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Winner JSU JSU 16-28, 4-13 CUSA
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DBU DBU 33-12, 11-6 CUSA
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JSU JSU
16-28, 4-13 CUSA
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DBU DBU
33-12, 11-6 CUSA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
JSU JSU 0 0 3 0 0 3 3 2 1 12 12 0
DBU DBU 0 0 2 5 2 2 0 0 0 11 14 1

W: SIBLEY, Josh (2-1) L: Ridings, River (1-2) S: BAKER, Will (1)

Tom Poole (24) Dallas Baptist Patriots vs Southeast Missouri State Redhawks at Horner Ballpark in Dallas, Texas on Sunday, February 18, 2024 (Photo by Eddie Kelly / ProLook Photos)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Patriots' 6-Run Lead Erased in Loss to Jax State

THE RUNDOWN
DBU fell 12-11 to Jacksonville State in game two of their series on Saturday at Horner Ballpark. The Patriots held leads of 9-3 and 11-6 over the Gamecocks, but Jax State rallied with nine runs in the final four innings to defeat the Patriots 12-11.
 
After a scoreless first two innings, Jax State got on the board in the third when Drew Collins ripped a two-out RBI single up the middle. The Gamecocks followed with a two-run shot from Brennen Norton to take a 3-0 lead over the Patriots.
 
After Nathan Humphreys was walked in the bottom of the inning with two outs, Michael Dattalo launched a two-runner homer over left center to pull DBU within one.
 
Ethan Mann opened up the scoring in the fourth with a sacrifice fly to tie the ballgame. Next, Luke Heefner slashed an RBI single to bring home Miguel Santos.
 
Batting in the eight and nine holes in the order, Alex Pendergast and Humphreys crushed back-to-back home runs to electrify Horner Ballpark and put the Patriots up 7-3 after the five-spot inning.
 
In the fifth, it was Mann's turn to get in on the action, hitting his 12th home run of the year on a two-run blast, creating a 9-3 advantage for DBU.
 
For the second consecutive game, Jacksonville State produced a crooked number directly following the exit of DBU's starting pitcher. In 5.1 innings of work, Jaron DeBerry gave up five earned runs on four hits and two walks while compiling seven strikeouts.
 
After Deberry's exit, the Gamecocks hit a pair of RBI singles to cut into the Patriots' lead. Jax State completed the three-run inning with a sacrifice fly, reducing the lead to 9-6.
 
Starting the bottom of the inning with a Pendergast walk and Humphreys double, Dattalo delivered a sacrifice fly to get DBU into double digits. Chayton Krauss followed suit with an RBI single to bring in the second run of the inning.
 
The Gamecocks would put together another three-run inning in the seventh, narrowing the deficit to 11-9 on just three hits. A pair of RBI doubles and a sacrifice fly were all it took to get Jax State back into the game.
 
After a full-count walk with two outs in the eighth, Brennen Norton evened the game at 11 with a two-run homer. The Patriots ended the run with an excellent sliding catch by Pendergast in right field.
 
In the top of the ninth, Derrick Jackson Jr. crushed a lead-off solo home run to shock the Patriots and give Jax State a 12-11 lead.
 
Down a run, Santos opened the ninth with a lead-off single to bring the winning run to the plate. A Mann flyout to deep right-center, a strikeout of Grant Jay, and a foul ball out off the bat of Luke Heefner ended DBU's comeback hopes in a 12-11 loss to Jacksonville State.
 
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- DBU gave up nine runs to Jacksonville State in the sixth through ninth innings.
- The Patriots lost just their fifth home game of 2024.
- Tomorrow's game will mark DBU's fourth rubber match this year.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
14 – Michael Dattalo is on a career-high 14-game hit streak.
21 – The 21 runs that the Patriots have allowed through the series' first two games are the most they have given up in a two-game stretch this season.
9 – All nine DBU starters finished Saturday afternoon's game with at least one hit.

UP NEXT 
DBU faces Jacksonville State in a rubber match on Sunday afternoon. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 p.m. at Horner Ballpark.
 
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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
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JSU TOP 3rd COLLINS singled up the middle, RBI (0-1 K); WALTERS scored. 1 0
JSU TOP 3rd NORTON homered to right field, 2 RBI (0-0); COLLINS scored. 3 0
DBU BOT 3rd DATTALO, M. homered to left center, 2 RBI (2-1 KBB); HUMPHREYS, N scored. 3 2
DBU BOT 4th MANN, E. flied out to lf, SF, RBI (0-0); POOLE, T. scored. 3 3
DBU BOT 4th HEEFNER, L. singled to center field, RBI; SANTOS, M. scored. 3 4
DBU BOT 4th PENDERGAST, homered to left field, 2 RBI (1-1 BF); HEEFNER, L. scored. 3 6
DBU BOT 4th HUMPHREYS, N homered to right center, RBI (0-0). 3 7
DBU BOT 5th MANN, E. homered to left center, 2 RBI (2-1 BSB); POOLE, T. scored. 3 9
JSU TOP 6th YOUNG singled to center field, RBI (2-2 KBBFFF); MADLIAK advanced to third; NORTON scored. 4 9
JSU TOP 6th JACKSON singled through the left side, RBI (0-2 SF); YOUNG advanced to second; MADLIAK scored. 5 9
JSU TOP 6th SILAS flied out to cf, SF, RBI; WALTERS advanced to second; JACKSON advanced to third; YOUNG scored. 6 9
DBU BOT 6th DATTALO, M. flied out to rf, SF, RBI (1-0 B); HUMPHREYS, N advanced to third; PENDERGAST, scored. 6 10
DBU BOT 6th KRAUSS, C. singled to third base, RBI (1-1 KB); HUMPHREYS, N scored. 6 11
JSU TOP 7th MADLIAK doubled to center field, RBI (1-0 B); JOHNSON advanced to third; NORTON scored. 7 11
JSU TOP 7th YOUNG flied out to cf, SF, RBI (2-1 BBF); MADLIAK advanced to third; JOHNSON scored. 8 11
JSU TOP 7th JACKSON doubled to center field, RBI (1-1 FB); MADLIAK scored. 9 11
JSU TOP 8th NORTON homered to right center, 2 RBI (1-0 B); COLLINS scored. 11 11
JSU TOP 9th JACKSON homered to center field, RBI (1-0 B). 12 11

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