Box Score The Bengals used timely hits and strong pitching as LSU Eunice grabbed a 6-2 win over Delgado Community College in the finale of Saturday's doubleheader.
LSUE (31-5) scored two runs the bottom of the second, begun when
Brent Hebert (Rayne, La.) doubled and scored on a Dolphin error.
Koi Westbrook (Carencro, La.) walked and scored on a wild pitch as the Bengals led, 2-0.
LSUE added a run in the third when
Gavin Bourgeois (Church Point, La.) reached on an error and scored on a hit by
Michael Claverie (Denham Springs, La. ).
The Bengals moved ahead 4-0 in the bottom of the fifth when Bourgeois doubled and scored on a Delgado error.
Delgado responded with two runs in the top of the sixth, begun when Tyler Thompson walked and later scored on a sacrifice fly.
Valdes singled and scored on a hit by JP LeGreco singled to close the gap to 4-2.
The Bengals added two insurance runs in the bottom of the frame, begun when Hebert singled and scored on a Delgado error.
Micah McHugh (Zachary, La.) singled, stole second, advanced to third on the fourth Dolphin error and then scored on a balk to give the Bengals a decisive 6-2 lead.
Zach Hester (Vidor, Tx.) improved to 8-0 on the season with the win as he struck out seven, walked two and allowed two earned runs on three hits over 5.2 innings.
Braxton Smith (Orange, Tx.) earned the save as he recorded four outs over the final 1.1 innings.
LSUE will complete the three game series with the Dolphins at 11 a.m. Sunday at Bengal Stadium.
