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.
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.
Collinsâ 3-run double lifts Cowboys to 5-3 win over UTA
McNeese Baseball beats UTA 5-3 By McNeese Sports Information | April 25, 2021 at 10:50 PM CDT - Updated April 25 at 10:50 PM
LAKE CHARLES â McNeese designated hitter Nate Collins drove a two-out, two-strike pitch into the left-centerfield gap with the bases loaded, scoring all three runners in the bottom of the fifth inning to give the Cowboys a 5-3 lead over UT Arlington while pitchers Jonathan Ellison, Hunter Reeves and Cameron Foster prevailed the rest of the way to secure the win and snapping a seven-game skid.
McNeese improves to 19-21 on the season and will host New Orleans in Southland Conference play beginning Friday to start a four-game series. UTA fell to 19-21 on the season.