Georgia Southern 11, Arkansas State 6
STATESBORO – Georgia Southern Baseball completed its first series sweep of 2019 with an 11-6 thrashing of Arkansas State on Sunday morning. The Eagles scored six runs in the second inning to blow the game open, but it was a Steven Curry solo home run to start the bottom of the first that set the tone. The home run was Curry's first in Statesboro and led the Eagles to their fourth-straight double-digit scoring game. The Eagles will slide up to Kennesaw State on Tuesday for a 6 p.m. game against the Owls.
South Alabama 5, Appalachian State 4
BOONE, N.C. – The University of South Alabama baseball team scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning to defeat Appalachian State 5-4 Sunday at Beaver Field and secure the three-game series sweep.
With the score knotted at 3-3 through eight innings, Jaguar shortstop Santi Montiel delivered a one-out solo home run to left field for a 4-3 USA advantage, and Michael Sandle's RBI single provided the eventual game-winning run after Appalachian State (21-27, 12-14 Sun Belt) scored the game's final run in the bottom-half of the ninth on a sacrifice fly.
South Alabama (29-22, 15-12 Sun Belt) will return to action Tue., May 14, when it travels to New Orleans for a 6:30 p.m. contest at Tulane.
Louisiana 11, Georgia State 6
LAFAYETTE – After falling behind early in Sunday's series finale, the Louisiana Baseball team rallied with three, multi-run innings to secure a 11-5 victory over Georgia State and wrap up a series sweep at Russo Park.
All seven of Louisiana's seniors saw action in their final game at home, with all five offensive players recording a hit. Grant Cox started the game on the mound and went 4.0 innings, while Gunner Leger closed out the final 1.1 innings to earn the save. The team also recognized clubhouse manger Jacob Raggio for his service to the program.
UT Arlington 6, Coastal Carolina 3
ARLINGTON, Texas – UTA scored three runs in the eighth to take down Coastal Carolina, 6-3, in Sunday's series finale at Clay Gould Ballpark.
With the win, the Mavericks improve to 30-21 overall and 16-10 in Sun Belt play, while the 2016 NCAA National Champs fall to 28-21-1 on the season and 13-12 in SBC action.
Texas State 13, Little Rock 9
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Down two key players, the Texas State baseball team (34-17, 18-9 Sun Belt) saw all nine batters record a hit and drive in a run in a 13-9 victory over Little Rock (24-26, 15-11 Sun Belt) Sunday afternoon at Gary Hogan Field to salvage the series.
Dalton Shuffield led off the game by doubling to right field. A walk to Will Hollis and a booted ball on a ground hit by John Wuthrich loaded the bases for the Bobcats. Two batters later, Skyler Valentine laced a single to left field that fell just in front of the outfielder to bring home a run.