAU 5th – Byron Reichstein out on sacrifice fly; Keith scored
SAU 5th – Trevor Rucker doubled down the left field line; Billy Germaine scored.
SAU 5th – Justin Buchanan doubled down the left field line; Chris Quinn and Rucker scored.
AT THE PLATE:
SAU – Rucker: 2-for-5, 2B, RBI, 2 SB; Germaine: 3-for-5, R
HSU – Taylor: 2-for-5, HR, 2 RBI; Mayall: 1-for-3 R, 2 BB; Buchanan: 2-for-3, 2 RBI
ON THE MOUND:
W – Preston Gray (7-4): 6.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R/2 ER 4 K/2 BB
L – Cody Jones (5-3): 4.2 IP, 11 H, 6 R/6 ER, 2 K/2 BB
SV – Jace Powers (1): 3.0 IP, 2 H, 2 K/ 0 BB
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SAU won two GAC Championship games in a single day for the third time, the rest of the GAC has won two games in one day a total of two times.
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SAU starting pitchers: 3-0, 32.0 IP, 12 ER at the GAC Championships.
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SAU: 6-for-14 w/ runners in scoring position, HSU 1-for-11; SAU: 8-for-18 w/ 2 out, HSU: 1-for-10.
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SAU’s Buchanan: 2-for-15 vs HSU during regular season, when 2-for-3 with two RBI.
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HSU’s Taylor: six RBI in four games vs Henderson State.
WHAT’S NEXT:
Southern Arkansas: Advances to the GAC Championship final; Will play Henderson State/Southeastern winner at 3:30 PM
Henderson State: Will play Southeastern Oklahoma State at Noon on Tuesday
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GAC Baseball Championships - Game 8 |
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Southeastern Oklahoma State won its second elimination game in as many days as the Savage Storm pushed across the winning run the eighth inning to oust Harding, 4-3, in Monday’s second game from the David Allen Memorial Ballpark. Brady Colbert threw 3.2 innings of scoreless relief to earn the win. Harding left 17 runners on base, one off the school record.
HOW THEY SCORED:
HU 2nd – Kyler Offenbacker walked; Davis Richardson
HU 3rd – Noah Chandler homered to left center; Zac Stewart scored.
SE 5th – Dylan Helms singled to center; Collin Sefcik scored.
SE 6th – Jacob Soisson homered to left center; Corban Taylor scored.
SE 8th – Brayon Colley out on a sacrifice fly to right field; Cody Coats scored.
AT THE PLATE:
HU – Alan Copeland: 3-for-5, 3B; Chandler: 2-for-5, HR, 2 RBI; Offenbacker: 2-for-3, 2B, RBI, 2 BB
SE – Soisson: 1-for-3, HR, 2 RBI; Taylor 2-for-3, R
ON THE MOUND:
W – Brady Colbert (6-3): 3.2 IP, 4 H, 3 K/1 BB
L – Josh Spears (0-1): 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R/1 ER, 1 K/0 BB
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Southeastern: advances to the final day of the GAC Baseball Championships for the first time in program history
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SE’s Colbert: 3.2 scoreless innings, allowed 5 ER in 1.2 IP in his previous appearance at the GAC Championships
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SE’s Soisson: homered for the second time in four games vs Harding this season
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HU’s Copeland: 3-for-5; hit .556 (9-for-16) vs SE this year; had gone 1-for-8 in HU’s first two GAC Championship games
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Harding left at least one runner on in each of the last eight innings
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HU left 17 runners on for the game, a GAC Championship record and one off the Harding single-game record
WHAT’S NEXT:
Harding: Eliminated
Southeastern Oklahoma State: Advances to play Henderson State at Noon on Tuesday
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GAC Baseball Championships - Game 7 |
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Southern Arkansas remained alive in its bid for a fourth-straight Great American Conference Baseball Championship crown as SAU rode the right arm of Yumezo Densaki to a 4-2 win against Ouachita Baptist on Monday from David Allen Memorial Ballpark. Densaki struck out nine in as the Muleriders eliminated the Tigers for the second time in four years.
HOW THEY SCORED:
OBU 1st – Reuben Miller doubled to right field; Justin Weigle scored.
SAU 4th – Byron Reichstein singled to center field; Carver Rademacher advanced to second, scored on a fielding error.
SAU 4th – Reichstein scored on a wild pitch.
OBU 5th – Jace Melby homered to left field.
SAU 6th – Billy Germaine doubled to right field; Korey Keith scored.
SAU 7th – Jon Phillips singled through the right side; Chris Quinn scored.
AT THE PLATE:
OBU – Melby: 2-for-4, HR, RBI; Weigle: 2-for-5
SAU – Germaine: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI; Phillips: 1-for-4, RBI
ON THE MOUND:
W – Yumezo Densaki (6-1): 8.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R/2 ER, 9 K/2 BB
L – John Franklin Matros (4-4): 7.1 IP, 6 H, 4 R/2 ER, 6 K/2 BB
SV – Jared Fielden (2): 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 K
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SAU improves to 9-0 when facing elimination at the GAC Championships, no school has a better than 3-2 record in elimination games
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SAU’s Densaki: in two career GAC Championship starts: 2-0, 17.1 IP, 12 H, 4 R/ 4 ER, 15 K/4 BB
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OBU: second straight GAC Championship appearance in which the Tigers lost two straight after winning opener
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OBU hit 1-for-13 with runners on base; left 10 runners on base
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OBU’s Weigle: 2-for-4, finished 9-for-22 (.409) against SAU this season
WHAT’S NEXT:
Ouachita Baptist: Eliminated
Southern Arkansas: Advances to play Henderson State at 7 PM on Monday.