JOURNAL STAFF

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Chase DeJean’s go-ahead squeeze bunt in the eighth inning Tuesday was followed by a two-run homer from Matthew Lee as ULM’s baseball team extended its season with an 8-5 win over Georgia State in a first-round elimination game at the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.

The Warhawks, the 10th and final seed, upset the No. 7 Panthers and advanced to the double-elimination bracket. ULM (20-34-1) will play regular-season champion Texas State (44-11) at 7:30 tonight.

DeJean lashed a two-run homer to get ULM on the board in the fifth. Another two-run blast by Grant Schulz tied things at 5-all in the eighth inning, and after a bunt single by Colby Deaville, a passed ball and a fielder’s choice, DeJean executed the suicide squeeze that gave the Warhawks the lead for the first time. Lee’s blast capped a five-run outburst.

ULM stranded 13 Georgia Southern baserunners to stay alive.

GRAMBLING: The G-Men (25-29 overall, 20-10 in the conference) are slated to begin the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament in Birmingham today at noon against Bethune-Cookman (25-30, 19-11).

LSU: Rainy weather in Hoover, Ala., stalled the opening day of the Southeastern Conference Tournament and pushed LSU’s first game back to Thursday morning at 9:30 against the winner of the Kentucky-Auburn matchup.

Photo by A.J. HENDERSON, Sun Belt Conference