THIBODAUX, La. – The Nicholls State University baseball team took a 3-1 victory in game one of Saturday's doubleheader with Utah at Ray E. Didier Field, before falling 2-1 in game two.
In the first contest the Colonels (6-3-1) took an early lead after a
Christian Correa double sent
Justin Holt in for the score. A
Marc Frazier two-run blast in the sixth put Nicholls up 3-0. The Utes (2-9) chipped in a run in the seventh, but would come no closer as the Colonels secured the victory.
Righty
Ryan Deemes (2-0) earned the win, tossing seven innings and allowing one run on four hits with eight strikeouts.
Stuart Holmes picked up his fourth save of the season, allowing just one hit and fanning one batter in relief.
Jayson Rose (0-2) took the loss, surrendering three runs (two earned) on four hits with eight strikeouts.
Correa led Nicholls offensively, going 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored. Frazier was 1-for-3 with two RBIs and a run.
Hunter Simmons paced Utah offensively, batting 1-for-2 with an RBI.
In game two, the Utes took advantage of a Colonel error, scoring two unearned runs in the opening frame.
Tanner Vandevere grounded out to the shortstop in the sixth, allowing Frazier to come home, but neither team would score for the remainder of the contest and Utah escaped with the win.
Left
Grant Borne (0-1) took the loss despite an admirable performance. Borne allowed two unearned runs through six innings on the mound, while fanning nine batters.
Dalton Carroll (1-2) earned the win, surrendering just one run through eight innings with six strikeouts. Hunter Rodriguez registered his first save of the season, throwing two scoreless innings and fanning three Nicholls batters.
Frazier led the Colonels offensively with a 2-for-4 night and a run scored. Holt also finished 2-for-4.
Dallas Carroll paced the Utes at the plate, batting 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run.
Weather permitting Nicholls and Utah will square off at noon on Sunday for the series finale. The game was originally scheduled for 1 p.m., but was moved up in an attempt to avoid incoming storms. Sunday's contest will be broadcast live on KTIB 640 AM.
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