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Photo by: Mike Janes Photography
Jackrabbits fall in marathon game at Alabama
3/6/2019 8:55:00 PM | Baseball
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama's Tyler Gentry singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 14th inning, lifting the Crimson Tide to a 5-4 marathon win over South Dakota State in college baseball action Wednesday afternoon at Sewell-Thomas Stadium.
The Crimson Tide ran its winning streak to eight games in improving to 12-2 overall. SDSU, which had its bid to defeat a Southeastern Conference opponent for the second time in less than a week come up short, dropped to 5-6 on the season.
Joe Breaux started the game-winning rally with a leadoff double. He moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Kolby Robinson and, after an intentional walk, scored on Gentry's single to left field.
The Alabama victory came after the Jackrabbits rallied for three runs in the top of the ninth to force extra innings. Trailing 4-1, Landon Badger started the Jackrabbit comeback with a one-out double. After the next SDSU hitter was retired, five Jackrabbits in a row reached base safely. Drew Beazley, Luke Ira and Gus Steiger notched consecutive singles, with Ira's hit driving in Badger and Steiger's base knock loading the bases. Nick Smith and Braeden Brown drew back-to-back walks to force in the final two runs of the frame.
Riley McSherry, who was the last of 10 Jackrabbit pitchers in the game, worked out of jams in each of the first three innings of his relief outing with the aid of his own stellar defensive play and a pair of double plays. In the 11th, McSherry fielded a squeeze bunt and flipped in one motion with his glove hand to catcher Ryan McDonald to cut down an Alabama runner at the plate.
SDSU's best opportunity to score in extra innings was in the top of the 12th when Smith and Logan Holtz each singled to put runners at the corners with one out. However, Smith was trapped off third base on a comebacker to the mound and Alabama reliever Jeremy Randolph ended the threat with a strikeout.
Alabama led 3-0 through four innings, scoring twice off Jackrabbit starter Nic McCay in the first inning  after a Gentry single and passed ball, and adding a run in third as Morgan McCullough tripled and scored on a groundout off the bat of Gentry. McCullough and Gentry each recorded three of the Crimson Tide's 14 hits.
The Jackrabbits broke into the scoring column with an unearned run in the top of the fifth. Beazley coaxed a two-out walk, advanced to third on an error and crossed home plate on a double to right by Steiger.
Alabama got the run back in the home half of the fifth on three straight singles, the last of which was by Robinson.
Badger was 3-for-6 to lead SDSU's 13-hit attack, while Ira, Steiger, Beazley and Smith each tallied two hits.
McSherry recorded the longest stint by any Jackrabbit pitcher as he logged 3 1/3 innings, striking out one and walking three in a losing effort.
Kyle Cameron allowed one hit over two innings to earn the win for Alabama.
UP NEXT
The Jackrabbits return to the state of Arkansas to open a four-game series Friday at UA Little Rock. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. at Gary Hogan Field.
NOTES
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The Crimson Tide ran its winning streak to eight games in improving to 12-2 overall. SDSU, which had its bid to defeat a Southeastern Conference opponent for the second time in less than a week come up short, dropped to 5-6 on the season.
Joe Breaux started the game-winning rally with a leadoff double. He moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Kolby Robinson and, after an intentional walk, scored on Gentry's single to left field.
The Alabama victory came after the Jackrabbits rallied for three runs in the top of the ninth to force extra innings. Trailing 4-1, Landon Badger started the Jackrabbit comeback with a one-out double. After the next SDSU hitter was retired, five Jackrabbits in a row reached base safely. Drew Beazley, Luke Ira and Gus Steiger notched consecutive singles, with Ira's hit driving in Badger and Steiger's base knock loading the bases. Nick Smith and Braeden Brown drew back-to-back walks to force in the final two runs of the frame.
Riley McSherry, who was the last of 10 Jackrabbit pitchers in the game, worked out of jams in each of the first three innings of his relief outing with the aid of his own stellar defensive play and a pair of double plays. In the 11th, McSherry fielded a squeeze bunt and flipped in one motion with his glove hand to catcher Ryan McDonald to cut down an Alabama runner at the plate.
SDSU's best opportunity to score in extra innings was in the top of the 12th when Smith and Logan Holtz each singled to put runners at the corners with one out. However, Smith was trapped off third base on a comebacker to the mound and Alabama reliever Jeremy Randolph ended the threat with a strikeout.
Alabama led 3-0 through four innings, scoring twice off Jackrabbit starter Nic McCay in the first inning  after a Gentry single and passed ball, and adding a run in third as Morgan McCullough tripled and scored on a groundout off the bat of Gentry. McCullough and Gentry each recorded three of the Crimson Tide's 14 hits.
The Jackrabbits broke into the scoring column with an unearned run in the top of the fifth. Beazley coaxed a two-out walk, advanced to third on an error and crossed home plate on a double to right by Steiger.
Alabama got the run back in the home half of the fifth on three straight singles, the last of which was by Robinson.
Badger was 3-for-6 to lead SDSU's 13-hit attack, while Ira, Steiger, Beazley and Smith each tallied two hits.
McSherry recorded the longest stint by any Jackrabbit pitcher as he logged 3 1/3 innings, striking out one and walking three in a losing effort.
Kyle Cameron allowed one hit over two innings to earn the win for Alabama.
UP NEXT
The Jackrabbits return to the state of Arkansas to open a four-game series Friday at UA Little Rock. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. at Gary Hogan Field.
NOTES
- Wednesday's game marked the first-ever meeting on the baseball diamond between SDSU and Alabama
- The Jackrabbits went to extra innings for the first time this season
- SDSU last played a 14-inning game on May 12, 2018, dropping a 4-3 home decision to Western Illinois
- Holtz has reached base safely in all 10 games he has played this season and extended his hitting streak to a team-best six games
- Derek Hackman had his streak of reaching base safely end at 15 games dating back to 2018
- Badger tied a career high with his three hits
- Ira tallied his team-leading sixth multi-hit game of the season
- Beazley began the game as the Jackrabbits' designated hitter before pitching scoreless baseball in the eighth and ninth innings
- SDSU pitchers did not issue a walk until the 12th inning
- Each team stranded 13 runners
- Time of the game was 4 hours, 18 minutes
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kyle Cameron (2-0)
L: McSherry, Riley (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Steiger, Gus 1 ; Badger, Landon 1
RBI: Ira, Luke 1 ; Steiger, Gus 1 ; Smith, Nick 1 ; Brown, Braeden 1
SH: Brown, Braeden 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ira, Luke 1 ; Badger, Landon 1 ; Beazley, Drew 2
Batting:
2B: Joe Breaux 1
3B: Morgan McCullough 1
RBI: Kolby Robinson 1 ; Tyler Gentry 2
SH: Kolby Robinson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Joe Breaux 1 ; Kolby Robinson 1 ; Morgan McCullough 2 ; T.J. Reeves 1
SB: Brett Auerbach 1
HBP: Keith Holcombe 1 ; Brett Auerbach 2
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AB
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R
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H
2
RBI
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AB
6
R
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H
2
RBI
1
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