Friday, April 22
Cape Girardeau, Mo.
1 p.m.
Jacksonville State University
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Southeast Missouri State
Blake Seguin hit his first career home run vs SEMO on Friday
Gamecocks Split OVC Series at Southeast Missouri
4/22/2011 3:46:24 PM | Baseball
GAME ONE FINAL STATS | GAME TWO FINAL STATS
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Sam Eberle had a pair of hits and hit a two-run home run in the last inning to lead Jacksonville State to a 5-2 win over Southeast Missouri State as the two teams split an Ohio Valley Conference double-header on Friday. The Redhawks claimed a 9-8 win in the opener.
Jacksonville State improves to 25-14 and 8-6 in the OVC, while Southeast Missouri is 24-15, 8-5 in the conference.
In the second game, Hunter Rivers (7-1) scattered five hits and had four strikeouts to earn the win, while Todd Hornsby recorded the final five outs to extend his school record to 11 saves on the season. Jon Dicus (3-3) got stuck with the loss despite just allowing five hits for the Redhawks.
The Gamecocks took the lead in the fourth inning on a RBI single by Ben Waldrip and a sacrifice fly by Blake Seguin as JSU built a 2-0 lead.
SEMO got a run in the home half of the fourth inning on a RBI single by Trenton Moses as the Redhawks cut the lead to 2-1, but the Gamecocks added a run in the sixth inning after Andrew Bishop walked with bases loaded to give JSU a 3-1 lead.
The Redhawks added a run in the sixth on a solo home run by Moses to cut the lead to 3-2, but Eberle slugged a two-run home run for this fifth of the season for the final margin.
Eberle and Sharrock led the Gamecocks with a pair of hits, while Sharrock scored three runs. Moses had two hits to lead Southeast at the plate.
In the opener, Nick Harris had three hits and hit a two-run home run to lead Southeast Missouri State to a 9-8 win over the Gamecocks.
Christian Hull (1-0) picked up the win after pitching just 2/3 inning for the Redhawks, while Casey Antley (1-1) got stuck with the loss after giving up two runs for the Gamecocks.
Jax State took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a RBI single by Ben Waldrip, but the Redhawks answered in the home half of the first.
SEMO pushed across three runs - all with two outs - on a RBI single by Brett Russell and a two-RBI double by Casey Jones as the Redhawks built a 3-1 lead.
Seguin hit a solo home run – the first of his career and after 567 at-bats – in the second inning to cut the lead to 3-2, but SEMO added a pair of runs to extend the lead to 5-2.
Jax State added two runs in the third inning on a two-run home run by Sharrock to cut the lead to 5-4, but the Redhawks scored a pair of runs in the fourth on a two-run home run by Moses to extend the lead to 7-4.
The Gamecocks battled to tie the game in the fifth inning after Waldrip led off with a solo home run before Andrew Bishop slugged a two-run home run over the right field wall to make the score 7-7.
Jax State took an 8-7 lead in the top of the sixth inning after Coty Blanchard hit his second home run of the season, but SEMO took the lead for good in the home half of the sixth inning on a two-run homer by Harris for the final margin.
The five home runs by the Gamecocks was a season-high, as Waldrip and Bishop led JSU with three hits each, while Blanchard finished with a pair of hits. Moses, Jones and Tim Rupp each added two hits to go along with Harris' three hits for the Redhawks.
The two teams will play the rubber game of the Ohio Valley Conference series tomorrow at 1 p.m. Air time is set for 12:45 p.m. on the JSU Radio Network with Mike Parris and live stats will be available at JSUGamecockSports.com.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Sam Eberle had a pair of hits and hit a two-run home run in the last inning to lead Jacksonville State to a 5-2 win over Southeast Missouri State as the two teams split an Ohio Valley Conference double-header on Friday. The Redhawks claimed a 9-8 win in the opener.
Jacksonville State improves to 25-14 and 8-6 in the OVC, while Southeast Missouri is 24-15, 8-5 in the conference.
In the second game, Hunter Rivers (7-1) scattered five hits and had four strikeouts to earn the win, while Todd Hornsby recorded the final five outs to extend his school record to 11 saves on the season. Jon Dicus (3-3) got stuck with the loss despite just allowing five hits for the Redhawks.
The Gamecocks took the lead in the fourth inning on a RBI single by Ben Waldrip and a sacrifice fly by Blake Seguin as JSU built a 2-0 lead.
SEMO got a run in the home half of the fourth inning on a RBI single by Trenton Moses as the Redhawks cut the lead to 2-1, but the Gamecocks added a run in the sixth inning after Andrew Bishop walked with bases loaded to give JSU a 3-1 lead.
The Redhawks added a run in the sixth on a solo home run by Moses to cut the lead to 3-2, but Eberle slugged a two-run home run for this fifth of the season for the final margin.
Eberle and Sharrock led the Gamecocks with a pair of hits, while Sharrock scored three runs. Moses had two hits to lead Southeast at the plate.
In the opener, Nick Harris had three hits and hit a two-run home run to lead Southeast Missouri State to a 9-8 win over the Gamecocks.
Christian Hull (1-0) picked up the win after pitching just 2/3 inning for the Redhawks, while Casey Antley (1-1) got stuck with the loss after giving up two runs for the Gamecocks.
Jax State took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a RBI single by Ben Waldrip, but the Redhawks answered in the home half of the first.
SEMO pushed across three runs - all with two outs - on a RBI single by Brett Russell and a two-RBI double by Casey Jones as the Redhawks built a 3-1 lead.
Seguin hit a solo home run – the first of his career and after 567 at-bats – in the second inning to cut the lead to 3-2, but SEMO added a pair of runs to extend the lead to 5-2.
Jax State added two runs in the third inning on a two-run home run by Sharrock to cut the lead to 5-4, but the Redhawks scored a pair of runs in the fourth on a two-run home run by Moses to extend the lead to 7-4.
The Gamecocks battled to tie the game in the fifth inning after Waldrip led off with a solo home run before Andrew Bishop slugged a two-run home run over the right field wall to make the score 7-7.
Jax State took an 8-7 lead in the top of the sixth inning after Coty Blanchard hit his second home run of the season, but SEMO took the lead for good in the home half of the sixth inning on a two-run homer by Harris for the final margin.
The five home runs by the Gamecocks was a season-high, as Waldrip and Bishop led JSU with three hits each, while Blanchard finished with a pair of hits. Moses, Jones and Tim Rupp each added two hits to go along with Harris' three hits for the Redhawks.
The two teams will play the rubber game of the Ohio Valley Conference series tomorrow at 1 p.m. Air time is set for 12:45 p.m. on the JSU Radio Network with Mike Parris and live stats will be available at JSUGamecockSports.com.
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