Cowboys fall 13-10 in slug fest with UNO
McNeese falls to UNO 5.2.21 By McNeese Sports Information | May 2, 2021 at 9:57 PM CDT - Updated May 2 at 9:57 PM
LAKE CHARLES – McNeese and New Orleans combined to score 23 runs and 26 hits but unfortunately for the Cowboys, the Privateers came out on the winning end with a 13-10 victory as the two teams split the four-game Southland Conference series.
Each team pounded out 13 hits with four Cowboy players recording multiple hits. Left fielder Nate Collins led the McNeese offense with a 4 for 5 day at the plate that included a double and his first home run on the season.
Cowboys split DH with UNO; lead series 2-1
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LAKE CHARLES – McNeese opened up doubleheader Saturday with an 8-3 win over New Orleans before UNO took the nightcap 8-4 as the two teams split the Southland Conference DH.
McNeese (21-22, 14-12) leads the series 2-1 over the Privateers (24-19, 19-12) and will go for the series win in Sunday’s finale beginning at 1 p.m.
Game 1 Recap
Will Dion improved his record to 5-4 on the season after he held the UNO bats in check for most of the game to lead the Cowboys to the 8-3 win.
UNO Privateers Win Pontchartrain Bowl but Fall in Series Finale to Southeastern Lions Share Updated: 10:03 PM CDT Apr 25, 2021 WDSU Digital Team Share Updated: 10:03 PM CDT Apr 25, 2021 WDSU Digital Team It was a strong first three games but the New Orleans Privateers lost the series finale 7-0 to the Southeastern Lions on Sunday afternoon at Maestri Field. The Privateers still earned the Pontchartrain Bowl and are tied for first in the Southland standings after the weekend. HOW IT HAPPENED Austin Acree got the start and held the Lions quiet early. However, Southeastern got their first run in the third inning on a Nick Ray sac fly. In the fourth, Southeastern added another run when he singled back up the middle. The fifth inning saw Southeastern further extend their lead behind a two-run double from Christian Garcia. It was more than enough run support on the day for starter, Brennan Stuprich who went the distance and limited t