CLEVELAND, Miss. – The University of Arkansas at Monticello baseball team traveled to Cleveland, Mississippi for a non-conference game against Delta State University on Tuesday. The Weevils came out with an 8-5 win over the Statesmen.
Game 1, 9 Innings
Arkansas-Monticello: 8, Delta State: 5
WP:
Jacob McDaniel (1-0)
LP: L. Cromer (0-1)
SV:
Nelson Mercado (4)
Scoring Recap:
The Weevils were the first on the board in the top of the 1st inning, seeing
Brodie Romero score
Kirk Woolf from second on an RBI single. The Statesmen responded with two runs of their own in the bottom of the first, taking lead over Monticello 2-1.
Monticello would quickly tie the lead with an RBI single from
Noah Estrem to bring
Cade Cancilla across the plate. Another RBI single from Deshaun Cordova brought
Will Owens in to score, giving Monticello the lead once again. The Weevils went on to stretch that lead even more with a three-run home run from
Kirk Woolf, bringing the Weevil lead to 6-2.
The top of the third started off with a double from
Chase Cripps. A single from
Cade Cancilla drove in Cripps to increase the lead to 7-2. The Statesmen responded in the bottom of the third with two more runs, cutting the Weevil lead down to 7-4.
The next few innings remained scoreless until the bottom of the 7th when Delta State drove in another run, bringing the score to 7-5. UAM scored once more, as a double from
Cade Cancilla brought
Chaz Poppy across the plate.
Nelson Mercado came in to pitch for the Weevils in the bottom of the 8th, and went on to retire the last six batters of the game for Delta State, securing the Weevils win 8-5.
Today's game brings Arkansas-Monticello to a 12-9 record for the 2024 season.
UP NEXT
Arkansas-Monticello is back in action, Friday, Mar. 15, when they host conference series against Oklahoma Baptist University. First pitch is set for 2:00 p.m., Saturday's double header will start at 12:00 p.m., with the second game to follow.
All live streams and live stats will be available as clickable links on the
UAM Baseball schedule.
How to follow the Weevils: For more information on Arkansas-Monticello Weevils Baseball, visit
www.uamsports.com and follow the team's social media channels by searching "Weevils Baseball" on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
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