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Fagan's RBI Single Gives Blazers Victory in 12

Posted by Joel Thornton - Fri, Mar 28, 2008 - [ Baseball ] - Viewed 47 times

Jackson, Miss., The Belhaven College Baseball Team (26-11, 14-8) defeated the #25 LSU-Shreveport Pilots in 12 innings, by a score of 4-3, when an Austin Fagan single scored Reg Ott from second base. Fagan wasn't the only hero on the night for the Blazers. Trailing 2-3 in the bottom of the 9th, Bryan Bennett rocketed an RBI double to score Blaise King from 2nd base to send the game to extra innings.

Brian Legnon took the hill for the Blazers tonight and pitched a solid 8 1/3 innings, allowing only 3 earned runs, and striking out 11. Joe Diecidue pitched 2 innings of relief, striking out 3. Kyle Medley (1-0) took the victory tonight as he pitched 1 2/3 innings with a strike out.

Blaise King set the table for the Blazers all night as he went 3 for 5, with a double, a steal, a walk, and 2 runs scored. Reg Ott also continued to hit the ball well as he was 3 for 4, with a double, an RBI, and a run scored. Other Blazers with offensive contributions were Shawn Anderson (2-5, walk, stolen base) and Austin Fagan (2-6, RBI).

The Blazers and Pilots will resume their GCAC weekend series with a double header tomorrow. Game time is set for 1:00 PM.