Julian Gonzales
Leighton Chamblee
Julian Gonzales
5
Winner Northwestern State NSU 23-23, 10-10 SLC
4
McNeese MCN 26-21, 11-9 SLC
Winner
Northwestern State NSU
23-23, 10-10 SLC
5
Final
4
McNeese MCN
26-21, 11-9 SLC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Northwestern State NSU 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 7 2
McNeese MCN 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 9 2

W: Cossio, Andrew (2-0) L: Foster, Cameron (3-2) S: Ohnoutka, Donovan (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Jared Morris, SID Graduate Assistant

McNeese Suffers 5-4 Loss in Extra Innings to NSU

LAKE CHARLES - After trading runs all night, the McNeese Cowboys (26-21, 11-9 SLC) fell 5-4 to Northwestern State (23-23, 10-10 SLC) in 10 innings Saturday night at Joe Miller Ballpark. The Cowboys now sit in a five-way tie atop the league standings.

McNeese's four runs came on nine hits, led by a 2-for-5, two-RBI, and two-SB night with a home run from Brad Burckel, a 2-for-5 performance with two steals by Braden Duhon, and a 2-for-5 showing with an RBI for Josh Leslie. 

On the mound, starter Chance Stone pitched to a no-decision as he went 4.0 innings allowing two earned runs on four hits with four strikeouts. Cameron Foster (3-2) was charged with the loss; he entered the game with one out in the eighth inning. Foster went 2.2 innings allowing one run on a sac-fly while adding five strikeouts. Burrell Jones added two scoreless innings from the 'pen allowing one hit. 

After an error allowed NSU to jump ahead in the first inning on a sac-fly, McNeese countered with a two-run blast by Brad Burckel to put the Pokes up 2-1 after one.

A two-run homer by Gabe Colaianni in the third put the Demons ahead 3-2 not long before Josh Leslie led off the fourth inning with his fourth home run of the year to dead-center off the batter's eye, tying the game at three. 

A sac-fly by Jake Haze allowed the Demons to go up 4-3 after six and a half, the Cowboys wouldn't be unable to convert with the bases juiced in the home half.

With two outs in the top of the eighth, Julian Gonzales brought back a potential 3-run home run by Bryce Holmes as Gonzales made a fully extended grab over the left-field wall to end the inning. Gonzales then would score on a wild pitch to even the score at four entering the ninth inning. 

NSU's third sac-fly of the ballgame plated the game-winning run in the 10th inning.

NSU reliever Andrew Cossio (2-0) held McNeese to no runs over two innings to earn the victory. 

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Next Game: The Cowboys look to take tomorrow's series finale on senior day, first pitch is slated for 1:05 p.m.


 

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