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Will Bradshaw
Phakhaphum Padmanuja
4
LeTourneau LETU 0-2
8
Winner Millsaps MILLSAPS 1-0
LeTourneau LETU
0-2
4
Final
8
Millsaps MILLSAPS
1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
LeTourneau LETU 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 8 3
Millsaps MILLSAPS 0 1 2 0 1 0 4 0 X 8 13 1

W: B. Kaul (1-0) L: Bradshaw, Will (0-1)

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

Seventh Inning Spurt Downs LeTourneau Baseball 8-4 At Millsaps

JACKSON, Miss. – After cutting a 4-1 deficit to a single run in the top of the seventh, a four-run bottom of the seventh for Millsaps University would be too much for the LeTourneau University to overcome in an 8-4 road loss at Twenty Field in Jackson, Mississippi on Saturday, February 9th.
 
LETU is now 0-2 on the season after suffering their second loss in as many days on opening weekend of the 2019 season while the Majors improved to 1-0 with a win in their season opener.
 
How It Happened:
  • Grabbing an early lead, the YellowJackets would utilize a leadoff single from Lee Hosie who would come around to score on a Will Bradshaw RBI double down the left field line.
  • Turning his efforts to the pitcher's mound, Bradshaw would come out and retire Millsaps in order to give LETU a 1-0 lead after one inning of play as LeTourneau would be unable to capitalize on a lead off hit in the top of the second.
  • A lead off home run for the Majors in the bottom of the second would tie the score at 1-1 as Millsaps would later threaten to take their first lead of the game before seeing the go-ahead run at second get picked off to end the inning.
  • Not much would be seen out of LeTourneau in the top of the third, allowing for Millsaps to get back up to bat as the Majors would use a two-run home-run with two outs to grab a 3-1 lead heading to the fourth.
  • Neither team would do much of anything in the fourth to send things to the fifth inning where LETU would see a pair of one-out singles get stranded as a pop out and fly out would end the threat without seeing the YellowJackets cut into their two-run deficit.
  • Using a one-out double to put a runner in scoring position, Millsaps would use a fielder's choice and throwing error to plate a run in the bottom of the fifth and grab a 4-1 lead and send things to the sixth inning.
  • Making the most of their one hit in the top half of the sixth, the YellowJackets would plate one-run with a solo home-run from Noah Mahoney and hold the Majors scoreless to put the deficit back at two heading to the seventh.
  • A solo home-run for the second straight-inning would pull LeTourneau within a single-run as Cody Lee would lead things off with a four-bagger to force a Millsaps pitching change.
  • The change on the mound would prove to be effective as the YellowJackets would go down in order after the change and be unable to cut into the Major despite gaining new life by cutting the lead in half.
  • Two straight bunt singles to start the bottom of the seventh would allow Millsaps to threaten to extend their lead as a sacrifice bunt would move the runners to second and third before an intentional walk would load the bases.
  • A hit batter would bring home a run for Millsaps and would be followed by an RBI single for the Majors and sacrifice fly to drive in two more runs and push the lead to 7-3 with two outs.
  • Millsaps would manage to score one more run on an RBI to take their largest lead of the afternoon at 8-3 and leave LETU with work to do and just six outs to work with.
  • Putting two runners on with just one out, LeTourneau would once again be spurned by the Majors as a groundout and flyout would see the YellowJackets come up empty handed and put back on defense.
  • Stellar defensive plays by LETU would keep Millsaps from extending their lead as a strikeout would be followed up with the final two outs of the inning ending on the base paths for the Majors.
  • Trying to spark a late rally, Brueggemeyer would hit a one-out double and advance to third after Eli Birriel would reach base on a fielding error to bring up Hosie who would hit into a fielder's choice but bring home a run.
  • Down to their final out, LETU would be unable to make any more noise and see a flyout end the game.
 
Key Stats:
  • Serving in a starting role on the mound for the first time after playing as a reliever last season, Bradshaw would take the loss following five innings of work and allowing four runs (three earned) on six hits while striking out five. At the plate, Bradshaw would go one-for-three with a double and RBI.
  • Jacob Steinman (1.1 innings) and Konner Gayle (1.2 innings) would split the final three innings on the mound and combine to strike out three.
  • Collecting two of LETU's eight hits, Bryce Brueggemeyer would finish as LeTourneau's only player with multiple hits in the game which included a double in the ninth.
 
What's Next?
LeTourneau will return to Smith Wills Stadium on Sunday, February 10th to close out the Belhaven-Millsaps opening weekend tournament with a 12 p.m. neutral-site contest against Rhodes. The Lynx will enter Sunday's contest following two games on Saturday to open their season as Rhodes fell 7-6 in 11 innings to Belhaven and did not have their contest against Maryville College completed at the time of this release.
 
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