Stephen F. Austin
3-3
SIU-Edwardsville
4-2
Todd's Nine-Strikeout Performance Leads SFA Past SIU-Edwardsville 13-1
2/22/2020 7:41:00 PM | Baseball
NACOGDOCHES, Texas -- Junior Joe Todd dominated on Saturday, fanning nine SIU-Edwardsville hitters over six innings of work to help lead the SFA 'Jacks past the Cougars 13-1.
In addition to his nine strikeouts, Todd (1-1) tossed six innings, giving up one run on three hits and walking none for SFA (3-3). Senior Joseph Sgambelluri also made an impact on the mound for the 'Jacks, throwing two shutout innings while allowing no hits, with one walk and four strikeouts.
Junior Jake Zarrello led the way offensively for the 'Jacks, going 3-for-4 in the ballgame with a grand slam, a walk and five RBIs. Junior Kyle Cullen provided a noteworthy performance at the plate as well, going 1-for-3 with a double, two walks and two RBIs. Freshman Gabe Irwin also chipped in, going 1-for-1 for SFA with a double, a walk and an RBI.
GAME SUMMARY
The 'Jacks put runs on the scoreboard first, starting the scoring in the second inning. SFA's offense started clicking and put up six runs, including a grand slam off the bat of Zarrello.
The 'Jacks then lost some of their lead, expanding on their advantage in the third inning after the Cougars cut it to 6-1. SFA scored a run when Cullen drew a walk from sophomore Brian Chandler that scored junior Jake Womack, which brought the 'Jacks lead to 7-1.
SFA held SIU-Edwardsville scoreless before building their lead to 11-1 the following inning. The 'Jacks bats heated up in the inning, scoring four runs, including a two-run single off the bat of Womack.
SFA held the Cougars scoreless before building on their lead in the seventh inning. The 'Jacks added two runs off of SIU-Edwardsville pitching, punctuated by a run-scoring double from Irwin, bringing the SFA advantage to 13-1. The score remained 13-1 for the rest of the game, as the 'Jacks coasted to the win.
GAME NOTES
» Zarrello compiled three base knocks and drove in five runs for SFA.
» Todd struck out nine Cougars hitters.
» Every SFA starter reached base safely in the win.
» The SFA pitching staff combined to strike out 16 SIU-Edwardsville hitters.
» SFA's highest scoring inning was the second, when it pushed six runs across.
» The 'Jacks had control of the rest of the game after moving ahead of the Cougars 6-0 in the bottom of the second.
» Todd put together six innings of one-run ball for the 'Jacks.
» The 'Jacks out-hit the Cougars at a 12-3 clip.
» SFA went 8-for-19 (.421) with runners in scoring position.
» The 'Jacks got two hits in six at-bats with the bases loaded.
» SFA pitchers faced 31 SIU-Edwardsville hitters in the game, allowing nine ground balls and two fly balls while striking out 16.
» The 'Jacks drew 12 walks from SIU-Edwardsville pitching.
Next up for SFA is a matchup on Sunday afternoon against UT Arlington.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Todd, Joe (1-1)
L: SALAZAR, Preston (0-1)
Batting:
2B: STALLCUP, John 1
RBI: OHL, Josh 1
Base Running:
RUNS: GOECKS, Aaron 1
Batting:
2B: Cullen, Kyle 1 ; Black, Skylar 1 ; Irwin, Gabe 1 ; Clowers, Carson 1
HR: Zarrello, Jake 1
RBI: Cullen, Kyle 2 ; Dodge, Kanin 1 ; Black, Skylar 1 ; Irwin, Gabe 1 ; Summarell, Thylar 1 ; Womack, Jake 2 ; Zarrello, Jake 5
SF: Black, Skylar 1 ; Summarell, Thylar 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cullen, Kyle 1 ; Campbell, Cal 1 ; Black, Skylar 1 ; Mangus, Cully 1 ; Martin, Jared 2 ; Eatman, Dillon 2 ; Moore, Sean 1 ; Womack, Jake 2 ; Zarrello, Jake 1 ; Clowers, Carson 1
SB: Cullen, Kyle 1 ; Dodge, Kanin 1
HBP: Campbell, Cal 1 ; Womack, Jake 1
