Pioneers Fall at #2 LSUS, Play Tomorrow for Lewiston

The Basics
Score: MNU 6 - LSU-Shreveport 14
Records: MNU (33-26), LSUS (47-9)
Location: Pilot Field | Shreveport, La.

SHREVEPORT, La. - The 4-seed Pioneers fell to 1-seed and #2-ranked LSU-Shreveport 14-6 on Wednesday to force a deciding game Thursday morning in the Shreveport Bracket. The Pilots jumped all over MNU, scoring 5 in the 1st and 5 in the 2nd to take a huge lead. It was 13-0 before the Pioneers made some noise in the 6th. Frank Vogel led off with a single and Dionathan Cornet followed with a walk. One out later, a wild pitch moved the runners up and Drew Woodley drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. Joey Calamaio doubled home another run, and Brysen Hamilton followed with a single. An error brought home another run and kept the inning alive, and Brycen Sherwood drilled a 3-run homer to cap a 6-run inning. MNU wouldn't score again, however, and the Pilots won 14-6.

Turning Point
LSU-Shreveport's first 2 innings sealed the deal.

Individual Leaders
Logan Burbach struck out 2 in 4.1 innings of relief. And Brycen Sherwood (1-3, R, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB), Javier Melendez (2-4), Joey Calamaio (2-5, R, 2B, RBI), and Brysen Hamilton (2-2, HBP) led the offense.

Up Next
The Pioneers play 1-seed and #2-ranked LSU-Shreveport (47-9) on Thursday at 11:00. The winner advances to the World Series.