CROWLEY, La. – The United States Sports University baseball team fell in both games of Saturday's doubleheader to John Melvin University.
 
Game One | John Melvin 7, USSU 2
John Melvin scored in the first inning when Lincoln Dupre singled home Trevor Durr to give the Millers a 1-0 lead.
 
USSU (8-10) tied the game in the third. Alexander Maguire singled and later scored when Cory Parker delivered an RBI single to right field.
 
The Millers answered with two runs in the bottom half. Tristan Rogers drew a bases-loaded walk and Jonah Callais followed with another walk to push John Melvin ahead 3-1.
 
The Eagles cut the deficit to one in the fifth. Braden Braud tripled to right field and later scored on an RBI single by Kade Wall to make it 3-2.
 
John Melvin pulled away late. The Millers added two runs in the fifth on a double by Connor Pleasant and a steal at home. The Millers scored twice more in the sixth when Austin Hebert delivered a two-run single to center.
 
Parker led USSU with two hits and an RBI. Six other Eagles recorded a hit as USSU totaled eight.
 
Deagan Dailey (1-2) took the loss after allowing four runs over 4.1 innings. Owen Guth worked the final 1.2 innings in relief.
 
Game Two | John Melvin 9, USSU 4
John Melvin jumped out to an early lead, scoring six runs in the first inning on three hits, a sacrifice fly and several hit batters.
 
USSU got on the board in the second inning when Andrew Garza walked and later scored on an RBI double by Kade Wall.
 
The Millers added two more runs in the second to extend the advantage to 8-1.
 
The Eagles rallied in the sixth with three runs. Caleb Polk reached on an error and Nate Perez walked before Garza singled to load the bases. Hayden Jones followed with a two-run single and Braud later drove in a run when he reached on an error and allowed Garza to score, cutting the deficit to 8-4.
 
John Melvin added an insurance run in the sixth on an RBI single by JT Teuton.
 
Garza led the Eagles with two hits and two runs scored while Wall finished with a double and an RBI. Jones added a hit and an RBI.
 
Will Watts (0-1) took the loss. Giovanny Perez allowed two runs over 4.2 innings in relief and Connor Laughery pitched the final inning.
 
Up Next
The Eagles finish the series against the Millers with a doubleheader Sunday starting at noon.
 
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