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McNeese MCN 18-9, 2-3 SLC
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Winner HCU HCU 4-21, 2-3 SLC
McNeese MCN
18-9, 2-3 SLC
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Final
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HCU HCU
4-21, 2-3 SLC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
McNeese MCN 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
HCU HCU 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 4 10 0

W: Zander, Walker (1-3) L: Cherry, Derrick (3-1) S: Smitherman, Javan (2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

BSB: HCU Captures Victory Over McNeese, 4-2, at Husky Field

The Huskies win game two of three-game home series

HOUSTON, Texas – The Huskies win game two against McNeese, 4-2, of the conference home opening series at Husky Field on Saturday, April 1st.

The Huskies (4-21, 2-3 SLC) were led by junior center fielder Samuel Benjamin who went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Freshman left fielder Trent Baker continues his hitting streak going 2-for-5 with a run while freshman right fielder Damian Ruiz went 2-for-5 with an RBI. Freshman third baseman Cash Benavidez went 1-for-3 with two runs and a walk.
 
Graduate student right-hander Walker Zander (1-3) earned the win, pitching six innings to start the game, with two earned runs on six hits with two walks and four strikeouts. Senior right-hander Javan Smitherman captured the save, pitching one inning of relief with a hit and a walk. Senior right-hander Morris Austin pitched a shutout eighth inning of relief with two strikeouts while junior right-hander Rye Gunter pitched a shutout inning of relief with a walk and a hit.
 
The Huskies got on the board early when Samuel Benjamin scored on an RBI walk from Austin Roccaforte in the bottom of the first inning. HCU added two more runs in the bottom of the second inning starting with Cash Benavidez scoring on a wild pitch before Trent Baker scored on a singled to left field by Benjamin. The Huskies last run came in the bottom of the sixth inning when Benavidez scored on a throwing error by the Cowboy's shortstop Josh Leslie.
 
McNeese (18-9, 2-3 SLC) were led by Brad Burckel who went 3-for-4 with a run, a walk, and a stolen base. Cooper Hext went 2-for-5 with a run while Tre Obregon III went 1-for-5 with two RBIs.
 
Derrick Cherry (3-1) took the loss, allowing three earned runs on five hits with three walks to start the game for the Cowboys. McNeese used three pitchers in game two.
 
The Cowboys scored their only two runs in the top of the third inning when Tre Obregon singled through the right-side scoring Cooper Hext and Brad Burckel.
 
The three-game series against McNeese will conclude on Sunday, April 2nd at Husky Field at 2 p.m. with Will Ripoll (0-1) expected to get the start.   
 
Live stats for the game will be available on HCUHuskies.com. The games will also be available to watch on ESPN+.
 
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