Stephen F. Austin
24-31, 0
New Orleans
29-27, 0
SFA Ends Regular Season Saturday, Celebrates Seniors and Turns Attention to Southland Tournament
5/18/2019 2:55:00 PM | Baseball
'Jacks fall in regular season finale to New Orleans
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - In its regular season finale, the SFA baseball team suffered a 10-1 Southland Conference setback to New Orleans, but didn't let that dampen its spirits too much on senior day.
The careers of SFA's 11 seniors - Cody Adams, Nick Daley, Jesus Gamez, Jake Georgiades, Tony Grabowske, Austin Hearn, Jarrod Huber, Trayson, Kubo, Antonio Lima, Tyler Starks and Manny Vasquez - did not come to end but that group did play its final game at Jaycees Field Saturday afternoon and were honored for their contributions to SFA baseball with pre-game and post-game ceremonies.
SCORING SUMMARY
T2 | Some healthy cuts by the Privateers coupled with a strong breeze blowing out to left helped the visitors put a three-spot on the board. Gaige Howard started New Orleans' four-hit frame with a single past the glove of Antonio Lima at second base before Tresten Kennard turned on an 0-2 offering from Jacob Stobart and launched a two-run homer off the foul pole in left field. Up 2-0 the Privateers padded their lead with a couple more extra-base hits, the first of which was a one-out double off the bat of Robert Fabelo. With two down, Darren Willis upped New Orleans' lead to 3-0 with an RBI double before a pop-up ended the frame.
T6 | SFA was able to keep the Privateers' lead at three runs until the sixth when the visitors put another three-spot on the board. Kennard started the frame with a single before Fabelo struck for another double. Freshman left-hander Jaxon Covington then issued a six-pitch walk to Scott Crabtree to load the bases for Collin Morrill who made matters 5-0 with a two-run double over the head of Nick Daley in center field. Salo Iza upped New Orleans' edge to 6-0 by finishing the visitors' three-run frame with a sacrifice fly.
T7 | Luther Woullard greeted SFA reliever Joseph Sgambelluri with a solo home run to start the seventh which increased the Privateers' lead to 7-0.
T8 | Seth Campbell pitched the eighth for the 'Jacks and was welcomed with a double off the bat of Darren Willis. The junior kept the damage to a minimum in the frame, however, letting up just one run on an RBI groundout by Morrill.
B8 | SFA got on the board in the home half of the eighth when Sean Moore started the frame with a leadoff double. That two-bagger represented the 'Jacks' lone extra-base hit of the afternoon and after moving to third on a groundout Moore came home when Jordan Monacy shot a laser back up the middle for an RBI single.
T9 | New Orleans put the finishing touches on its 10-run afternoon when Fabelo launched a two-run home run off of SFA reliever Austin Hearn in the ninth.
AT THE DISH
• Antonio Lima had one of the 'Jacks' three hits on the day and was the only SFA player to reach base more than once. The senior also drew one of the 'Jacks' three walks.
• Four Privateers finished with multiple hits to power the visitors' 15-hit attack. Fabelo turned in an excellent performance, going 5-for-5 with two RBI and three runs scored.
• Kennard and Willis each turned in a trio of hits and combined to drive in three runs while scoring three more.
ON THE HILL
• Brayson Smith (2-2) evened his record in the Privateers' 2019 finale by slinging five frames of one-hit shutout baseball. Smith struck out five 'Jacks and let up just a single walk.
• Stobart (6-4) worked his way through just three innings and surrendered three runs on four hits and a walk while striking out four.
• Eleven total pitchers were used between the two teams in the 2019 regular season finale.
ON DECK
• The 'Jacks are bound for Sugar Land, Texas, for the 2019 Southland Conference Tournament which gets going Wednesday. A time and first-round opponent for the 'Jacks has yet to be determined and all Southland Conference Tournament seedings and matchups will be available Saturday evening.
-SFA-
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Smith, Brayson (2-2)
L: Stobart, Jacob (6-4)
Batting:
2B: Morrill, Collin 1 ; Woullard, Luther 1 ; Fabelo, Robert 2 ; Willis, Darren 2
HR: Woullard, Luther 1 ; Kennard, Tresten 1 ; Fabelo, Robert 1
RBI: Morrill, Collin 3 ; Iza, Salo 1 ; Woullard, Luther 1 ; Kennard, Tresten 2 ; Fabelo, Robert 2 ; Willis, Darren 1
SF: Iza, Salo 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Woullard, Luther 2 ; Howard, Gaige 1 ; Kennard, Tresten 2 ; Fabelo, Robert 3 ; Crabtree, Scott 1 ; Willis, Darren 1
Batting:
2B: Moore, Sean 1
RBI: Monacy, Jordan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Moore, Sean 1
