HAMMOND, La. – ULM rallied from a 3-run deficit in the ninth inning Sunday for a 6-5, non-conference win over Southeastern Louisiana in 10 innings at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field, preventing the Lions from sweeping the series.
Southeastern (2-1) led ULM (1-2), 4-1, entering the ninth inning, but the Warhawks scratched across three unearned runs to tie the game off Lion reliever
Derrick Mount (0-1).
Pinch hitter Vincent Dellocono knocked a single inside the left-field line leading off the inning. With one out, ULM sandwiched a walk to Nathan Pugh between a pair of Lion errors to pull within one run. Pugh scored from third to tie the game on a sacrifice fly by designated hitter Dalton Todd.
In the 10th, Warhawk first baseman Danny Springer opened up the action with a single to center field. Pinch hitter Cody Stone dropped down a sacrifice bunt, but the throw to second on Springer went into center and allowed both runners to move into scoring position.
After Mount struck out the next two hitters, Cade Stone, who had already fanned three times in the game, singled up the middle to drive in the go-ahead runs.
Southeastern first baseman
Jameson Fisher, a junior from Zachary, Louisiana, smashed a solo home run to right field on the first pitch of the 10th, but that was all the Lions would get off ULM reliever Anthony Herrera (1-0).
The Lions had taken the lead with four unearned runs in the third inning.
Sam Roberson knocked a leadoff single, later advancing to second base on
Jacob Seward's 1-out, bunt single. With two outs, Fisher ripped a single to right. Jacob Stockton's throw home beat Roberson to the plate, but Warhawk catcher Spencer Hemphill muffed the throw.
Southeastern took full advantage of the opportunity.
Daniel Midyett followed by ripping a 2-run triple past the left fielder, plating Seward and Fisher. It was the fifth career triple for the senior from Shreveport, Louisiana. Midyett later scored on a wild pitch.
The ULM rally spoiled a quality start by left-hander
Domenick Carlini. The senior from Nesbit, Mississippi, allowed just one run in six innings of work, scattering four hits. Carlini walked three and fanned four.
Kade Granier tossed a pair of scoreless innings in relief, fanning three, before yielding to Mount.
Fisher led Southeastern at the plate, going 3-for-5 with one RBI and a pair of runs scored.
Taylor Schwaner and
Julian Service picked up a pair of hits each for the Lions.
Southeastern returns to action Wednesday, hosting Alcorn State as the Lions continue a season-opening, 8-game homestand. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field.
General admission tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for children (ages 3-12) Tickets can be purchased online at www.LionSports.net/Tickets or by contacting the athletics ticket office at (985) 549-5466 or 1-866-LION-TIX.
Ticket office hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Fridays. The box office at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field opens one hour prior to the scheduled first pitch.
UL Monroe 6, Southeastern La. 5 (Feb 21, 2016 at Hammond, La.)
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UL Monroe............... 100 000 003 2 - 6 9 3 (1-2)
Southeastern La..... 004 000 000 1 - 5 12 4 (2-1)
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Pitchers: UL Monroe - Bell, Brandon; Curtis, Keegan (6); Auger, Trey (7); Bradford, Keller (8); Herrera, Anthony (9) and Hemphill, Spencer; Todd, Dalton. Southeastern La. - Carlini, Domenick; Granier, Kade (7); Mount, Derrick (9) and Roberson, Sam; Eades, Chris.
Win-Herrera, Anthony (1-0) Loss-Mount, Derrick (0-1) T-3:13 A-1365
HR SLU - Fisher, Jameson (1).
Weather: 73 cloudy, ssw 7 mph
