All-round effort leads Cowboys to 7-0 win over Nicholls Julian Gonzales McNeese (Source: KPLC) By McNeese Sports Information | May 14, 2021 at 10:06 PM CDT - Updated May 14 at 10:06 PM
LAKE CHARLES – Solid pitching, timely hitting and superb defense all came together on Friday night for McNeese in a 7-0 shutout win over Nicholls to open up a Southland Conference baseball series.
Starting pitcher Bryson Hudgens (1-2) threw six scoreless innings and allowed just three hits while striking out four, then Isaac Duplechain and Brad Kincaid followed by combining for three hitless innings as the Cowboys evened its league record to 16-16 and 23-26 overall. Kincaid saw his first action since March 26 as he’s been sidelined with an injury.
Controversial ending in nightcap leads to Demon sweep on Saturday McNeese Baseball (Source: KPLC) By McNeese Sports Information | May 9, 2021 at 9:01 PM CDT - Updated May 9 at 9:01 PM
NATCHITOCHES â A controversial call in the bottom of the ninth inning took what appeared to be a win away from McNeese in the second game of Saturdayâs doubleheader against Northwestern State, and two innings later, the Demons walked off with a 6-5 win to capture the Southland Conference series three games to one.
With McNeese leading 4-3 in the ninth and the tying run on third base, Cowboy relief pitcher Christian Vega appeared to have struck out a Demon batter swinging for the third out to capture the win. But as the Cowboys emptied the dugout to celebrate the win, the third base umpire ruled the batter foul-tipped the ball and extending the at-bat.