HAMMOND, La. – Trailing 4-1 and down to its final three outs, ULM rallied to even Sunday's game at 4-4 and the Warhawks went on to defeat Southeastern Louisiana, 6-5, in 10 innings at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field.
Pinch hitter Vincent Dellocono got things going in the ninth as he hit a blooper into no man's land along the left field line. With one out in the frame, Anthony Herrera reached on a fielding error and Nathan Pugh drew a walk to load the bases. Spencer Hemphill drove in one and another run scored as he was able to reach base thanks to a fielding error. Dalton Todd was able to even the game at four apiece as he drove in Pugh with a sacrifice fly to left.
In the 10th, ULM (1-2) put a pair of runners in scoring position (Danny Springer and Cody Stone) with no outs. Later in the frame, with two outs, Cade Stone delivered a two-RBI single to put the Warhawks in front, 6-4.
Southeastern (2-1) closed the gap to one run on a homer by Jameson Fisher, but that would be all the Lions would get as ULM claimed victory in the series finale.
Warhawk reliever Anthony Herrera earned the win in relief after pitching the final two innings. He allowed one run on one hit with one walk and one strikeout.
Southeastern relief pitcher Derrick Mount was charged with the loss after surrendering five runs (one earned) on three hits and one walk with three strikeouts.
The Warhawks struck first as they plated a single run in the top of the first inning. Cade Stone led off the frame with a single to center and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Anthony Herrera. After a walk by Pugh, Hemphill drove in Stone with a single over the head of leaping shortstop Kennon Menard.
Southeastern took a 4-1 lead after the Lions scored four unearned runs in the home half of the third inning. Sam Roberson tied the game at 1-1 when he scored on a muffed throw by Hemphill. The Lions took the lead on a two-RBI triple by Daniel Midyett and he later scored on wild pitch to push Southeastern's lead to three.
Following the four run inning by the Lions, neither team pushed any runs across until the Warhawks three-run burst in the top of the ninth.
Diamond Notes…
- ULM used its third different lineup of the season in Sunday's finale at Southeastern.
- Cade Stone scored his first run as a Warhawk in the top of the first inning.
- Spencer Hemphill notched his first hit and first RBI of the season in the first inning.
- Brandon Bell scattered eight hits over his five innings of work. All four runs that scored on Bell's watch were unearned.
- Three different Warhawks tallied multiple hit efforts in Sunday's finale. Cade Stone, Spencer Hemphill and Dalton Todd all registered two hits in the game.
- Cade Stone and Spencer Hemphill each drove in two runs in Sunday's win.
- Anthony Herrera's win in relief was the second victory of his career.
- In two starts on the weekend, Dalton Todd batted .750 as he finished with three hits in four at-bats. He also reached base three other times via base on balls while laying down one sacrifice bunt and recording a sacrifice fly.
- ULM snapped a three-game losing streak to Southeastern with the extra-inning win.
- The extra inning win was the first for ULM since April 27, 2014 when the Warhawks defeated South Alabama, 8-7, in 11 innings. It also snapped a streak of four straight losses in extra innings.
- Southeastern set a new three-game attendance record as 4,375 fans passed through the gates this weekend.
Up Next…
ULM will continue its seven-game road swing to open the season as the squad travels to Hattiesburg, Miss. Tuesday evening for a 6 p.m. contest at Southern Miss.
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