Weevils Lose To Mississippi Valley Despite Early Lead
February 26, 2008

MONTICELLO, Ark. – Mississippi Valley State used an eight-run fourth inning to create a lead too large for the University of Arkansas at Monticello Boll Weevils to come back from, losing 13-11 and remaining winless on the season.
 
The Weevils used three consecutive RBI singles in the bottom of the third inning to take a quick 3-0 lead over the Delta Devils.
 
Senior Chris Whatley (Sachse, Texas) started the streak, smashing a single up the middle that scored freshman T.J. Weed (Mangham, La.), who reached on a walk earlier in the inning.
 
Sophomore Matt Gardner (West Monroe, La.) followed with a single to left field that scored Whatley. Junior Josh Wisnoski (Navasota, Texas) followed with a single to right center field that score Gardner.
 
In the top of the seventh inning, the Weevils scored three more runs, when Wisnoski doubled to right center field that scored sophomore Craig Caldwell (West Monroe, La.), who led the inning off with a single. Junior Ben Turner (Greenville, Miss.) followed with a two-RBI double to left center field that scored Wisnoski and Gardner, who reached on a walk earlier in the inning.
 
Down by three in the bottom of the ninth inning, UAM only answered with one run. After senior Ryan Pilcher (West Monroe, La.) grounded out to the short stop to lead off the inning, Weed singled to center field, then was moved over with an bunt-hit from Caldwell. Whatley then hit a high sacrifice fly to right field that scored Weed, who moved to third one pitch earlier due to a wild pitch. Gardner followed with a groundout to the short stop to end the game.
 
Sophomore Kevin Lienard (Drew, Miss.) recorded the loss after relieving freshman starting pitcher Stuart Morgan (Benton, Miss.) in the top of the fourth inning. Lienard (0-1) allowed four runs (including the go-ahead runs for the Devils) off two hits.
 
Wisnoski had one of the more productive games for the Weevils, going 2-for-4 at the plate with three RBI. Caldwell went 3-for-6 with one RBI, while freshman Josh Hathcox (Bryan, Texas) and sophomore Lance Labeff (West Monroe, La.) both went 2-for-4 at the plate.
 
With the loss, the Weevils drop to 0-12 overall this season, while looking for their first win this weekend, when the team travels to play a three-game series against Montevallo, starting with a double-header on Saturday Mar. 1 at 2 p.m., followed by a single-nine inning game on Sunday.