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SAN MARCOS, Texas – Greg Olsen went 4-for-4 to lead an 18-hit attack and Brandon Kimbrel tossed a complete-game three-hit shutout as Sam Houston State defeated Southeastern Louisiana, 12-0, in the Southland Conference Tournament on Wednesday at Bobcat Ballpark.
Southeastern (35-21) will face top-seeded Texas State (35-21) at noon on Thursday. SHSU (35-22), which won its 13th consecutive game in the Southland Conference Tournament dating back to 2007, will face Nicholls State at 7 p.m.
"Give them (SHSU) all the credit in the world," Southeastern head coach
Jay Artigues said. "They did a super job. They came out swinging the bats and were very aggressive. Every mistake we made, they capitalized on it."
SHSU took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Ryan Mooney led off with a single, moved to second on an error and scored on Chris Andreas' single. The Bearkats added three runs in the second off Southeastern starter
Tyler Watkins (10-4), highlighted by a two-run triple by Luke Plucheck before Daniel Nottebart scored on Olsen's RBI single in the third to give SHSU a 5-0 lead.
Andreas hit a leadoff home run in the fifth to give the Bearkats a 6-0 lead before Kevin Miller scored on an Olsen RBI single. SHSU scored five runs in the seventh as Plucheck added his second two-run triple of the game while Olsen and Doug Oney added RBI singles.
Kimbrel (7-4) fanned five batters and held Southeastern hitless until
Cody Gougler led off the third inning with a single. The Lions added singles in the fourth inning by
Cass Hargis and
Jonathan Pace, but Kimbrel kept Southeastern off the board getting 1-6-3 double play to end the fourth and retiring the last seven batters he faced.
Andreas and Nottebart each went 3-for-4 for SHSU while Miller was 2-for-3 and Plucheck 2-for-4.
Sam Houston State... 131 025 0 - 12 18 1 (35-22)
Southeastern La..... 000 000 0 - 0 3 1 (35-21)
Kimbrel and Oney. Watkins, Janway (3), Hills (5), Poche (6), Ott (7) and Fisher, Lucas (7). W – Kimbrel (7-4). L – Watkins (10-4). E – Hudson (2), Boudreaux (27). DP – SHSU 1, SLU 2. LOB – SHSU 7, SLU 2. 3B – Plucheck 2 (2). HR – Andreas (12). HBP - Hudson, Oney, Gautreaux. SF – Miller (2). CS – Riley (6), Boudreaux (3). T - 2:03. A – n/a.
