Sophomore first baseman Matt Anderson hit a one-out shot to the right-field corner in the 10th inning to score catcher Charles Deckard from first base and give Central Arkansas a 6-5 victory over league-leading McNeese State on Thursday night at Bear Stadium in Conway.
Right-hander Bryce Biggerstaff pitched a complete game for the Bears (19-15, 8-8 Southland Conference) and sat down the Cowboys (20-16, 10-6) in order in the top of the 10th. Biggerstaff struck out 5 and walked 2 while throwing 116 pitches in a game that lasted 2 hours, 42 minutes.
The Bears pounded out 10 hits against four McNeese pitchers, with Steven O’Bryant (2-4) pitching the final 1 2/3 innings and taking the loss. UCA, which left 11 runners on base, got two hits each from Doug Votolato, Carson Dowdle and Scott Zimmerle.
Dowdle also made an outstanding catch in right field in the first inning, flipping over the wall in foul territory on the second batter of the game.
THURSDAY’S GAME Central Arkansas 6, McNeese State 5
TODAY’S GAMES New Orleans at Southeastern La., 2 p.m. S. F. Austin at Abilene Christian, 2 p.m.
Nicholls at Incarnate Word, 3 p.m.
McNeese St. at Central Arkansas, 6 p.m. Texas A&M-CC at NW (La.) St., 6:30 p.m. Sam Houston State at Lamar, 6:30 p.m. Houston Bapt. at Oral Roberts, 6:30 p.m.
Sports, Pages 23 on 04/18/2014