NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Stephen F. Austin scored all of its runs in the seventh and eighth innings to ultimately defeat ULM 6-2 on Tuesday night at Jaycees Field.
SFA (20-21) took the lead in the seventh inning. The Lumberjacks got on the board after a passed ball, then added a hit-by-pitch, two singles and a walk in the frame that made it a 4-2 margin. A leadoff homer in the eighth inning by Kyle Thornell padded their advantage.
Cade Stone led the game off with a two-strike hit-by-pitch, then Anthony Herrera followed with a single through the left side. The Warhawks succeeded with consecutive sacrifices, first on a Jacob Stockton bunt and second a Danny Springer fly ball to deep center field, to take a 1-0 lead.
ULM (15-26) went up 2-0 on just the second pitch of the fourth inning. Springer continued his torrid pace from the weekend with a towering home run to left field that easily cleared the fence.
SFA did not reach second base until the seventh inning. The Warhawks had turned a double play and thrown out a base-stealer in that span.
Cole Hendrix went six scoreless innings and allowed just three hits and a walk. Matthew Reeves was charged with the loss. SFA's Eric Polivka got the win after seven innings of work.
Diamond Notes…
-Cole Hendrix threw a career-high six innings, all scoreless as well. He did not allow a runner to reach second base in his outing.
-ULM leads the all-time series 37-20.
-Danny Springer went 5-for-9 with four doubles in ULM's weekend series at Arkansas State. He accounted for both of ULM's runs in his first two plate appearances. His homer was his fourth of the year.
Up Next…
ULM returns to Sun Belt play Friday night with a 6 p.m. home matchup against Georgia Southern.
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