SUN BELT
GEORGIA STATE 7, ARKANSAS STATE 6, 10 INN.
David Levy hit a game-winning single in the bottom of the tenth inning to help Georgia State (21-23, 7-13 Sun Belt Conference) hand Arkansas State (24-19, 13-7) a loss Saturday at the GSU Baseball Complex in Decatur, Ga.
Stuart Levy finished 2 for 4 with 2 RBI. Dustin Jones also had two hits and drove in a run.
UALR 7, W. KENTUCKY 5
Justin Steelmon went 2 for 2 with two walks and began a game-winning rally in the top of the ninth inning to lift UALR (18-23, 6-14) to a victory over Western Kentucky (22-21, 10-10) at Nick Denes Field in Bowling Green, Ky.
Steelmon led off the top of the ninth with a double to right center field and scored on Bryson Thionnet’s RBI single for a 6-5 lead.
Thionnet scored on a wild pitch by Western Kentucky’s Ian Tompkins to make it 7-5.
SATURDAY’S GAMES Georgia State 7, Arkansas State 6, (10) UALR 7, Western Kentucky 5 Texas State 10, La.-Lafayette 3 Troy 11, Texas-Arlington 8 South Alabama 6, La.-Monroe 5
TODAY’S GAMES All times Central Texas-Arlington at Troy, noon UALR at Western Kentucky, 1 p.m.
Arkansas State at Georgia State, 1 p.m. Texas State at La.-Lafayette, 1 p.m.
La.-Monroe at South Alabama, 1 p.m.
SOUTHLAND
NW (LA.) STATE 5-6, CENTRAL ARKANSAS 4-3
Central Arkansas (22-19, 10-11 Southland Conference) was swept in a doubleheader by Northwestern (La.)State (25-19, 13-8) at Brown-Stroud Field in Natchitoches, La.
The Bears lost 5-4 in 11 innings in the first game and fell 6-3 in the second game. Edwin Gomez’ RBI single in the 11th inning gave the Demons the victory.
In the second game, the Demons broke open a 3-3 game in the eighth inning, score three runs for a 6-3 lead.
SATURDAY’S GAMES Houston Baptist 3, Abilene Christian 0 NW (La.) St. 5-6, Cent. Arkansas 4-3 Nicholls 8, New Orleans 5 Lamar 7, Stephen F. Austin 3 McNeese State 6, Incarnate Word 5 Sam Houston St. 5, SE Louisiana 3 Texas A&M-CC 4, Oral Roberts 1
SWAC
PITTSBURGH 3, UAPB 2
Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s rally in the ninth inning fell short and Pittsburgh held on to beat the Golden Lions in the first game of a doubleheader at Taylor Field in Pine Bluff.
The Panthers of the Atlantic Coast Conference led 3-0 entering the bottom of the ninth. But UAPB scored two runs in the inning as Andre Davis scored when Mitch Bruckshaw reached on a fielding error by Pittsburgh second baseman Matt Johnson. Jerimiah Figueroa’s sacrifice fly pulled UAPB to within 3-2. Jordan Haas reached on a fielder’s choice and Mike Wieland walked, but Pittsburgh closer Jon Danielczyk retired Isias Alcantar on a ground out to end the game.
Matt Wotherspoon (5-5) allowed 4 hits and struck out 7 in 7 innings for the Panthers.
FRIDAY’S GAMES Louisiana Tech 7, Alabama A&M 5
SATURDAY’S GAMES Grambling St. 6-5, Southern 3-6 (10) Alcorn St. 9-6, Miss. Valley St. 5-3 Jackson St. 5-2, Alabama St. 4-11 Louisiana Tech 3, Alabama A&M 1 Prairie View 9-7, Texas Southern 0-4 Pittsburgh 3, UAPB 2, 1st game Pittsburgh at UAPB, 2nd game, (n)
Sports, Pages 27 on 04/27/2014