MONROE, La.-Josh
Chappell hit
a three-run home run in the sixth inning to lift ULM past Binghamton 5-2
Saturday afternoon in the first game of a non-conference doubleheader at
Warhawk Field. Drew Granier went seven strong innings on the mound for
the
Warhawks as he struck out six batters and allowed just one run.
Judd Edwards and
Perry Smith
led off the ULM (11-16) half of the sixth with back-to-back singles
before Chappell
crushed a 3-2 fastball from Jay Lynch deep over the wall in left field
to break
a 1-1 tie. Following an out, Shane Ardoin and Caleb Clowers belted
back-to-back
doubles to cap the four-run inning.
Granier (3-2) did
not issue a
walk and set the Bearcats down in order over four consecutive innings -
third to
the sixth - after he scattered five hits in the opening two frames. Wil
Browning moved into a tie for 10th place with Bobby Carro on
the ULM
single-season saves list as he earned his fifth of the season. He tossed
the
final 1 2/3 innings of the game and struck out a pair.
Clowers was 2-for-4
with an
RBI for his ULM-leading 15th multi-hit game of the season.
Shane
Ardoin also had a pair of hits for the Warhawks - his third straight
game with
two hits.
Binghamton (6-13)
took an
early 1-0 lead in its half of the first inning when leadoff hitter Jim
Calderone scored on a single back up the middle by Corey Taylor.
Jarrett Hammond
tied the game
up for the Warhawks with his third sacrifice fly of the season to score
Jordy Poche, who led
off the inning with single to right field.
The Bearcats
threatened with base runners in the
top half of the eighth. With one run already across, they had the bases
loaded
with just one out. Browning came out of the bullpen to relieve Josh Gill
and
got Mike Thompson to ground into an inning-ending 4-6-3 double play.
Clowers
made a diving stop back up the middle and flipped the ball to Boomer
Blanchard
from his stomach to start the double play.
Lynch (1-2)
suffered the loss
for Binghamton after he was charged with five runs - four earned - on
seven
hits. He walked three and struck out two in 5 1/3 innings of work.
Game two of the
doubleheader
is scheduled to begin at 4:15 Saturday afternoon.
