Dillard Baseball Continues to Make History in First Season
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Rust
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0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
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Dillard (LA)
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Dillard (LA)
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
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Rust
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
New Orleans,LA- Dillard baseball shocked the GCAC by winning the 2023 GCAC Championship. In just their first year, the Bleu Devils have made history and continue to open eyes. After losing to Rust College in the quarter-final(1-10), DU battled back and won two games in a row to claim the championship. The GCAC Pitcher of the Year and tournament MVP Jorge Guerra rallied the troops and lead Dillard in the first of two championship match-ups. The first game would see Tyler Fitch become the hero on offense as he drove in three of the Bleu Devils five runs. Jalen Ayers would also get in the action driving in one of the runs in the first match-up. Dillard would electrify the crowd winning 5-2 to force a winner take all match-up.
In the Second game, Rust held the lead as the game was coming to an end. Dillard would dig deep and have there best inning in the tournament scoring 5 runs to take the lead in the eight inning. Jalen Ayers played a large part in the big lead as he drove in two of the runs to go ahead. Also, George Avlerez hit a ground ball in to right field that would bring in an additional two runs. The big eighth inning would lead to the Bleu Devils being crowned 2023 champs. Dylan Scott would also get it done from the mound as he pitched a complete game only giving up 2 runs to the 1st seed Bearcats.
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