Falcons Drop Rematch with No. 14 Delta State, 6-1
CLEVELAND, Miss. - The University of Montevallo baseball team (3-6) dropped its rematch with 14th-ranked Delta State University (4-1-1), 6-1. The Falcons only mustered one hit in the game and that came from junior Josh Dabbs (Hueytown, Ala./Hueytown) who hit a solo homerun in the fourth inning.
Junior Joe Prokop (Verbena, Ala./Chilton County) drew a pair of walks to lead the Falcons on the base paths. Junior Cameron Sokalski (Delta, British Columbia/North Delta) started the game on the mound for the Falcons going 3.0 innings while walking one and giving up just two hits. Senior John Michael Caraway (Trussville, Ala./Clay-Chalkville) took home the loss as he pitched 2.1 innings and walked a pair. His record now falls to 1-1. Junior Kyle Butler (Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern) pitched the final 2.2 innings while walking one.
The game was scoreless for the first two innings. The Statesmen broke through in the third as they scored a run off a sacrifice fly to left field. The Falcons tied the game in the very next inning when Dabbs hit a homerun to right field.
The Statesmen responded with a run in the fifth, two in the sixth and a pair in the seventh. The Falcons were unable to get any momentum as a pair of Statesmen pitchers held the Falcons without a hit the final five innings.
The Falcons will return to action Saturday, Feb. 20 at 1:00 p.m. as they host 22nd-ranked Northern Kentucky University.
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