Box Score 1 |
Box Score 2 The LeTourneau University baseball team completed a sweep of Louisiana College to begin ASC play taking a doubleheader, 5-3 and 10-6 on Saturday afternoon.
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The YellowJackets (6-0, 3-0 ASC) had nine and 17 hits, respectively in the two wins. LeTourneau starting pitchers –
Cody Whitley in game one and
Justin Jenkins in game two – scattered 13 hits and struck out nine to raise their records to 2-0.
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The Wildcats (1-5, 0-3 ASC) offense was led by Kyle Feazell, who went 1-for-3 and a RBI in game one and 3-for-4 with a run and a RBI in the night cap.
Game 1
In game one, LeTourneau rallied from an early 3-0 deficit to score four in its half of the first inning to come away with a 5-3 win. In the win, YellowJacket first baseman
Garrett Methvin broke loose for a 3-for-3 game with two RBI and a run scored. One of his three hits was a solo home run in the third inning.
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Methvin was joined in the offensive production by Ryan and
Chris Bertram, who each had two hits in the win.
Ryan Bertram also drove in a pair to give starting pitcher
Cody Whitley enough offensive support.
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Whitley went six of the seven innings, scattering five hits and striking out three to improve to 2-0. Senior
Kirby Cantalamessa retired the Wildcats in order in the seventh on the strength of two strikeouts for his first save of the young season.
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Game 2
Seven-different YellowJackets had multiple hits to contribute to a 10-6 win over the Wildcats to complete the series sweep.
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LeTourneau jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning. They added to their lead when they scored three in the third inning for a 5-0 advantage. The Wildcats cut into the deficit with a run in the fourth, sixth and seventh to trim the LeTourneau lead to two, 5-3.
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With a two-run lead in the bottom of the seventh, LeTourneau sent nine batters to the plate to blow the game open. In the inning,
David Perkins had a RBI single,
Dillon Yates added a two-RBI double and
Bryce Griffin added a RBI double to spark the attack.
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The Wildcats mounted a threat when they scored twice on the benefit of a pair of LeTourneau errors in the eighth. They added a solo home run in the ninth for the final margin.
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To go along with their two hits, Perkins and Yates had three and two RBI, respectively. Jenkins pitched five innings, allowing eight hits, a run – that was earned and struck out three to raise his record to 2-0.
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The YellowJackets will host Castleton State in a pair of games on Monday and Tuesday at 6 p.m., respectively before returning to the rigors of the ASC.
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