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Feb. 23, 2008

Box Score

SHREVEPORT, La. -

            The University of Northern Iowa baseball team split a doubleheader at Centenary Saturday. The Panthers dropped game one 6-4 before earning a 5-2 win in seven innings in the second game. The Panthers (1-2) combined for 20 hits in the two games.

            In the first game, Teddy Seanz hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the second to put the Gents (2-1) on the board first. Saenz hit a two-out triple in the bottom of the fourth. He scored on an error, marking the first of three unearned runs scored by Centenary in that inning, giving CC a 5-0 lead.

            Ben Marshall led off the top of the fifth with a single, and he eventually came around to score on a single by Levi Ferguson to bring the score to 5-1.

            Alex Maldonado led off the bottom half of that inning with a double, and he took advantage of a Panther error to eventually score an unearned run and put the Gents in front 6-1.

            In the top of the eighth, Travis Hendrix led off for the Panthers with a walk, and Brandon Douglas followed with a double. Brett Featherston drew a walk to load the bases. Brett Douglas singled into right to score Hendrix and Brandon Douglas. Corvin Kieger singled into center to score Featherston and bring the score to 6-4. Dane Embury drew a two-out walk to re-load the bases for UNI, but the Panthers left them stranded.

            In the bottom of the ninth, Brandon Douglas hit a one-out double down the left field line to bring the tying run to the plate. Featherston grounded out, but moved Douglas to third. Brett Douglas drew a walk to bring the go-ahead run to the plate, but Chris Lopez struck out to end the inning.

            Derek Ott (0-1) was charged with the loss for UNI, and Centenary's Justin Kraft earned the win. Joe Gonzalez pitched four innings of relief without allowing a hit for the Panthers.

            Brandon Douglas was 3-of-5 with two doubles and a run scored. Brett Douglas was 1-of-3 with 2 RBIs.

            Levi Ferguson led off game two with a double, and he scored on a single by Matt Davis. Brandon Douglas singled to move Davis to third, and Brett Douglas singled to bring Davis home and put UNI in front 2-0.

            Eddie Almonte and Ferguson each singled in the top of the second, and Brandon Douglas doubled to score them both and put the Panthers in front, 4-0.

            Centenary used a hit and a Panther error to score an unearned run in the bottom of the second, bringing the score to 4-1 after two innings.

            Ferguson singled in the top of the fourth, and then stole second and moved to third on a balk. Davis singled to score Ferguson and extend UNI's lead to 5-1.

            Ryan Bernsen doubled for the Gents in the bottom of the fifth, and he scored on a single from Maldonado. The Panthers did not allow another Centenary hit on the way to the 5-2 win.

            Guido Fonseca (1-0) pitched 4.1 innings, giving up five hits and one earned run to be credited with the win. Nick Lauver pitched an inning without surrendering a hit to earn the save (1). Jeremy Sheehan was charged with the loss for Centenary.

            Ferguson and Brandon Douglas were both 3-of-4 in the game. Ferguson scored three runs for UNI, and Brandon Douglas and Matt Davis each turned in two RBIs.

            The Panthers will try to even the series with the Gents when they play the final game of the four-game set Sunday at noon.