THE LEAD
Behind the second solid pitching performance of the day, junior left-hander Colin Poche, led No. 26 DBU to a 7-3 win over the University of Louisiana at Monroe on Saturday night at Horner Ballpark.  Poche followed a brilliant pitching performance by Darick Hall in the first game of the doubleheader by allowing just one run over seven innings, as the Patriots won for the second time over the Warhawks.
 
After falling behind 1-0 in the top of the second inning, DBU (13-5) tied the game in their half of the inning when Matt Duce popped up with two outs, but ULM  third baseman, Josh Faciane, could not make the catch and Daniel Sweet raced home all the way from second base. 
 
Tied at one apiece into the fifth inning, Duce led off the inning with a double and eventually came into score on a perfectly executed sacrifice bunt by Connor Hall.  The Patriots' Justin Wall then followed suit with a fly to center field that was deep enough to allow Logan Sepanek to score from third. 
 
In the sixth, Duce would factor into a DBU run once again, as he laced an RBI single into right field.  One inning later, the Patriots struck for two more runs, highlighted by a double from Jameson Hannah that plated Connor Hall.
 
ULM (7-11) responded with two more runs in the eighth, before Sean Stutzman came out of the pen to retire five straight and close out a 7-3 victory.
 
DBU HEAD COACH, DAN HEEFNER, ON COLIN POCHE'S PERFORMANCE
"Colin is just a great competitor and we saw that again tonight.  He had great command of all of his pitches and was able to minimize their opportunities for some big innings, especially when he worked out of a bases loaded jam in the second and allowed just one run."
 
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- DBU has now won four out of their five weekend series this year.
- Colin Poche matched a season-high with seven innings on the mound.
- ULM just went 2-for-12 at the plate with runners on base.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
1.17 – Colin Poche's ERA now stands at 1.17 through five starts this year.
3 – DBU had three doubles in the game, as Matt Duce, Darick Hall, and Jameson Hannah each hit doubles.
4 – The Patriots were 4-for-6 in situations with a runner at third base and less than two out.
 
UP NEXT
DBU completes their three-game series against ULM on Sunday afternoon at Horner Ballpark.  First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.