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Photo by: Elysa Ripley
Jacks Erupt with 11-Run Eighth, Rally for Series Win against Lamar
3/8/2026 6:00:00 PM | Baseball
SFA bangs out seven hits, draws five walks with one HBP in game-changing 8th to claim series, improve to 4-2 in SLC play
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Stephen F. Austin erupted for 11 runs in the home half of the eighth inning to overcome a 9-3 deficit and win game three 14-11 on Sunday afternoon from Pilgrim's Park. The Jacks' claim the Southland Conference series over Lamar and move into a tie for first place in the league standings six games into SLC action.
Reid Bowyer extinguished the Lamar threat in the ninth with a pair of flyouts to uphold Kadin Munson's 3.2 inning relief effort which saw him face three over the minimum, while limiting the Cardinals to just three hits, no free passes and a single run. The Jacks tossed six arms in the finale with a combined five strikeouts highlighted by a trio from the arm of Charlie Feris, in addition to stranding a dozen base runners as a staff.
In the eighth, the Jacks produced seven hits, drew five walks with one HBP and forced the Cardinals to make three pitching changes as four Lamar arms tossed in the frame.
With one out, Josh Ibe, Ethan Adkisson and Cooper Schneider all singled home runs. Following the first LU pitching change, Cermodrick Bland drew a four-pitch walk to plate a run, before Jhett Creel worked an eight-pitch at-bat to draw a free pass and a fifth SFA run in the inning as the Jacks pulled to within 9-8 before Julian Swift's second at-bat of the inning.
Swift, who singled to jumpstart the game-changing frame, walked in his second plate appearance to bring up Mark Henning, who belted his first home run of the season in the sixth. Henning delivered two more RBI on a base knock into centerfield to break the tie game and push SFA out front 11-9. The Jacks weren't through at the dish as Rodric Black walked in a run to welcome a new Lamar arm to the game, while Adkisson flew out to chase home SFA's 14th total run and 11th of the inning.
Prior to the eighth, the Jacks had managed three runs on seven hits as Juan Cantua followed Henning's blast by plating Peña who hit a ground-rule double. Lamar's production offensively was scattered over the second, third, fifth and sixth innings. The Cardinals produced home runs in the fifth and sixth and scratched two more in the ninth before Bowyer shut the door.
POSTGAME NOTES
The Jacks head to College Station to take on nationally ranked Texas A&M on Tuesday. First-pitch from Blue Bell Park is set for 6 p.m. Live coverage links will be available at www.SFAjacks.com.
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!
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Reid Bowyer extinguished the Lamar threat in the ninth with a pair of flyouts to uphold Kadin Munson's 3.2 inning relief effort which saw him face three over the minimum, while limiting the Cardinals to just three hits, no free passes and a single run. The Jacks tossed six arms in the finale with a combined five strikeouts highlighted by a trio from the arm of Charlie Feris, in addition to stranding a dozen base runners as a staff.
In the eighth, the Jacks produced seven hits, drew five walks with one HBP and forced the Cardinals to make three pitching changes as four Lamar arms tossed in the frame.
With one out, Josh Ibe, Ethan Adkisson and Cooper Schneider all singled home runs. Following the first LU pitching change, Cermodrick Bland drew a four-pitch walk to plate a run, before Jhett Creel worked an eight-pitch at-bat to draw a free pass and a fifth SFA run in the inning as the Jacks pulled to within 9-8 before Julian Swift's second at-bat of the inning.
Swift, who singled to jumpstart the game-changing frame, walked in his second plate appearance to bring up Mark Henning, who belted his first home run of the season in the sixth. Henning delivered two more RBI on a base knock into centerfield to break the tie game and push SFA out front 11-9. The Jacks weren't through at the dish as Rodric Black walked in a run to welcome a new Lamar arm to the game, while Adkisson flew out to chase home SFA's 14th total run and 11th of the inning.
Prior to the eighth, the Jacks had managed three runs on seven hits as Juan Cantua followed Henning's blast by plating Peña who hit a ground-rule double. Lamar's production offensively was scattered over the second, third, fifth and sixth innings. The Cardinals produced home runs in the fifth and sixth and scratched two more in the ninth before Bowyer shut the door.
POSTGAME NOTES
- Sunday's 11-run eighth inning marked the sixth inning of 7+ runs in Vanderburg's tenure and the fourth in 17 games this season
- The Jacks have now scored 10+ runs in seven of 17 games this season and Sunday's output marked the 17th time dating back to the start of last season
- The finale was SFA's 11th game with 10+ hits this season
- SFA has won four-straight SLC series dating back to last season and are 9-3 in their last dozen league contests
- Peña and Swift each recorded three-hit games with Henning and Cantua adding two hits each
- It was Peña's team-leading tenth multi-hit game of the season
- Swift, Creel and Peña all doubled against Lamar starter Chris Olivier which accounted for just the fourth, fifth and sixth extra base hits allowed by the hard-throwing Cardinal in 24.1 innings pitched this season
- Henning's blast was the seventh extra base hit and the first HR allowed by Olivier
- Henning paced the offense with three RBI, while Adkisson, Swift and Cantua each delivered two
- It marked Swift's team-leading seventh multi-RBI game
- Trey Acreman reached base for a team-best active streak of nine games
The Jacks head to College Station to take on nationally ranked Texas A&M on Tuesday. First-pitch from Blue Bell Park is set for 6 p.m. Live coverage links will be available at www.SFAjacks.com.
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: Munson, Kadin (1-0)
L: Fritcher, Blayne (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Taylor, A.J. 1 ; Evans, Brayden 1
HR: Duran, Kevin 1 ; Evans, Brayden 1
RBI: Valentine, Balin 2 ; Duran, Kevin 1 ; Durbin, Beau 2 ; Taylor, A.J. 1 ; Rodriguez, Hector 1 ; Benton, Braden 1 ; Evans, Brayden 2 ; Tracy, Tab 1
SH: Wagoner, Jake 1 ; Evans, Brayden 1
SF: Durbin, Beau 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wagoner, Jake 2 ; Valentine, Balin 3 ; Duran, Kevin 3 ; Evans, Brayden 1 ; Tracy, Tab 1 ; Kummer, Theo 1
HBP: Valentine, Balin 1 ; Taylor, A.J. 1
Batting:
2B: Swift, Julian 1 ; Creel, Jhett 1 ; Peña, Ethan 1
HR: Henning, Mark 1
RBI: Bland, Cermodrick 1 ; Schneider, Cooper 1 ; Ibe, Josh 1 ; Swift, Julian 2 ; Adkisson, Ethan 2 ; Creel, Jhett 1 ; Black, Rodric 1 ; Henning, Mark 3 ; Cantua, Juan 2
SF: Adkisson, Ethan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bland, Cermodrick 1 ; Schneider, Cooper 1 ; Swift, Julian 2 ; Adkisson, Ethan 1 ; Creel, Jhett 2 ; Black, Rodric 1 ; Peña, Ethan 2 ; Henning, Mark 3 ; Cantua, Juan 1
HBP: Henning, Mark 1
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