Box Score After a pair of blowout wins, LSU Eunice grabbed a thrilling victory Saturday to remain undefeated on the season.
Braden Comeaux (Lake Charles, La.) walked and scored on a single from
Micah McHugh (Zachary, La.) as the Bengals grabbed a 6-5 win over Southwest Tennessee.
The two teams complete the four-game series at 1 p.m. Sunday at Bengal Stadium.
LSUE jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning when Comeaux singled and scored a groundout by
Hunter Feduccia (Lake Charles, La.).
The Saluqis grabbed a 2-1 lead in the top of the second as Will Hampson walked, Jacob Nobles doubled and both scored on a hit by Hank McKay.
The Bengals threatened in the bottom of the second when
Anthony Forte (Hoffman Estates, Il.) singled and stole second but he was left stranded at third base.
Southwest Tennessee added two more runs in the top of the fifth inning, begun when Nate Sumner and Barrett Taylor singled before Ethan Stallings walked to load the bases.
R Estrada singled in Taylor and Sumner scored to push the Saluqis ahead, 4-1.
LSUE responded with a run in the bottom of the inning, begun as
Brent Hebert (Rayne, La.)was hit by pitch followed by back-to-back walks by
Joe Faulk (Crowley, La) and
Bo Myers (Zachary, La.) to load the bases.
Gavin Bourgeois (Church Point, La.) was hit by pitch to plate Hebert but the Bengals left the bases loaded, trailing 4-2.
LSUE closed the gap to 4-3 in the bottom of the seventh when Bourgeois was hit by a pitch, stole second and scored on a hit by Feduccia.
Southwest Tennessee added a run in the top of the eighth inning when Hampson walked and was replaced by Johnson, who scored on a pair of Bengal errors.
LSUE forced a 5-5 tie with two runs in the bottom of the eighth, begun when Forte walked,
Cameron Horton (Benton, La.) was hit by a pitch and they both advanced on a wild pitch.
Koi Westbrook (Carencro, La.) singled in Forte, while Horton scored on a Salquis double play to help set up the final inning heroics.
Bengal starter
Michael Brawner (Victoria, Tx.) went 4.1 innings and finished with nine strikeouts, two walks and four earned runs on six hits.
Brian Metoyer (Natchitoches, La.) walked one and allowed one hit over an inning, while
Brent Hebert (Rayne, La.) struck out four, walked one and scattered three hits over three innings.
Bengal third baseman McHugh moved to the mound in the ninth inning and earned the win as he struck out one of three batters he faced.
