(Peru, Neb.) – On Friday night, the number one Pilots from LSU-Shreveport (LSUS) were a little too much for the Peru State College (PSC) Bobcats as LSUS won 9-3 to improve to 49-4 on the year.
 
With the loss, the 'Cats are now 36-17 and will play the winner of the first elimination game of the opening series between Bellevue University and Grand View University.  The game will take place Friday night at 6:30 p.m.
 
With a win, PSC would face the loser between LSUS and Lindsay Wilson (Ky.) at 1 p.m. on Saturday.  
LSU-Shreveport – Peru State Game Action
 
The Pilots jumped on the Bobcats in the second inning where they scored four runs to take the early lead.  In the third, LSUS added two more runs making it 6-0.  That lead would stand through the fifth before Peru State scored their initial runs of the game in the top of the sixth.
 
James Welty (Omaha) was hit by a pitch to get things started and went to second on a wild pitch.  Jonathan Castillo (Paterson, N.J.) singled up the middle which allowed Welty to score.  Castillo went to second on the throw home.  After a strikeout, Jeff Eubank (Fort Pierce, Fla.) reached with a walk putting runners on first and second.  After another K, Derek Voigt (Auburn, Wash.) singled to right bringing home Castillo cutting the lead to 6-2.  The 'Cats would leave the runners stranded as the next batter was struck out.
 
LSUS added one in the bottom of the inning making it 7-2.
 
In the top of the seventh, Brenden Gentry (Sallisaw, Okla.) got on with a walk for PSC.  Gentry went to second on a ground out and following a strikeout, went to third and later home on a Pilot error which allowed Castillo to reach base.   That would be the last run for PSC and at that point it was 7-3 Pilots.
 
LSU-Shreveport added two more in the seventh and eventually won 9-3.
 
Castillo and Voigt each had two hits and one RBI to lead PSC.
 
Tim Crawford (Omaha) started on the mound for PSC and threw five and two-thirds innings.  Crawford gave up eight hits, seven runs – all earned, and struck out five.  Crawford was tagged for the loss.  Timothy Patterson (Valdosta, Ga.) came in to relieve Crawford and pitched the final two and one-third innings.  Patterson allowed three hits and two runs – both earned. 

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