JOURNAL SPORTS

Carlos Sanchez delivered a walk-off RBI double in the bottom of the 11th inning, lifting LSU Shreveport to an 8-7 victory over the University of the Southwest to complete a two-game sweep of a Red River Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament first round on Saturday evening at Pilot Field.

The No. 2-seeded Pilots improved to 38-12 overall on the heels of a 10-0 rout of the Mustangs on Friday evening. Brock Lucas had a dominant seven-inning start, allowing only three hits and striking out 12.

Saturday’s contest was different, but the result was even more satisfying. LSUS got even better news when the RRAC Baseball Championship Tournament site was shifted from Sterlington to Pilot Field, with the four-team event beginning Friday.

The deciding blow came after Spencer Sullivan sparked the rally with a one-out double to left. Sanchez followed by driving a 3-2 pitch into right field, plating Sullivan with the winning run and sending the Pilots spilling out of the dugout in celebration.

Sanchez finished 3-for-6 with two RBIs, including the game-winner, while Sullivan added three hits and scored twice.  Dorien Jackson turned in a six-hit performance, going 6-for-6 with an RBI and two runs scored to pace a 15-hit LSUS attack.