Trojans Drop Narrow Road Loss to Nicholls

THIBODAUX, La. – Little Rock dropped a see-saw affair at Nicholls Friday afternoon. The Trojans took a 6-4 lead with a four-run fourth inning but surrendered three runs in the sixth in a 7-6 loss.

"The key to one-run games on the road is execution," Little Rock head coach Chris Curry said. "I can think of two innings that really bit us. In the fourth inning, we had two outs, and we give up a two-strike single and a hit by pitch. Then a walk and double. And that comes back to bite us, and in the sixth we give up two walks and don't execute on a bunt play and throw it away. And there's your run facing a team that committed five errors. We didn't do a good enough job executing when we had them on the ropes."

The three-game series wraps up Saturday with a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. The second game was originally scheduled for Sunday but was moved up due to weather.
"I look forward to bouncing back tomorrow and evening up the series," Curry said. 

Trey Hill and Cooper Chaplain were 2-for-4 at the plate. Zach Henry and Ty Rhoades were 2-for-5 and Rhoades drove in a pair of runs. 

Starting pitcher Jackson Wells went five innings giving up four runs on five hits with three strikeouts and two walks. Josh Beezley took the loss giving up two hits and a run in one inning pitched.  
The Trojans took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI-single by Rhoades and another run scored on a catcher's interference.

Nicholls took a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning with four runs. However, it was short-lived as the Trojans scored four runs of their own in the fifth inning to take a 6-4 lead.
In the fifth inning, Ryan Geck, who scored two runs and was walked twice, drove home a run on a ground out to tie the game. Rhoades drove Geck home with a single and Alex McGinnis doubled plating Rhoades. Jayce Blalock capped the scoring with an RBI single to center field. 

Nicholls pushed three runs across in the sixth inning ,and the Trojans were held scoreless the final four frames. Little Rock banged out 10 hits and committed two errors. Nicholls totaled 7 hits and 5 errors. 
Harper Jordan took the win for the Colonels giving up three hits and no runs in 3.2 innings pitched.