ULM Warhawks

Kyle Bostick led off the 13^th with a weak single deep in the hole between first and second base. He was able move up to second on a Warhawk fielding error on the play. Kyle Olasin moved Bostick to third with a sac bunt and Matt Goulas had the game-winning sacrifice on a bunt back to the pitcher.

Freshman Taylor Abdalla made sure there was a 13^th inning with a two-out single into right-center field with two outs in the bottom of the 12^th inning - Abdalla was 2-for-36 on the season before his RBI single. Shane Ardoin scored on the play after leading off the inning with a single to right field. He moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Caleb Clowers and moved to third on a grounder by Judd Edwards. ULL intentionally walked Nick Wade to get to Abdalla.

After going hitless in his first five at-bats, ULL catcher Chad Keefer led off the top of the 12^th inning with his 13^th home run of the season to give the Cajuns a 5-4 lead.

ULM sent the game into extra innings with two runs in the bottom of the ninth off ULL starter Zach Osborne and closer Joey Satriano. Auttonberry started the rally with a single to center field - his second hit of the game. Perry Smith hit a deep fly ball to right field that Goulas dropped on the warning track. However, Smith got caught up between first and second on the play and was tagged for the first out.

Pinch hitter Jordy Poche hammered the second pitch he saw from Satriano into the gap in right-center field to score Auttonberry and pull the Warhawks within one, 4-3. Ardoin singled through the left side to put runners on the corners for Clowers, who grounded out to second to tie the game. Edwards followed with a grounder to short that drew a close out call at first base to end the inning.

ULM and ULL had combined for just five runs and 12 hits through the first eight innings of the game as ULM starter Drew Granier and Osborne kept the opposing hitters off balance all game.

Kelvin York was 2-for-3 with a run scored and a pair of stolen bases for ULM (17-36, 7-21 Sun Belt) before having to leave the game in the seventh inning. Auttonberry and Smith also had a pair of hits for the Warhawks. Bostick and Poirrier led ULL (35-18, 19-9) with three hits each.

After the Warhawks (17-36, 7-21) struck first with a two-out single by Ardoin in the bottom of the second, ULL scored two in the fourth and one in the fifth to take a 3-1 lead.

Jarrett Hammond started the Warhawk half of the second with a single to right field. Auttonberry moved him into scoring position with a sacrifice bunt and Hammond advanced to third on a grounder to the pitcher. Ardoin battled at the plate after falling behind at the plate 1-2. He lined the eighth pitch he saw in between third and short to plate Hammond.

Poirrier picked up ULL's first hit of the game with a single back up the middle to lead off the fourth. Following a foul out and a walk, Fuselier doubled to right-center field to put ULL up 2-1. Poirrier singled home Bostick after he was able to move to third base on one of three ULM fielding errors in the game.

York worked hard for the Warhawks' second run of the game. He led off the sixth inning with an infield single and then proceeded to steal second and third base. Auttonberry laced a single down the line in left field to score York easily and pull ULM within one, 3-2.

Granier held the Cajuns scoreless over three straight innings before Bostick led off the ninth inning with his first home run of the season for a much needed insurance run.

Dayton Marze worked 4.1 innings out of the ULL bullpen to pick up the win and improve to 5-3 on the season. He allowed one run on three hits. Wil Browning (3-2) took the loss after allowing two runs on four hits in four innings of work. Browning and fellow pitcher Derek Ward each had an at-bat in the game for the Warhawks.

Game two of the doubleheader is scheduled to begin at 7:15 p.m.