DBU's Baseball Team traveled to Natchitoches, Louisiana, to take on Northwestern State University in their 2007 season opener.  The Patriots scored 11 unanswered runs and had 14 hits in a 13-5 victory over the Demons.  With the win, DBU improved to 1-0 on the season, while NSU fell to 0-1. 

Northwestern State jumped out to an early 5-1 lead through the first four innings but was not able to hold the lead in the final five innings.  DBU tied the game up in the sixth inning scoring three runs and put the game away in the seventh when they scored five runs off of three hits and one error, including a two-run homerun by Junior Nick Santos.

The Patriots added three insurance runs in the eighth and ninth innings and held the Demons scoreless in the final five innings.  Junior Brett Lester pitched 3.2 scoreless innings to pick up his first victory of the season.  Lester struck out five, walked one, and gave up only two hits.  Freshman Victor Black wrapped up the game in the ninth inning by pitching a scoreless inning and striking out two of the three batters he faced.

Leading the Patriots at the plate, were Sophomore's Evan Bigley, who went three for five, with three RBI's and Austin Krum, who had two hits, three RBI's and scored two runs.  Junior Garrett Baker went two for four, with one RBI, and three runs scored, while Santos finished the night with two hits and three RBI's.

DBU will take on Northwestern State Saturday in a double header, with the first game beginning at 1:00.