Kyle Reese
Nicholls Athletics
9
Winner Lamar LU 8-12
7
NICHOLLS NICH 11-8-1
Winner
Lamar LU
8-12
9
Final
7
NICHOLLS NICH
11-8-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Lamar LU 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 16 2
NICHOLLS NICH 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 7 19 3

W: Kirkham, Brandon (1-1) L: Petty, Robbie (1-1) S: Cawthon, Ryan (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Colonels Drop 11-Inning, 35-Hit Marathon Against Cardinals

THIBODAUX, La. – On Tuesday night the Nicholls State University earned a 1-0 victory in a defensive battle against Lamar University that took just over two hours, but the series-finale on Wednesday was the complete opposite as the Cardinals came away with a 9-7 win in an 11-inning offensive marathon that took over four hours at Ray E. Didier Field.
 
Lamar (8-12, 0-6 SLC) took an early lead when Bredan Satran crushed a three-run home run in the second inning. The Colonels (11-8-1, 3-3 SLC) quickly answered, scoring two runs in the bottom of the frame after a pair of singles from David Zorn and Joey Morales brought Alex Shermer and Eagle Wuestney home.
 
The Cardinals wasted no time in the third, adding three additional runs to grab a 6-2 advantage. Nicholls chipped in a run in the bottom of the frame when a Justin Smith single scored Kyle Reese, making the score 6-3.
 
The two teams went scoreless over the next three innings and it looked as though Lamar would ride their 6-3 lead to an easy win, but the Colonels would not go down without a fight.
 
A Tanner Vandevere single in the seventh brought pinch runner Byron Cobb and Reese home, pulling Nicholls within a run. Reese singled to center in the eighth, scoring Morales and tying the ballgame.
 
Both squads were held scoreless in the ninth and the contest was sent into extra innings.
 
With two outs the bottom of the 10th the Colonels were inches from a walk-off win. Gavin Wehby reached on an error and advanced to second on the throw. In the next at bat, Reese singled to left field. On the play, Wehby rounded third at a full sprint and attempted to beat the throw home, but was out by less than a foot.
 
In the 11th, the Cardinals turned three doubles and a single into three additional runs to take a 9-6 stranglehold on the game. Nicholls registered a run in the bottom of the frame when Marc Frazier scored on a Zorn single, but the Colonels would come no closer.
 
The two teams combined for 35 hits on the night with Nicholls outhitting Lamar 19-16, overall. Ten pitchers took the mound for the Cardinals while eight Colonels spent time on the hill. Twenty-five different players saw action for Nicholls in the ballgame.
 
Robby Petty (1-1) took the loss, surrendering three runs on four hits through two-thirds of an inning.
 
Brandon Kirkham (1-1) earned the win, surrendering one run on one hit, while Ryan Cawthon received his first save of the season, allowing two hits with a strikeout over the final scoreless inning.
 
Reese was outstanding in the loss, going 6-for-6 with two runs scored and an RBI. Reese's six hits set a school record for most in a game. The previous record was held by Jose Higuera, who had five hits against Sam Houston State on April 9, 2006. Vandevere finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs and Zorn went 3-for-6 with two RBIs on the night. Shermer was 2-for-3 with a run and Wuestney was 1-for-3 with a run in the loss.
 
Seven Lamar batters contributed two hits apiece, led by Satran, who was 2-for-6 with five RBIs and a run scored.
 
Nicholls will take the road for a three-game conference series against Sam Houston State this weekend, beginning Friday at 6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday's matchups will be carried live on KTIB 640 AM, while Sunday's contest will air on KNSU 91.5 FM.
 
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