YellowJackets Complete Series Sweep of Louisiana College to Begin ASC Play

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The LeTourneau University baseball team completed a sweep of Louisiana College to begin ASC play taking a doubleheader, 5-3 and 10-6 on Saturday afternoon.
 
The YellowJackets (6-0, 3-0 ASC) had nine and 17 hits, respectively in the two wins. LeTourneau starting pitchers – Cody Whitley in game one and Justin Jenkins in game two – scattered 13 hits and struck out nine to raise their records to 2-0.
 
The Wildcats (1-5, 0-3 ASC) offense was led by Kyle Feazell, who went 1-for-3 and a RBI in game one and 3-for-4 with a run and a RBI in the night cap.

Game 1
In game one, LeTourneau rallied from an early 3-0 deficit to score four in its half of the first inning to come away with a 5-3 win. In the win, YellowJacket first basemanGarrett Methvin broke loose for a 3-for-3 game with two RBI and a run scored. One of his three hits was a solo home run in the third inning.
 
Methvin was joined in the offensive production by Ryan and Chris Bertram, who each had two hits in the win. Ryan Bertram also drove in a pair to give starting pitcherCody Whitley enough offensive support.
 
Whitley went six of the seven innings, scattering five hits and striking out three to improve to 2-0. Senior Kirby Cantalamessa retired the Wildcats in order in the seventh on the strength of two strikeouts for his first save of the young season.
 
The YellowJackets will host Castleton State in a pair of games on Monday and Tuesday at 6 p.m., respectively before returning to the rigors of the ASC.