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Photo by: Elysa Ripley
Jacks Overpower MVSU in Series Finale
2/15/2026 5:39:00 PM | Baseball
SFA off to 4-0 start to a season for the first time since 2010 and second such beginning since 2006
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Stephen F. Austin used a combined two-hit shutout from Nate Vidlak and Dylan Mulcahy and the Jacks punched in double-digit runs for the fourth-straight game to put the finishing touches on a high-powered opening weekend with a 10-0 win in seven over Mississippi Valley State. SFA moves to 4-0 on the season and awaits its first midweek tilt on Tuesday against Hutson Tillotson from Pilgrim's Park.
Vidlak pitched four perfect innings facing the minimum with seven strikeouts, while Mulcahy worked the final three frames allowing just two hits, while fanning five to earn the win.
Like the first three games of the series, run support for the Lumberjack pitching staff was not a problem for SFA hitters. The Jacks registered 14 hits including seven for extra bases with run-scoring doubles from Ethan Pena and Juan Cantua and an RBI triple from Rodric Black all taking place in a five-run third inning.
Highlighting the extra base hits were a pair of home runs beginning first with a 400-foot blast (EV: 104, LA: 26) off the bat of Josh Ibe, a solo shot in the home half of the first and a 368-foot exit (EV: 102, LA: 27) to right field by Cantua to lead off the bottom of the fifth.
Jackson Benattar sent the Jacks home early singling on a 1-0 pitch following the stretch to chase home Trey Acreman and put the run-rule into effect.
POSTGAME NOTES
The Jacks return to Pilgrim's Park on Tuesday for a 6 p.m. contest with Huston Tillotson. Live coverage links will be available at www.SFAjacks.com.
LIVE COVERAGE
Watch: ESPN+
PxP: Alex Del Barrio; Color: Stuart Paul
Stats: vs. Huston Tillotson
SECURE YOUR SEATS TODAY
Single game tickets for all SFA baseball home games are available now. Fans interested in purchasing season ticket packages can secure their seats here. Don't miss out on all the exciting action from Pilgrim's Park this season!
THE 'JACKS HAVE GONE MOBILE
SFA Athletics' newest mobile phone application is designed to bring Lumberjack fans closer to the action than ever before. Available now on both the App Store and Google Play, the new SFA Athletics app delivers schedules, scores, rosters, news, ticket access, and exclusive content right to your phone. Fans can also receive push notifications, so they never miss a moment of the action. Download now: Official SFA Athletics App.
FOLLOW THE JACKS
For all the latest information on SFA baseball, visit SFAjacks.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the Jacks on X, Instagram and Facebook.
Vidlak pitched four perfect innings facing the minimum with seven strikeouts, while Mulcahy worked the final three frames allowing just two hits, while fanning five to earn the win.
Like the first three games of the series, run support for the Lumberjack pitching staff was not a problem for SFA hitters. The Jacks registered 14 hits including seven for extra bases with run-scoring doubles from Ethan Pena and Juan Cantua and an RBI triple from Rodric Black all taking place in a five-run third inning.
Highlighting the extra base hits were a pair of home runs beginning first with a 400-foot blast (EV: 104, LA: 26) off the bat of Josh Ibe, a solo shot in the home half of the first and a 368-foot exit (EV: 102, LA: 27) to right field by Cantua to lead off the bottom of the fifth.
Jackson Benattar sent the Jacks home early singling on a 1-0 pitch following the stretch to chase home Trey Acreman and put the run-rule into effect.
POSTGAME NOTES
- The Jacks are 4-0 to start a campaign for the first time since 2010 and for just the second time since the program's revival in 2006
- SFA registered its fourth-consecutive game with 10+ runs and the 14th 10-run game
- Four players doubled, Rodric Black tripled and Ibe and Cantua each left the yard on Sunday
- Swift registered his third multi-hit game of the season, while Ethan Pena, Juan Cantua and Brigden Smith all recorded multiple knocks on Sunday
- Bland, Swift and Black have recorded at least one hit in all four games this season
- Creel and Pena each have three multi-RBI games
- Eight players have current reached base safely streaks of at least three games this season with Ibe (28), Bland (24) and Swift (17) owning lengthy streaks dating back to last season
- SFA arms totaled 52 strikeouts in 30 innings allowing just four walks
The Jacks return to Pilgrim's Park on Tuesday for a 6 p.m. contest with Huston Tillotson. Live coverage links will be available at www.SFAjacks.com.
LIVE COVERAGE
Watch: ESPN+
PxP: Alex Del Barrio; Color: Stuart Paul
Stats: vs. Huston Tillotson
SECURE YOUR SEATS TODAY
Single game tickets for all SFA baseball home games are available now. Fans interested in purchasing season ticket packages can secure their seats here. Don't miss out on all the exciting action from Pilgrim's Park this season!
THE 'JACKS HAVE GONE MOBILE
SFA Athletics' newest mobile phone application is designed to bring Lumberjack fans closer to the action than ever before. Available now on both the App Store and Google Play, the new SFA Athletics app delivers schedules, scores, rosters, news, ticket access, and exclusive content right to your phone. Fans can also receive push notifications, so they never miss a moment of the action. Download now: Official SFA Athletics App.
FOLLOW THE JACKS
For all the latest information on SFA baseball, visit SFAjacks.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the Jacks on X, Instagram and Facebook.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Mulcahy, Dylan (1-0)
L: Darnell, Logan (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Bland, Cermodrick 1 ; Peña, Ethan 1 ; Swift, Julian 1 ; Cantua, Juan 1
3B: Black, Rodric 1
HR: Ibe, Josh 1 ; Cantua, Juan 1
RBI: Peña, Ethan 3 ; Ibe, Josh 1 ; Swift, Julian 1 ; Creel, Jhett 1 ; Cantua, Juan 2 ; Black, Rodric 1 ; Benattar, Jackson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bland, Cermodrick 1 ; Peña, Ethan 1 ; Henning, Mark 1 ; Acreman, Trey 1 ; Ibe, Josh 2 ; Swift, Julian 1 ; Cantua, Juan 1 ; Smith, Brigden 1 ; Black, Rodric 1
SB: Bland, Cermodrick 1
CS: Cantua, Juan 1
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