Sherman, Texas – The Centenary baseball team recorded a doubleheader sweep in Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference play over the Austin College Kangaroos on Saturday, 13-0 in seven innings in game one and 6-1 in game two to extend its season-high winning streak to five games at Sherman High School.

The Diamond Gents (21-13, 12-7 SCAC) aim for the series sweep on Sunday at Noon against the 'Roos (6-30, 2-16 SCAC). Sunday's game will be played on the Austin College campus at Baker Field. Inclement weather earlier in the week in Sherman caused changes to the original schedule and the playing site as the series was set to begin on Friday evening. The series concludes at Noon on Sunday.

Centenary clinched a berth in next weekend's SCAC Championship in Cleburne, Texas on Saturday. Centenary continue its dominance in the all-time series as the Maroon and White now lead 32-2 and have won eight games in a row since their last loss on April 17, 2019. 

Game one recap: Centenary 13 Austin College 0 (7 innings)

Centenary scored a run in the second, two in the third, and then scored 10 over its final three-at bats to cruise the shutout win.

All-American sophomore LHP Tyler Herrera (Spring, Texas) picked up the win as he allowed just two hits with no walks and five strikeouts in his six innings of scoreless work. Herrera (5-4) gave way to senior LHP Collier Cloinger (Bossier City, La.) who pitched the final inning, allowing just one hit and striking out the side.

Justin Lambright (2-4) started and suffered the loss for the 'Roos as he allowed six runs, five earned, and 11 hits in 4.2 innings. He did not walk a batter and struck out three. Zack Czarnecky went the final 2.1 innings and was hit hard, allowing seven runs, six earned, and six hits. He did not walk or strike out a batter and hit two.

The Diamond Gents finished with 17 hits, only struck out three times, left six on base, and did not commit an error. The 'Roos were held to just three hits, made two errors, struck out eight times, did not draw a walk, and left two on base. Centenary was led by a 4-5 performance from senior CF Gary Hewitt (Cedar Park, Texas) as he finished with three RBI and scored three runs. He had an RBI triple in the third, a double in the fifth, an RBI double in the sixth, and an RBI single in the seventh.

Freshman OF Carson Livesay (Lafayette, La.) was 3-5 with an RBI and four runs scored. Junior 2B Jobee Boone (Opelousas, La.) was 2-3 with two RBI and a run scored, and senior SS Noah Koehmstedt (San Diego, Calif.) finished 2-4 with a run scored. Freshman DH Lenny Forth (Flower Mound, Texas) was 1-2 with a sacrifice fly, junior RF Austyn Benoit (Welsh, La.) was 1-3 with a sac fly and a run scored, sophomore Cade LaBruyere (Iowa, La.) entered the game as DH and went 1-2 with an RBI, and freshman 1B Collin Pitts (Lufkin, Texas) finished 1-3 with an RBI.

Freshman 3B Clay Menard (Berwick, La.) was 1-4 with an RBI and a run scored, and junior C Jake Gonce (Katy, Texas) was 1-3 with Centenary's third sac fly of the game and scored one run. Benoit and Koehmstedt each stole a base. Centenary finished with seven extra-base hits. Austin College 3B Mason Woodhouse had two of the team's three hits. SS Keaton High had the other.

Game two recap: Centenary 6 Austin College 1

The Diamond Gents scored single runs in the second, third, fifth, sixth, seventh, and ninth innings and the 'Roos, after being held scoreless for their previous 15 innings, scored once in the ninth.

Centenary finished with 15 hits and senior All-American RHP Parker Primeaux (Lake Charles, La.) pitched a complete game and struck out a career-high 12 batters. The reigning conference Pitcher of the Week, Primeaux allowed just one unearned run and four hits in his nine innings of work with one walk. The CG was his second of the season and fourth of his career and marked the second weekend in a row he threw one after tossing a complete-game shutout against Southwestern University on April 22.

Trystan Mallory (2-6) started and picked up the loss for the 'Roos as he allowed four runs, three earned, on 10 hits in six innings. He did not walk a batter, hit one, and recorded four K's. Two relievers, Gavin Brady and Trevor Deupree, combined to work the final three innings and allowed two earned runs and five hits with no BB or K.

Forth, Benoit, and Pitts each recorded three-hit games and Boone and Koehmstedt each had two. Pitts and Koehmstedt each drove in a pair of runs and Forth had one. Centenary left 10 on base, did not draw a walk, but only struck out four times. The 'Roos struck out 12 times, walked just once, left six on base, and made on error. Benoit stole two bases, Boone swiped one, and Woodhouse stole a bag for the 'Roos.

Primeaux struck out the side swinging in the first and then gave up consecutive singles in the second to DH Scott Hosmer and RF Christian Kyser but recorded another strikeout and got an inning-ending groundout. He hit Hosmer with a pitch in the fourth, walked Woodhouse in the sixth, but then did not allow another hit until CF Brandon Hill doubled with two outs in the seventh. Woodhouse reached on an error by Koehmstedt to start the ninth, stole second, and scored on Hosmer's RBI single.

Koehmstedt delivered RBI singles in the second and sixth innings, Boone had a sac fly in the third, Forth had an RBI single in the fifth, and Pitts had a sac fly in the seventh and an infield single to score Centenary's final run in the ninth.

The Diamond Gents have now scored double digit runs in a game nine times this season and have had 10+ hits in a game an impressive 20 times. They have done so in seven games in a row and posted 15+ hits in a game five times after doing so in both of Saturday's contests.

For information regarding possible live stats and live video for Sunday's game visit: https://www.acroos.com/sports/bsb/2022-23/schedule

See the complete Gents' season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/bsb/2022-23/schedule

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