ALEXANDRIA, LA - The Louisiana State University of Alexandria baseball team was swept by No. 1 LSU Shreveport, 6-1 and 14-3.
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GAME ONE | LSUS 6, LSUA 1
LSUS (17-2, 5-0 RRAC) struck first in the top of the opening inning as Carlos Sanchez launched a lead-off solo home run to left-center field to give the Pilots an early 1–0 lead.
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The Generals (14-7, 3-2 RRAC) got the equalizer in the second inning after
Dalton Wilson crossed the plate following a throwing error.
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The Pilots added on two runs to take the lead with a Sanchez single to left field, followed by a pair of errors on the play, allowing both Quaterrion Walton and Sanchez to score. A few batters later, Makana Olaso singled to left field allowing Spencer Sullivan to score.
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LSUS added to the advantage in the fourth and fifth scoring two runs, making it 6-1.
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Brock Lucas gets the win on the mound (3-0) facing 22 batters and striking out six over 6.0 innings pitched.
Seth Leger (2-1) took the loss on the mound for the Generals allowing four earned runs over 5.0 innings pitched. He allowed nine hits and struck out one.
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GAME TWO | LSUS 14 , LSUA 3
The Pilots (18-2, 6-0 RRAC)opened the scoring in the second inning with a sacrifice fly from Quaterrion Walton to take a 1–0 lead. LSUA (14-8, 3-3 RRAC) answered in the bottom half of the inning, as
Lane Kratzer and
Blake Moss crossed the plate on errors to give the Generals a 2–1 advantage.
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LSUS exploded in the fifth for eight runs. Olaso started the rally with a two-run home run to left-center field. Dorian Jackson followed with a single before Walton worked a bases-loaded walk to force in another run. Sanchez then delivered the decisive blow with a grand slam to left-center, extending the lead to 9-2.
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Continuing to add on in the fifth inning, the Pilots scored four runs by Sanchez, Sullivan, Landon Hunt and Sebastian Harden. In the seventh, Dorien Jackson scored on a wild pitch making it 14-2.
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Joshua Tinnerello grounded out to first base allowing
Trevor Dooley to hit home plate and close the scoring at 14-3.
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Robert Lastra (2-1) took the win on the mound facing eight batters and striking out four over 2.2 innings pitched.
Carter Fabre (2-2) took the loss on the mound for the Generals allowing nine earned runs over 3.1 innings pitched. He allowed 10 hits and struck out one.
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The Generals travel to Lake Charles for a one-game matchup against McNeese State University on Wednesday.
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