Friday, February 20
Pine Bluff, AR
2:00 P.M.
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Arkansas - Pine Bluff
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SFA suffers first loss of season as Arkansas-Pine Bluff plates two runs in seventh and eighth innings
PINE BLUFF, Ark. – Stephen F. Austin suffered its first loss of the 2026 season on Friday afternoon as Arkansas-Pine Bluff pushed across a pair of runs in both the seventh and eighth innings to claim a 6-3 victory in the first of four games from the Torii Hunter Baseball Complex this weekend.
The Jacks (5-1) scored first as a batted ball in Cooper Schneider's third inning at bat plated Juan Cantua for a 1-0 Jacks lead. The Lions (3-2) grabbed the lead in the bottom half on a two-run single with two outs, but the Jacks responded in the top half of the fourth inning as a double play ball with the bases loaded chased home the tying run for SFA.
SFA took the lead back in the sixth as Cantua grounded out to plate Mark Henning, but the Lions scored twice in the seventh and eighth innings on a combined four hits: nearly half of their plate production for the game, to take the lead.
Cody Templeton worked 5.0 innings in his second start of the season. He scattered five hits, allowed a pair of runs and struck out three to just one walk. Reid Bowyer tossed two innings as the first arm out of the bullpen. Bowyer saw three runs cross, two earned, despite pitching a quickly efficient sixth inning. Kadin Munson, Andrew Wenske and Jack James all pitched a third of an inning.
POSTGAME NOTES
The Jacks are back in action on Saturday for a DH with the Golden Lions. First-pitch is set for 11 a.m. Live coverage links will be available at www.SFAjacks.com.
SFA (5-1) vs. ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF (3-2)
Torii Hunter Baseball Complex | Feb. 21 (DH)
PURCHASE TICKETS
LIVE COVERAGE
Watch: YouTube
Live Stats
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.
The Jacks (5-1) scored first as a batted ball in Cooper Schneider's third inning at bat plated Juan Cantua for a 1-0 Jacks lead. The Lions (3-2) grabbed the lead in the bottom half on a two-run single with two outs, but the Jacks responded in the top half of the fourth inning as a double play ball with the bases loaded chased home the tying run for SFA.
SFA took the lead back in the sixth as Cantua grounded out to plate Mark Henning, but the Lions scored twice in the seventh and eighth innings on a combined four hits: nearly half of their plate production for the game, to take the lead.
Cody Templeton worked 5.0 innings in his second start of the season. He scattered five hits, allowed a pair of runs and struck out three to just one walk. Reid Bowyer tossed two innings as the first arm out of the bullpen. Bowyer saw three runs cross, two earned, despite pitching a quickly efficient sixth inning. Kadin Munson, Andrew Wenske and Jack James all pitched a third of an inning.
POSTGAME NOTES
- The Jacks stranded seven base runners including the bases loaded in the fifth inning
- SFA issued only one walk with three hit batters
- Five players collected hits with Ethan Peña leading with a pair
- It marked Peña's team-best fourth multi-hit game of the season
- Bland and Cantua accounted for the RBI
- Bland swiped two bags to run his season total to a perfect 7-for-7
- Bland and Swift have recorded hits in all six games this season with Swift improving his hitting streak to 19 games, while Bland's moves to 13; both of which date back to 2025
- Bland (26) and Swift (19) also own the two longest active reached safely streaks
The Jacks are back in action on Saturday for a DH with the Golden Lions. First-pitch is set for 11 a.m. Live coverage links will be available at www.SFAjacks.com.
SFA (5-1) vs. ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF (3-2)
Torii Hunter Baseball Complex | Feb. 21 (DH)
PURCHASE TICKETS
LIVE COVERAGE
Watch: YouTube
Live Stats
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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