NEW ORLEANS, La. – Lefty Grant Borne tossed a complete game with six strikeouts and Kyle Reese turned in a perfect 4-for-4 outing, scoring three runs and driving in a fourth to lead the Nicholls State University baseball team past New Orleans in a Southland Conference matchup on Saturday afternoon at Maestri Field.
 
The win extends the Dirty Red's current streak to seven games, marking the first time the squad has won seven straight since 2010.
 
The Colonels (31-16-1, 16-10 SLC) picked up right where the left off on Friday, scoring three runs in the opening frame. Justin Holt and Darius Knight notched consecutive singles, before a Reese single scored Holt. A throwing error on the play allowed Knight to come home. Seth Stevens subsequently flew out to center, sending Reese to third, before a Justin Smith single up the middle brought Reese in.
 
Nicholls added a run in the third when Reese singled through the right side, stole second, advanced on a Tanner Vandevere ground out and came home on a wild pitch.
 
The Privateers (14-35, 3-23) erased the shutout in the sixth inning, converting a pair of singles into a run.
 
The Colonels answered in the eighth, padding their lead with a final run. Reese singled up the middle and eventually scored on a triple to right field by Smith.
 
Borne (5-4) earned the win, allowing just one run on nine hits with six strikeouts in a dominant complete-game performance.
 
Daniel Martinez (1-4) took the loss, surrendering four runs on eight hits with eight strikeouts through six innings on the mound.
 
Reese recorded his second perfect outing at the plate and elevated his batting average to a league-leading .375. Smith turned in a 2-for-4 day with two RBIs and Holt finished 2-for-4 with a run scored. Knight went 1-for-3 with a run.
 
Hezekiah Randolph paced New Orleans offensively with a 1-for-4 outing and drove in the Privateer's lone run.
 
Nicholls will fight for a series sweep on Sunday with first pitch slated for 1 p.m. in Thibodaux. The contest will be broadcast live on KTIB 640 AM.
 
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