HAMMOND, La. – Teams split a pair of intrasquad scrimmages Sunday evening at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field as Southeastern Louisiana made up for a weekend practice lost to weather. 

In Game 1 of the doubleheader, Team GATA picked up a wet, wind-blown 9-6 win aided by several errors by Team Mamba. One of eight players to pickup a hit for GATA, senior infielder Johnny Johnson was 2-for-3 at the plate with an RBI and a run scored. Freshman infielder Taylor Phillips was 1-for-3 with a pair of RBIs and a run scored. Also picking up hits for the winning squad were Jacob Burke (1-for-4), Tyler Finke (1-for-4), Christian Garcia (1-for-4), Brandon Hale (1-for-2), Brennan Stuprich (1-for-4) and Nathan Tribble (1-for-3).

Will Warren (1-0) earned the win, logging three scoreless innings. The junior right-hander allowed one hit and did not walk a batter, striking out four. Backed by two innings from freshman Cam Gauthier in which he surrendered one unearned run, GATA built a 7-1 lead. Junior southpaw Brock Batty (0-1), a transfer from UL Lafayette, suffered the loss after allowing eight runs – only two were earned – in 3.2 innings pitched. 

Joe Delaney, a freshman outfielder from Destrehan, Louisiana, led Mamba at the plate with a 2-for-3 performance, two RBIs and a run scored. Also picking up hits for Mamba were Champ Artigues (1-for-3), Eli Johnson (1-for-3), Nick Ray (1-for-4) and Christian Westcott (1-for-2).

In Game 2 of the doubleheader, Mamba (4-5) wiped out an early deficit and held on for a 5-1 win. Hammond native Kenneth Bell, III led the way at the plate with a 3-for-4 performance. Artigues (2-for-5) and Eli Johnson (2-for-4) also picked up multiple hits in the winning effort.

Grant Upton (1-0) earned the win, allowing one run in four innings of work. He scattered three hits and two walks, striking out six batters. Cole Hoskins, a senior transfer Grand Canyon, picked up his first save. The right-hander worked two perfect innings, striking out three. Harrison Haley (0-2), a junior transfer from Hinds CC, suffered the loss after allowing three runs – two earned – in four innings of relief. Also logging scoreless outings in the scrimmage were Antonio Buckley (3.0 IP), Stuprich (2.0 IP) and Sebastian Bentz (1.1 IP).

Picking up his for both squads in the nightcap were Bentz (1-for-1), Delaney (1-for-4), Finke (1-for-3), Hale (1-for-4), Johnny Johnson (1-for-4), Phillips (1-for-2), Ray (1-for-4) and Rhett Rosevear (1-for-3).
 
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