Bengals Earn Sweep Over LBWCC

Bengals Earn Sweep Over LBWCC

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The LSU Eunice Bengals extended their winning streak to 14 games with a 6-4, 6-0 doubleheader sweep over the Lurleen B. Wallace Community College Saints on Saturday.
After two scoreless innings in the opening game, LBW grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the third when Trey McMillian singled and scored on a wild pitch.
The Bengals regrouped with two runs in the bottom of the frame, begun when Turner Francis tripled and scored on a sacrifice by Hunter Feduccia.
Janson Bourque singled to center, advanced on a balk, stole third and then scored the go-ahead run when Zach LaFleur singled to left field.
The Saints tied the game in the top of the fourth as Mason Rogers singled and scored on Brandon Cobb's double to left field.
The Bengals retook the lead in the bottom of the frame as Michael Claverie singled and scored on Feduccia's sacrifice fly to left field.
LBW tied the game again in the top of the fifth inning as Taylor Fought doubled and scored when Darius Baldwin reached on a fielder's choice.
LSU Eunice pulled away with three runs in the bottom of the fifth, begun when LaFLeur was hit by a pitch, stole second and scored on a wild throw to give the Bengals a 4-3 advantage.
Veillon singled, Fontenot was hit by a pitch and both scored when Nick Coomes hit a two-out double to left field.
The Saints closed the gap to 6-4 in the top of the sixth inning as Cobb doubled and scored on a fly out by Fought.
Connor Bates earned his first win as he struck out four, walked two and allowed one earned run on three hits.
Starter Hayden Marze lasted four innings as he struck out three, walked one and allowed two earned runs on five hits.
Claverie and Francis both went 2-for-4 with a run scored to help lead the Bengals offense.
 
LSU Eunice 6, LBW 0
In Saturday's finale, Braxton Smith earned a complete-game shutout win as he struck out nine, walked one and allowed just one hit over seven innings.
The Bengals scored a run in the bottom of the second inning as Coomes doubled and stole third and then crossed home plate on a wild throw.
LSU Eunice added a run the bottom of the fourth as Trenon Trosclair singled, stole second, advanced on a wild throw and then scored as Bourque grounded out to second base.
The Bengals pushed ahead 3-0 in the bottom of the fifth on Coomes' third home run of the season.
LSU Eunice put the game away with three runs in the bottom of the sixth, aided by back-to-back walks by LaFleur and Watson as the duo later scored on Claverie's triple to right field.
Claverie scored on Coome's single to left as the Bengals forged ahead, 6-0.
Coomes finished 3-for-3 with a walk, two RBI and two runs scored; Trosclair went 3-for-4 with a RBI and run scored, while Claverie went 1-for-4 with two RBI and run scored.
The Bengals begin a four-game home series against Kellogg Community College at 6 p.m. Friday.
 
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