Spring Hill Falls on the Road to Delta State

CLEVELAND, Miss. – The Spring Hill College baseball team fell 11-3 in its first road contest of the year against Delta State at Ferriss Field on Friday.
 
Reggie Cooper got things started for the Badgers (1-4, 0-0 SIAC) with a home run to left field in the third inning. AJ Swader kept the momentum going by grounding out to second base and bringing Nick Hunter across the plate. Jackson Bell reached home on a ground out from Gavin Moran to close out the scoring run.
 
The Statesmen (2-3, 0-0 GSC) responded with 11 unanswered runs through the end of the game.
 
Bell led SHC at the plate with four hits, including a double and a run in five at bats. Swader, Moran and Cooper each tallied an RBI.
 
Arlon Butts (0-1) suffered the loss on the mound in his second start of the year. Jonah Cook struck out a pair of batters in 2.1 innings.
 
Game Details
Date: Feb. 7
Time: 5 p.m.
Venue (Location): Ferriss Field (Cleveland, Miss.)
 
How It Happened
- T3 | Cooper homered to left field; Hunter scored on a ground out to second by Swader; Moran grounded out to short and brought Bell across the plate, Spring Hill 3-0
- B3 | Drew Capobianco scored on a single by Wes Warnock; Dylan Coleman knocked a two-run triple; Dylan Dendy singled, scoring Coleman, Delta State 4-3
- B5 | Dendy hit a two-run single to center field, Delta State 6-3
- B6 | Coleman singled and brought home Jacob Hill, Delta State 7-3
- B8 | Capobianco scored on a bases-loaded walk, Warnock scored on a wild pitch, Andin Johnson scored on a wild pitch, Dendy scored on a wild pitch, Delta State 11-3
 
Results
Delta State 11, Spring Hill 3
Records: Delta State (2-3, 0-0 GSC), Spring Hill (1-4, 0-0 SIAC)
 
Up Next
The doubleheader against DSU begins Saturday at 12 p.m.
 
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