Monday, April 20, 2015

Southern baseball team sweeps Arkansas-Pine Bluff in Sunday doubleheader

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Whether it was a career-best pitching performance or an offensive outburst, Southern pushed all the right buttons to pull off a doubleheader sweep against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Sunday afternoon at Lee-Hines Field.

In the first game, SU senior right-hander Santos Saldivar stole the show in a 4-3 win.

In the second game, it was the Southern hitters’ turn. Seven of them had at least two his in a 14-9 victory.

The Golden Lions (19-14, 13-5) struck first in the opener after leadoff hitter Rashawn Tillman lined a single to left field. The ball scooted under the glove of SU left fielder Tyler Kirksey, putting a runner in scoring position with no outs.

Later on, Jaguars right fielder D.J. Wallace couldn’t bring in a fly ball near the warning track, leading to a two-run triple. UAPB picked up a third run on a sacrifice fly in the top of the second inning.

But that was all. 

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