Box Score HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana baseball team completed a series sweep of George Washington with a 9-3 victory Sunday over the Colonials at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field.
Southeastern (5-2) starting pitcher
Kyle Keller (1-0) was dominant early, recording the first seven outs of the game on strikeouts, en route to fanning a career-high eight batters and earning his first win of the season.
GWU (1-3) scored a pair of unearned runs in the second to take an early lead. Keller hit shortstop Kevin Mahala with a one-out pitch before surrendering a single to Bobby Campbell. On a double-steal attempt,
Jameson Fisher's throw to third sailed into left field allowing Mahala to score. With two outs, Fisher dropped a popup on the infield allowing Campbell to score.
The Lions tied the game with single runs over the next two innings. In the bottom of the second,
Jesse Buratt led off with a double to left-center and moved to third on
Brett Hoffman's ground out to short.
Kevin Carr followed with a one out single, driving in Buratt.
In the third,
Kiko Thompson led off the with a double down the right field line.
Jacob Williams sacrificed him to third and Thompson scored on
Jacob Seward's chopper over the head of the first baseman.
The Colonials grabbed the lead again, scoring their final run, in the fifth. This time Southeastern answered by chasing GWU starter, and losing pitcher,
Jacob Williams (0-1) from the game with three runs in the bottom of the inning. Hoffman came through with the first of his two doubles in the game, driving in Fisher and
Andrew Godbold.
Southeastern added four more runs in the seventh with the big play being a two-run, infield single by
Kiko Thompson. With two outs, Thompson hit a grounder deep in the hole at short. The throw by Mahala wasn't in time at first to get Thompson. Pinch hitter
Webb Bobo scored from third and
Kyle Cedotal scored all the way from second.
Dylan Hills worked a pair of scoreless innings in relief, while
Logan Riddell and
Mason Klotz combined to toss a scoreless ninth to close out the game.
Southeastern returns to Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field to face Grambling State at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Southeastern La. 9, George Washington 3
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George Washington... 020 010 000 - 3 7 2 (1-3)
Southeastern La......... 011 030 40X - 9 12 4 (5-2)
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Pitchers: George Washington - Williams, Jacob; Milon, Colin (5); Muhl, Eddie (7); Piccin, Andrew (7) and Robert, Matthieu; Parkmond, Xavier. Southeastern La. - Keller, Kyle; Hills, Dylan (7); Riddell, Logan (9); Klotz, Mason (9) and Fisher, Jameson.
Win-Keller, Kyle (1-0) Loss-
Jacob Williams (0-1) T-2:38 A-514
Weather: 64 Mostly Cloudy, calm
