Shreveport, LA – A walk-off left SAGU Baseball on the wrong end of a 6-5 defeat to the No. 3 nationally ranked Louisiana State University Shreveport (41-3) on Wednesday in the bottom of the tenth inning. The game was tied at five with LSUS batting in the bottom of the tenth when Zeke Maldonado doubled on a 0-2 count, scoring one run and ending the game.
In the bottom of the ninth inning, the Lions were one strike away from walking away with a 5-3 victory, but the Pilots' Zyon Avery homered to center field on a 2-2 count, scoring two runs and sending the game to extra innings.
Chase Guitreau earned the win for LSUS. The righty surrendered zero runs on one hit over two and two-thirds innings, striking out two and walking zero. Nathan Cachu and Clay Glover entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief.
Grant McManus took the loss for SAGU. The righty surrendered zero runs on one hit, walking zero.
Ben Bills started the game for SAGU. The right hander allowed two hits and one run over two innings, striking out three and walking zero. Trent Sholders started the game for LSUS. The righthander lasted four and third innings, allowing six hits and three runs while striking out three and walking one.
The Pilots launched two home runs on the day. Allbry Major had a long ball in the fourth inning and Zyon Avery had a four bagger in the ninth inning.
SAGU collected ten hits on the day.
JV Verdin,
Alejandro Garcia,
Craig Venable, and
Timothy Compomizzi each had multiple hits for the Lions. Verdin went 3-for-5 at the plate to lead SAGU in hits. The Lions were sure-handed and didn't commit any errors.
SAGU now sits at 28-12 on the year, and they are one game away from tying the program's season win record, which they broke during the 2021 season. The Lions will continue Sooner Athletic Conference play on the road as they face Mid-America Christian University of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in a doubleheader on Friday, April 22, starting at 1:00 PM
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