CROWLEY, La. – The United States Sports University baseball team split Sunday's doubleheader series finale against John Melvin University.
 
Game One | USSU 2, John Melvin 1
USSU (9-11) broke through in the second inning when Daniel Howell doubled to right and later scored on a bunt single by Kade Wall to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead.
 
The Eagles added another run in the third. Evan Jacob doubled to right before Dominick Hartman followed with an RBI double to push the advantage to 2-0.
 
John Melvin got on the board in the fourth when Cabet Blanchard singled and eventually scored on an RBI double by Austin Hebert, trimming the deficit to 2-1.
 
Morgan (Henry) Sauber (3-0) took control from there, tossing a complete game while allowing just six hits and one unearned run to secure the victory.
 
Hayden Jones led the Eagles at the plate with a 3-for-3 performance while Jacob, Hartman, Howell, Wall and Braden Braud each added a hit. Hartman and Wall drove in the two USSU runs.
 
Game Two | John Melvin 5, USSU 2
John Melvin struck first in the second inning. Hebert reached after being hit by a pitch and later scored when Connor Molaison doubled to left. Jonah Callais followed with a sacrifice fly to push the lead to 2-0.
 
The Eagles answered in the third. Alexander Maguire walked and moved into scoring position before Jacob drove him in with an RBI groundout to cut the deficit to 2-1.
 
USSU tied the game in the fourth when Napoleon Colston stole second and came home on an RBI double by Chase Jones.
 
The Millers regained control in the bottom of the fourth. Callais and Connor Molaison reached before Trevor Durr delivered a sacrifice fly and Sammy Maddox added an RBI single to give John Melvin a 4-2 advantage.
 
John Melvin added an insurance run in the fifth when Callais singled to score Hebert, extending the lead to 5-2.
 
Chase Jones led the Eagles with a double and an RBI while Wall and Cory Parker each added a hit. Brayden Scott (1-2) took the loss for USSU.
 
Up Next
USSU hosts Dillard in a midweek doubleheader on Wednesday starting at noon.
 
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