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Gold Rush crank up offense, sweep doubleheader at LSUA

Game 1 box score
Game 2 box score
2024 Red River Athletic Conference standings

        ALEXANDRIA, La. — Xavier University of Louisiana produced 11-7 and 17-13 victories Saturday at LSU-Alexandria to win a Red River Athletic Conference baseball series for the second consecutive weekend and the third time this season.
        XULA's offense was brilliant after scoring 13 runs in its first 10 RRAC road games this season, including an 8-1 loss Friday to LSUA.
        LSUA took a 3-0 lead in the first inning of the opener, but the Gold Rush seized control with a five-run fifth that included Dillon Cousin's two-run triple, Alex Crews' RBI double and Jayden Smith's sacrifice fly.
        XULA scored first and never lost the lead in the finale. An eight-run sixth inning — it included Deionte Norris' three-run homer, Crews' two-run single and Matt Adams' RBI triple — made it 13-5.
        Robert Robinson and Zion Morris had four hits apiece for XULA (13-16 overall, 7-13 RRAC) in the second game, and Miles Peterson had four RBIs, including a three-run double in the fourth. Morris had seven hits in the doubleheader, including a double and triple in the second game.
        XULA's 22 second-game hits were a season high.
        Starters Jeremy Clark (game one) and Kimani Davis were the winning pitchers.
        Blaise Foote and Dezmon Dugas homered for the Generals (15-17, 12-8), who dropped from fourth to fifth in the RRAC standings. XULA remained ninth and is a game and a half behind eighth-place Southwest.
        XULA scored 47 runs in its last three victories, including a 19-4 thumping Wednesday at SUNO.
        Next for the Gold Rush will be a three-game RRAC home series against Texas College at Slidell High School in Slidell, La.: 5 p.m. Friday, then a noon Saturday doubleheader.
 
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Players Mentioned

Kimani Davis

#15 Kimani Davis

P
6' 3"
Senior
R-L
Deionte Norris

#2 Deionte Norris

IF-P
6' 0"
Fifth Year
R-R
Zion Morris

#6 Zion Morris

OF-P
6' 0"
Junior
R-R
Jayden Smith

#13 Jayden Smith

OF
5' 11"
Sophomore
S-R
Dillon Cousin

#20 Dillon Cousin

1B-P
5' 10"
Senior
L-L
Robert Robinson

#11 Robert Robinson

IF-P
5' 10"
Graduate Student
R-R
Alex Crews

#14 Alex Crews

IF
5' 7"
Junior
R-R
Miles Peterson

#16 Miles Peterson

OF
6' 2"
Junior
R-R
Jeremy Clark

#24 Jeremy Clark

IF
6' 2"
Junior
R-R
Matt Adams

#17 Matt Adams

OF
6' 1"
Junior
R-R

Players Mentioned

Kimani Davis

#15 Kimani Davis

6' 3"
Senior
R-L
P
Deionte Norris

#2 Deionte Norris

6' 0"
Fifth Year
R-R
IF-P
Zion Morris

#6 Zion Morris

6' 0"
Junior
R-R
OF-P
Jayden Smith

#13 Jayden Smith

5' 11"
Sophomore
S-R
OF
Dillon Cousin

#20 Dillon Cousin

5' 10"
Senior
L-L
1B-P
Robert Robinson

#11 Robert Robinson

5' 10"
Graduate Student
R-R
IF-P
Alex Crews

#14 Alex Crews

5' 7"
Junior
R-R
IF
Miles Peterson

#16 Miles Peterson

6' 2"
Junior
R-R
OF
Jeremy Clark

#24 Jeremy Clark

6' 2"
Junior
R-R
IF
Matt Adams

#17 Matt Adams

6' 1"
Junior
R-R
OF