CLEVELAND, Miss. – The University of Arkansas at Monticello Boll Weevil baseball team (4-5, 3-0 GAC) were back in action for a midweek contest Tuesday evening in Cleveland, Mississippi taking on the 24th-ranked Statesmen of Delta State University. The Boll Weevils fell to the Statesmen in nine innings 18-17.

Arkansas Monticello: 17, No. 24 Delta State: 18
WP: E. Akins (1-0)
LP: Nathan McManus (0-1)
SV: None

Scoring Recap:
Camden Tanner was not only the first to bat for the Weevils, but also opened the scoring for Arkansas-Monticello with a solo shot over the left center wall to place the first run on the board. A DSU wild pitch with runners in scoring position brought in Gabe Kuttenkuler.

The Statesmen quickly responded by adding four combined runs between the bottom of the first and second innings to take the lead 4-2.

The Weevils tied the game back up in the top of the fourth as Caden Carney ran in off Tanner's single down the left field line. Drew Floyd ran in for the fourth Weevil run off a groundout play from the bat of Daniel Lizarraga.

Delta State took the lead once more in the bottom of the fourth on a single to left field.

An explosive seven-run, fifth inning pushed the Weevils into double digits, courtesy of two home runs to left field, a double, and a single. Darcy Barry kicked off the inning with a two-run blast, bringing in Eli Marvin, while Jackson Riedling was brought in off Drew Floyd's two-run shot. Elijah Olaybal brought in runs nine and ten with a double to centerfield, making time for Lizarraga and Tanner to reach home. The 11th run of the game came off Gabe Kuttenkuler's single to shortstop that brought in Olaybal. The Weevils came out of the inning sitting at an 11-5 ballgame.

The Statesmen cut the lead to three off a home run over the left field wall in the fifth, and tied the game 11- 11 with a three-run home run over the left field wall in the sixth.

Arkansas-Monticello upped their lead to 17 in the top of the seventh as Lizarraga sent a solo shot over the left field wall, and Olaybal scored off a Gabe Kuttenkuler double to right center. A bases-loaded hit by pitch off Jackson Riedling walked in Kuttenkuller. Darcy Barry and Eli Marvin crossed off a single to center by Camden Tanner. After batting around the order, Daniel Lizarraga doubled to left field to drive in Riedling.

Delta State added three more runs in the bottom half of the seventh inning off two singles to right field and a double to left. A UAM error in the bottom of the eighth made it a one-run ballgame, 17-16.

The Statesmen would close out the game scoring two runs in the bottom of the ninth with a single to the right, driving in two, closing the game 18-17.

Pitching Performances:
- Aiden McGee started the night contest on the mound for the Weevils and pitched 4 innings. In his time on the mound, he allowed five runs on six hits, striking out four of the 24 batters he faced.
- Dawson Morrill was called in from the bullpen. He allowed five runs on three hits, facing 10 batters in his 1.2 innings pitched.
- Ryan Mesaris entered to relieve and allowed one run on one hit, facing 2 batters in 0.1 innings on the mound.
- Cody Graf came in to start the seventh inning, allowing three runs on four hits, striking out one batter, and facing eight while on the mound.
- Joshua Tribe entered the game in the eighth and faced two batters.
- Vincent Segovia got the call to take the mound to close out the eighth, giving up one hit, while striking out 2 batters in his five batters faced.
- Nathan McManus suffered the setback on the mound, allowing two runs on three hits, while facing 5 batters.

Offensive Showcase:
- Camden Tanner - 4 for 7 with a home run, 4RBI, and two runs scored.
- Daniel Lizarraga - 2 for 3 with a home run, a double, two walks, 2RBI, and two runs scored.
- Darcy Barry - 2 for 5 with a home run, 2RBI, and two runs scored.
- Drew Floyd - 2 for 6 with a home run, 2RBI, and two runs scored.
- Eli Marvin - 2 for 4 with a walk, a stolen base, and two runs scored.
- Gabe Kuttenkuler - 2 for 5 with a double, a walk, 2RBI, and tow runs scored. 
- Jackson Riedling - 1 for 4 with a double, 1RBI, and two runs scored.
- Elijah Olaybal - 1 for 5 with a double, 2RBI, and two runs scored.

Notes of Interest:
- With a jet stream of wind out of the south, all four home runs scored by the Weevils in tonight's contest exited over the left/left center wall.
- All nine batters called to lead off for the Weevils recorded a hit in the contest.

On Deck For The Weevils
Arkansas-Monticello will play its first home GAC series games against the Bison of Oklahoma Baptist Univerity on Friday, February 20 at 6:00 p.m. at Weevils Field at Union Bank Park. 

All live streams and live stats will be available as clickable links on the UAM Baseball schedule.

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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