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Rice Drops Series Finale to No. 6 Southern Miss
4/24/2022 3:42:00 PM | Baseball
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — No. 6 Southern Miss scored seven times in the seventh inning as Rice fell in the series finale, 12-2, Sunday afternoon at Pete Taylor Park.
The Story
Southern Miss jumped on top in the second inning. After Gabe Montenegro drew a leadoff walk and was sacrificed to second, Will McGillis brought him in with an RBI double. USM added another run in the third. After loading the bases, Rice turned to Roel Garcia who got Christopher Sargent to hit into a first pitch double play, scoring Carson Paetow. But Garcia then got Montenegro to ground out to first, limiting the damage. Rice took advantage in the next inning. Austin Bulman dropped a leadoff single into left field for its first hit of the game. Nathan Becker then hit a 1-0 pitch over the left center field wall for his second home run of the year, tying the game at two. But Southern Miss brought three across in the fifth inning on four hits to retake the lead. The Owls had a chance to cut into the lead in the seventh. Manny Garza hit a two-out double and two batters later, Justin Dunlap singled. But Jack Riedel struck out to leave them stranded on the corners. However, Southern Miss scored seven times in the seventh inning, including Paetow's grand slam that ended the game.
Notes
• In his third start of the year, Ben Dukes made his first start in right field, the second of his career.
• Justin Dunlap made his first start in center field this year and his first since 2019 when he made eight.
• Nathan Becker hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning to tie the game at two. It was his second home run of the year.
• It was his first home run in 80 at-bats and Rice's first in 276 at-bats.
• It was Becker's sixth multi-RBI game to move into a tie for second on the team.
• At the plate Manny Garza was 2x3, his second multi-hit game of the year.
• Garza also recorded his second double of the year in the second inning.
Next Up
Rice begins a three-game series against WKU next Friday, Apr. 29. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and will be streamed on CUSAtv.
The Story
Southern Miss jumped on top in the second inning. After Gabe Montenegro drew a leadoff walk and was sacrificed to second, Will McGillis brought him in with an RBI double. USM added another run in the third. After loading the bases, Rice turned to Roel Garcia who got Christopher Sargent to hit into a first pitch double play, scoring Carson Paetow. But Garcia then got Montenegro to ground out to first, limiting the damage. Rice took advantage in the next inning. Austin Bulman dropped a leadoff single into left field for its first hit of the game. Nathan Becker then hit a 1-0 pitch over the left center field wall for his second home run of the year, tying the game at two. But Southern Miss brought three across in the fifth inning on four hits to retake the lead. The Owls had a chance to cut into the lead in the seventh. Manny Garza hit a two-out double and two batters later, Justin Dunlap singled. But Jack Riedel struck out to leave them stranded on the corners. However, Southern Miss scored seven times in the seventh inning, including Paetow's grand slam that ended the game.
Notes
• In his third start of the year, Ben Dukes made his first start in right field, the second of his career.
• Justin Dunlap made his first start in center field this year and his first since 2019 when he made eight.
• Nathan Becker hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning to tie the game at two. It was his second home run of the year.
• It was his first home run in 80 at-bats and Rice's first in 276 at-bats.
• It was Becker's sixth multi-RBI game to move into a tie for second on the team.
• At the plate Manny Garza was 2x3, his second multi-hit game of the year.
• Garza also recorded his second double of the year in the second inning.
Next Up
Rice begins a three-game series against WKU next Friday, Apr. 29. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and will be streamed on CUSAtv.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Waldrep, Hurston (4-1)
L: Garcia, Roel (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Garza, Manny 1
HR: Becker, Nathan 1
RBI: Becker, Nathan 2
SH: Hughes, Hal 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bulman, Austin 1 ; Becker, Nathan 1
Batting:
2B: Paetow, Carson 1 ; Ewing, Reece 1 ; McGillis, Will 1
HR: Paetow, Carson 1
RBI: Paetow, Carson 4 ; Ewing, Reece 1 ; Sargent, Christopher 1 ; Lynch, Danny 2 ; McGillis, Will 1
SH: Lynch, Danny 1
SF: Lynch, Danny 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Paetow, Carson 3 ; Dickerson, Dustin 1 ; Ewing, Reece 2 ; Sargent, Christopher 2 ; Montenegro, Gabe 2 ; Faust, Brady 1 ; Johnson, Blake 1
CS: Paetow, Carson 1
HBP: Ewing, Reece 2 ; Fischer, Charlie 1 ; Johnson, Blake 1
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