April 25, 2009

Box Score

THIBODAUX, La. - For the second-straight day, the Colonels dropped an extra-inning decision, falling 9-4 to UTSA in game two of the Southland Conference series.

With the loss, Nicholls falls to 17-24 (8-15 SLC), while UTSA improves to 24-18 (13-10 SLC) on the year.

The Roadrunners broke a 4-4 tie in the top of the 12th, scoring five runs on four hits and three Colonel errors. Marshal Davis, who went 3-for-6 on the day, knocked an RBI single to right center that brought in two runs and got the scoring started for UTSA.

After taking an early 1-0 lead in the second, the Colonels fell behind 4-1 when the Roadrunners scored three in the fourth and another in the fifth.

Nicholls answered with three of their own in the bottom half of the sixth on a trio of RBI singles from Adam Miley (Baton Rouge, La./Bosier Parish CC), Jacob Knight (Thibodaux, La./E.D. White Catholic) and Brady Bourque (Gonzales, La./LSU-Eunice), knotting the game at 4-all.

The game remained a tie until UTSA's five-run 12th put the Roadrunners on top for good.

Scott Moseley (Enterprise, Miss./Meridian CC) went 4-for-5 at the plate for Nicholls, scoring twice. Miley, the only other Colonel to turn in a multi-hit performance, went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored.

The Colonels finished with 11 hits on the day to UTSA's 13.

Nicholls will attempt to salvage the series on Sunday with first pitch slated for 1 p.m.

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