Cardinals Edge Colonels in Extra-Inning Southland Thriller
SAN ANTONIO (Interstat) — Preston Newberry homered in the seventh inning to force extras and Incarnate Word walked off with an 11-inning 5-4 victory over Nicholls State in Southland Conference baseball Saturday at Roadrunner Field.
The Cardinals won it in the 11th when Anderson scored on Lyssy’s sacrifice fly to right-center. Nicholls State had built a 4-1 lead with a three-run third inning, highlighted by Melancon’s two-run single. Incarnate Word chipped away, with Newberry’s solo shot tying it.
Reliever Fawster Voytko earned the win for Incarnate Word with four scoreless innings, allowing just one hit. Nicholls State pitchers Cole Poirrier and Karson Trichel combined for seven shutout innings in relief. The Cardinals improved to 12-10, while the Colonels fell to 11-13. The series concludes Sunday.