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Jacob Jones
LeTourneau Athletic Communications
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Winner LeTourneau 18LETUBS 19-14
5
Louisiana College LC 17-12
Winner
LeTourneau 18LETUBS
19-14
7
Final
5
Louisiana College LC
17-12
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
LeTourneau 18LETUBS 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 9 3
Louisiana College LC 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 0

W: Ludwig, Luke (5-2) L: T. Ducote (1-2) S: Lognion, Ryder (2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Contact: Matt Kinney, Sports Information Director, mattkinney@letu.edu

Long Ball Powers LETU Baseball To 7-5 Win

PINEVILLE, La. - A total of four home runs by four different players including a three-run shot by junior Jacob Jones scored six of the seven runs scored for the LeTourneau University baseball team in a 7-5 series-opening victory over Lousiana College at Billy Allgood Field in Pineville, Louisiana on Friday, April 20th. 

With the win, LETU is now 19-14 overall and 11-8 in the American Southwest Conference while the Wildcats slipped to 17-12 overall and 6-12 in the ASC. 

How It Happened:
  • It wouldn't take long for the YellowJackets to get on the board, with senior Gonzalo Sosa smashing a home run to right field in the top of the first inning to get LeTourneau out to a 1-0 lead. 
  • LC would add an unearned run in the bottom of the first to even the score at 1-1, and then take a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the second with a solo home run. 
  • LETU responded with a four-run third inning with three of the four runs coming on a two-out round tripper by Jones, bringing home Lee Hosie and Will Bradshaw to give the YellowJackets a 5-2 lead. 
  • A two-run home run by Louisiana College in the bottom of the fourth closed the once three-run lead down to one for LeTourneau before back-to-back singles and sacrifice fly tied the game at 5-5 heading to the fifth.
  • Very little time would be wasted by the YellowJackets to reclaim the lead once again, with Bradshaw and Bubba Valdez hitting back-to-back blasts over the right field fence to allow LETU to once again take the lead before things would finally settle down. 
  • LeTourneau managed to allow just three base runners in the final four innings of play, never truly allowing Louisiana College to find a way back into the game as the YellowJackets wouldn't need any more offense to pull out the win. 
Key Performances:
  • Five of LETU's nine hits in the game went for extra-bases, with just four base runners total that wound up being stranded. 
  • At the plate would be feast or famine for LETU, with seven strikeouts in the game nearly matching the nine-hit output by the YellowJackets. 
  • Bradshaw kept  his recent strong hitting going by finishing three-for-four at the plate with two RBI while Jones had a game-high three RBI in the game. 
  • Outside of a two home run performance from right fielder Deauton Delgado, Louisiana College managed to collect just six hits from the other eight spots in the lineup while striking out a total of seven times. 
What's Next?
A Saturday twin bill between the Wildcats and YellowJackets is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. on Saturday in Pineville to close out the three-game set. Game one is scheduled for seven innings followed by a nine-inning game. 
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