Box Score

MONROE, La. – The Mississippi Valley State University baseball program nearly notched an upset over the Sun Belt Conference's Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks, taking a 4-4 tie into the eighth inning, but ULM rallied for five runs in the bottom half to escape with a 9-4 decision.

The Basics:

• Score
  • Louisiana-Monroe – 9
  • Mississippi Valley – 4

• Records
  • Mississippi Valley (10-19, 6-6 SWAC)
  • Louisiana-Monroe (19-15, 7-5 Sun Belt)

• Location
  • Monroe, Louisiana – Lou St. Amant Field

• Series History (Since 2001)
  • Warhawks Lead 10-0 (0%)

• Winning Streak (Since 2001)
  • Warhawks (W10) / Diamond Devils' Last Win: N/A

Diamond Devils' Top Performers:

• Gabe Huelsing got three legs of the cycle completed, homering, doubling, and singling along with scoring two of the Devils' four runs.

• Kendall Brookins was a solid 2-for-3 with a multi-RBI (2) night, bringing home a run with a double in the third and a single in the fifth.

• Logan Darnell was the one pitcher to throw multiple frames, striking out one over two scoreless.

• Cody Leming rounded out the extra-base knocks via a two-bagger and was the final student-athlete with more than one hit, crossing the dish in addition to pushing one across.

• Stephen Landaz came through with a pinch-hit single while Tanner Aoki reached safely twice courtesy of a base hit plus a hit-by-pitch.

• Bullpen arms to contribute an inning of scoreless baseball included Lucas Valencia, Camden Farmer, Gage Deutsch, and Eric Torrero, the first two punching out one batter each.

Next:

• Valley State can stake claim to a winning record in SWACtion with a dub on Friday at 6 p.m. versus Bethune-Cookman at home.

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