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The Gents played a closer game then they are used to in the series finale, but the Maroon and White never trailed in the series as Centenary (16-3, 3-0 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) swept a doubleheader with a 12-0 win (seven innings) in game one and 9-6 in game two. The Gents took advantage of seven Austin College errors for 10 unearned runs on the day. Centenary also touched them all for three times on the day and now has 18 home runs for the season – 10 more than the second-place school (Dallas) in the SCAC. In game one, sophomore Cameron Guin led the Gents with three hits in as many at-bats with three RBI’s and three runs scored. He added a home run to right field in the fifth for his second round-tripper of his collegiate career. …show more content…

Devillier faced a runner on third with no outs in the third but allowed no runs to cross home plate. Jacob Flores advanced to third on an error and a balk. However, Devillier recorded a pair of strikeouts and a groundout to keep the ‘Roos off the board. Chase Almaguer took the loss for Austin College, allowing 10 runs (five earned) on 12 hits and two walks in five innings of work. In game two, the Gents started out quick when Zapata blasted his second home run of the series, a three-run bomb to right field after a key error earlier in the first. Zapata added a two-out, two-RBI single in the third and a bases loaded walk in the fifth to finish the day 3-for-4 with six RBI’s and a run scored. Up 5-4 after four innings, Zapata and Graham drew bases loaded walks to push the Centenary lead to three. Graham drew the walk after falling behind 1-2 in the count. After Austin College scored two unearned runs in the sixth to cut the deficit to one, Lavergne recorded the final out of the inning and finished the game for his SCAC-leading fourth save of the year, allowing one hit and striking out four in 3.1

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