HUNTSVILLE, Texas --
ULM (4-2) surrendered four runs in the fourth inning as Sam Houston State
(2-4) held on for a 4-2 victory Saturday afternoon at Don Sanders Stadium to
even the three game series at one-all.
For the second consecutive game a starting pitcher tossed
a complete game. On Friday, it was
Warhawk starter Cale Wine, on Saturday, it was Bearkat starter Cody
Dickson. Dickson (1-1) surrendered two
runs on seven hits with one walk and nine stikeouts in the complete game
effort.
ULM broke through first as Corben Green reached on a
dropped fly ball in left allowing Dalton Herrington to score and give ULM a 1-0
advantage after the top of the first inning.
Warhawk starter Shelby Aulds (1-1) kept the Bearkats off
the scoreboard for the first three innings but ran into trouble in the
fourth. Aulds gave up two runs before
being replaced by reliever Alex Dumaine with one out and two on in the bottom
of the fourth. Dumaine was unable to
record and out and was relieved by Tyler Bray.
Bray was able to record back-to-back outs to end the Sam
Houston State fourth that featured four runs and a string of five straight hits
as 10 men batted in the inning.
ULM cut into the deficit in the sixth as Green drove in
Judd Edwards to close the gap to 4-2.
However a baserunning mistake ending the inning as Justin Stawychny was
tagged at out home while trying to score after Green was caught after a wide
turn around first base.
The Warhawks were able to load the bases with no outs in
the top of the seventh inning, but all three base runners were left stranded.
ULM again threatened in the top of the ninth as they had
runners at first and second with two outs, but the club was unable to push any
runs across as Sam Houston State held on for the 4-2 win.
Green led the Warhawks with a one hit and one RBI and in
two games, the senior first baseman has four hits and all three of ULM's
RBI. Bray helped keep ULM in the game as
he allowed just one hit in 4.2 innings of work while striking out three
batters.
Luke Plucheck led the Bearkats as he collected two hits,
one RBI and one run scored.
The two teams will play the rubber game of the
three-game series tomorrow with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m. The game can be heard live on 1680 AM
(Monroe) with pregame set to begin at approximately 12:45 p.m.
Trey Setzer (LHP) is scheduled to get the start
for ULM, while Sam Houston State will counter with Andrew Godail (LHP).
