LEWISTON, Idaho – [BRACKET | SCHEDULE | CHAMPIONSHIP APP] Georgia Gwinnett brought eight around to score in the fourth inning as the offensive numbers were big throughout day three of the 2021 Avista NAIA World Series. Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) came away with a 9-6 win to begin the day before IU Southeast (Ind.) held-on to its season with a 9-7 win over Keiser in an elimination game. Backed by a three-run home run in the first inning, Central Methodist remained undefeated after its 4-3 victory over Faulkner in the evening tilt.

GAME NOTES/HIGHLIGHTS

No. 3 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) def. No. 9 LSU Shreveport (La.) 9-6

• Lewis-Clark State recorded the first run of the game, thanks to a Jack Johnson home run, his seventh of the year, to left field to make it a 1-0 game in the top of the first.
• LSU Shreveport responded in the bottom half with a crooked number to get the lead. The Pilots scored four runs on four hits, capped-off with a three-run blast by Carlos Pineyro. It was the sophomore’s seventh home run of the year.
• The Warriors cut into the deficit in the top of the fourth. Luke White doubled and scored to put his team down by one, 4-3.
• Lewis-Clark State exploded for five runs in the top of the fifth. White again put the Lewiston fans on their feet with his 11^th home run of the season to make it a 7-4 lead.
• The Pilots got one back in the bottom of the fifth. Taylor Fajardo hit his 16^th home run of the season, a solo shot, to make it an 8-5 game.
• Brock Ephan put the final run of the day up for the Warriors in the top of the eighth with his 16^th home run of the season to give his team a 9-5 lead.
• Miguel Morgan followed in the bottom half of the inning with his seventh home run of the season.
• Jesse Parker entered in the first inning and stopped the bleeding for Lewis-Clark State. The senior allowed one run on seven hits in six and one-third innings in relief.
• Greg Blackman entered the game for the Warriors with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth and preserved the win. The sophomore struck-out two and faced just three batters to continue the Warriors’ season.
• The last time Lewis-Clark State played LSU Shreveport in a World Series game, the Pilots hit a walk-off grand slam to win the game.
• Both teams combined for six home runs in the game. Each team had three in the game.

No. 7 IU Southeast (Ind.) def. No. 8 Keiser (Fla.) 9-7

• Keiser scored the game’s first run in the bottom of the first. Ben McConnell doubled and scored on a Mason Dinesen single to take a 1-0 lead.
• IU Southeast tied the game in the fifth. After Clay Woeste doubled to lead-off the inning, the junior came around to score on a ground out to third. He finished two-for-three at the plate with two RBI and two doubles.
• The Grenadiers’ offense put its stamp on the game in both the sixth and seventh innings. The team scored four in the sixth and added three in the seventh.
• Trailing 9-5 in the bottom of the ninth, Keiser’s Tim Bouchard hit a two-run home run, his 17th of the season, to get cut the deficit to two. Mathew Catalfo came a few feet away from following with a solo home run, but it was instead a loud second out.
• The official time of the game was three hours and 40 minutes, the longest of the World Series this year. The longest ever game in a World Series that did not go to extra innings was 4:15 minutes.
• With the win, IU Southeast is now 2-1 in World Series play.

No. 5 Georgia Gwinnett def. No. 1 Southeastern (Fla.) 11-7

• After trailing by a run after one inning, Georgia Gwinnett scored 11 runs from the second through the fourth.
• The eight-runs the Grizzlies scored in the fourth was the second-highest single inning run total in the series this year. Southeastern’s 10 it plated on Saturday is the most.
• Southeastern posted one run in the seventh and five in the eighth to cut the deficit to four
• Both teams hit over .340 in the game
• Southeastern leads the World Series with 32 runs in two games.
• Georgia Gwinnett is now 7-6 all-time in World Series play.
• With his two RBI today, Livingston Morris of Georgia Gwinnett leads the 2021 series with seven RBI. The junior finished two-for-three at the plate with a double and three runs scored.
• Morris joined Griffin Keller, Nick Barnes and Cord Johnson with two RBI apiece.
• Sam Faith and Pedro Castellano led Southeastern at the plate with three hits each.
• Adam McKillican earned the victory for the Grizzlies. The starter allowed two runs (one earned) and nine hits in six and two-thirds of an inning with eight strikeouts to his credit.

No. 2 Central Methodist (Mo.) def. No. 6 Faulkner (Ala.) 4-3

• Central Methodist led early with a three run first inning. Starting pitcher Mason Schwellenbach hit a three run home run, his 12^th of the season, to give his Eagles a 1-0 lead.
• Faulkner tied the game in the bottom of the fourth.
• Sam Anthony reached on an error and scored on a single to left by Shawn Ross to put the first run on the board for Faulkner.
• Ross came around to score two batters later on an RBI single from Issac Phillips.
• John Michael Matthews tied the game with a sacrifice fly to deep center.
• Central Methodist regained the lead in the seventh. The Eagles took advantage of three errors in the inning as Deshawn Cole singled-home the go ahead run.
• Sergio Macias took the mound with one on and one out in the ninth and got the save, his sixth of the season.
• July Sosa went the distance for Faulkner and recorded six strikeouts and allowed three earned runs.
• Schwellenbach got the win for Central Methodist. The starter allowed one earned run in seven innings and struck-out nine.
• With the win, Central Methodist improved to 2-0 in World Series play all-time.

Schedule – Tuesday, June 1, 2021

11:00 a.m. PT | No. 3 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) vs. No. 1 Southeastern (Fla.)

3:00 p.m. PT | No. 7 IU Southeast (Ind.) vs. No. 6 Faulkner (Ala.)

6:30 p.m. PT | No. 5 Georgia Gwinnett vs. No. 2 Central Methodist (Mo.)

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