Friday night saw Chris Turpin's solid effort go to waste, as the offense could only muster three runs in a 4-3 loss. New Orleans rallied with two runs in the bottom of the eighth but could not quite complete the comeback.
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| Eric Orze: 7 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 12 K |
On Saturday, Eric Orze turned in another fine performance, improving his record to 3-0 in a 5-2 Privateer win. Luther Woullard broke a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the seventh with an RBI triple, and Antonio Gauthier followed with his own RBI triple in the eighth. Orze pitched 7 innings and struck out 12.
On Sunday, UNO mashed the Colonels 9-1, exploding for five runs in the eighth to salt away the victory. Collin Kulivan threw 3 1/3 shutout innings in early relief of starter Bailey Holstein to hold Nicholls at bay. Kyle Khachadourian added 2 1/3 innings of shutout relief as well. Jorge Tejeda blasted his first homer of the year, and the Privateers drew nine walks as a team.
Earlier in the week, UNO pitching held Alcorn State scoreless, and Tresten Kennard had a home run and three hits in an 11-0 victory.
New Orleans has another busy week at home coming up, hosting Southern on Tuesday before welcoming Northwestern State to Maestri Field for a weekend conference series.
