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Louisiana-Lafayette
Baseball Stays Unbeaten With a 13-6 Win Saturday
2/28/2009 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Feb. 28, 2009
HATTIESBURG, Miss - The Southern Miss baseball team stayed perfect with a 13-6 win over Louisiana Lafayette at Pete Taylor Park Saturday afternoon.
"I thought we swung the bats and played great defense once again," head coach Corky Palmer said. "I thought we were just average on the mound today but it was a good win. Every time that ULL threatened to close the gap we were able to answer and keep the momentum on our side and that's the mark of a good club."
The Golden Eagles (7-0) also extended their streak of seven consecutive games in which they have scored double digit runs and double digit hits in a game with 13 runs and 14 hits this afternoon.
On the season Southern Miss has already scored 91 runs which is the most in school history through the first seven games of the season, the previous high was in 1994 when 80 runs were scored through the first seven games.
The Southern Miss offense has taken control early and often thus far this season as the Golden Eagles are outscoring opponents 51-1 in the first four innings and today was no different as Southern Miss scored in each of the first five innings.
For the fifth game this season the Southern Miss offense started the scoring in their portion of the first inning. Bo Davis legged out an infield single to start the rally, Kameron Brunty followed with a double to right field to put runners at second and third with no one out.
Brian Dozier ripped his first triple of the season off the right-center field wall to score Davis and Brunty. Joey Arched picked up an RBI as Dozier came around to score on a ground ball to the right side for a 3-0 advantage at the end of the first frame.
Southern Miss continued the scoring in the second inning as Taylor Walker was hit by a pitch and Davis walked. Brunty picked up an RBI scoring Walker from second a single to right field. Lafayette helped the Golden Eagle cause as Dozier hit a would be double-play ball that ULL shortstop Greg Fontenot booted allowing the inning to continue and Davis to score from third.
Corey Stevens followed with a RBI single to left field to score Brunty and Archer picked up his second RBI in as many innings on a ground out and end the day for ULL starting pitcher Michael Cook after 1.2 innings trailing 7-0.
ULL scored their first run of the game in the top of the third as Brian Bowman reached on an infield single and came around to score on a Greg Fontenot RBI single to right field.
Davis manufactured a run in the bottom of the third as he walked, stole second and then took both third and home on wild pitches for an 8-1 advantage.
Southern Miss added another run in the bottom of the fourth as Joey Archer was hit by a pitch and stole second before scoring on a Josh Field RBI single to make the score 9-1.
ULL added two runs in the top of the fifth on a RBI fielders choice by Alex Fuselier and a RBI single by Fontenot to make the score 9-3.
Southern Miss starting pitcher Cody Schlagel (2-0) ended the day after five innings allowing three runs on six hits while striking out four.
Southern Miss continued the scoring in the bottom of the fifth with two more runs as Corey Stevens ripped a two RBI single scoring Brunty and Dozier to make the score 11-3.
UL's Scott Hawkins greeted new pitcher Seth Hester with a solo home run in the top of the sixth to cut the Golden Eagle lead to 11-4. Pinch hitter Travis Wipple added a two-RBI double to cut the Southern Miss lead to five runs.
Southern Miss added two more runs in the final frame as Josh Fields doubled to start the inning and came around to score on a Taylor Walker RBI single. Brunty ripped an RBI single up the middle for his third hit of the game to score Walker to complete the scoring at 13-6.
Wade Weathers worked the seventh and eight innings allowing only one hit and striking out two while Collin Cargill finished the game by without allowing a hit and striking out one in the ninth.
Brunty finished the day three-for four with three runs and two RBI as the freshman pushed his average to .464 on the season. Dozier added in three runs scored and three RBI to go along with two hits on the afternoon.
The two teams will meet again tomorrow for the final game of the series. Scott Copeland (1-0, 1.50 ERA) will take the bump for Southern Miss and LHP Greg Wilborn (0-0, 8.31 ERA) is scheduled to start for ULL, first pitch is set for 1:00 p.m.
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