Baseball
HAMMOND, La. - Freshman southpaw Luke Nellis
(Fonda, N.Y./Fonda-Fultonville) pitched three innings of one-hit
baseball to lift Le Moyne past Southeastern Louisiana 4-3 in the
second game of a three game series at Alumni Field. Mike Brown
(Vestal, N.Y./Vestal) knocked home Ben Gaal (Manlius,
N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy) for the go-ahead run in the top of
the seventh as Le Moyne snapped a five-game slide and dealt the
Lions (10-4) just their fourth setback in 14 games this season.
Chris Edmonson (Johnson City, N.Y./Johnson City) and Andy Parrino
(Brockport, N.Y./Brockport) had two hits apiece for Le Moyne.
Southeastern outfielder Xavier Qualls led the Lions at the plate,
going 2-for-5 with a home run, triple, two runs scored and two
RBI.
The game's winning run was scored in the top of the seventh. Gaal
opened the inning and reached on an error by Southeastern third
baseman Casey Summerlin. After a sacrifice bunt pushed Gaal to
second, Lion reliever Phil White (1-1) walked Matt Nandin (North
Syracuse, N.Y./C-NS) to put runners at first and second.
Mike Brown followed, hitting a ball that appeared as if it would
roll through the right side, but Southeastern second baseman
Richard Imhoff made a diving stop. However, Imhoff's throw to first
got past first baseman Dillon Sudduth, allowing Gaal to score all
the way from second to break the 3-3 tie.
Nellis (1-0) pitched three innings of one-hit relief to earn the
win for LC, while Ryan Woods pitched a perfect ninth to earn his
second save of the season.
Le Moyne got on the board first in the top of the third. Gedman
led off the inning with a single and scored on a single by Edmonson
to put LC up, 1-0.
The Lions came right back in the bottom half of the inning.
Sudduth led off the inning with a single. Qualls then hit a laser
off the second level of fencing in right field. Qualls' second home
run of the season put the Lions up, 2-1.
LeMoyne answered in the top of the fourth. The first three batters
of the inning reached and RBI groundouts by Gaal and Corey O'Neill
put the Dolphins ahead, 3-2.
Southeastern came back to tie the game up in the bottom of the
fifth. Qualls drilled a triple to the base of the right centerfield
fence to lead off the frame. He would later come home to score on a
sacrifice fly by Bryan Frichter.
The series concludes on Sunday. First pitch is scheduled for 12
p.m. CST (1 p.m. EST).
Le Moyne 4,
Southeastern La. 3
Le Moyne............. 001 200 100
- 4 8
1 (2-5)
Southeastern La..... 002 010 000 - 3 5
4 (10-4)
Le Moyne (2-5) - Eric Beaulac, Luke Nellis (6; W 1-0), Ryan
Woods (9; Save 2) and Phil St. Amant
Southeastern Louisiana (10-4) - Black, White (4; L 1-1), Cappo (7),
Collins (9)
2B - Imhoff (SELU), Crawford (Le Moyne), 3B - Qualls (SELU), HR -
Qualls (SELU)
