Demons off to smokin start
Andy Bullard
Issue date: 3/10/10 Section: Sports
The NSU baseball team began its season on the road against the then ranked 21st Southern Mississippi and dropped the first two games of the three game series by the score of 18-3.
Not the way they had hoped to get the season started.
Since that early two game slide, the Demon baseball team has been firing on all cylinders. They turned around and beat the 21st team in the nation in the third game of the series, 7-5.
That was enough of a springboard that would launch the Demons on its still standing nine game winning streak.
Now a nine game winning streak is impressive all by itself, but the way the Demons are winning make it even more so. In the streak, the Demons have scored a total of 97 runs, while only allowing 26 runs.
"We have been playing well," Head Coach J.P. Davis said. "The pitchers are making it hard for the opposition to score and are bats have really come alive. The bats alone make it hard for any other team other than ours to win."
The Demons have scored double digit runs in six of the nine wins throughout this streak.
NSU has been led by a host of players at the plate. Leading the team in this early season is Chase Lyles who is batting a team high .364. Lyles also lead the team in runs scored, 13, hits, 16, and is tied for most home runs with one. Lyles is also tied with Oscar Garcia in RBIs with 13. Leading the team in that stat is Adam Roy with 16.
"Lyles has done it time and time again," said Davis. "When the game is on the line, he steps up to the plate and does what he does best."
Leading the way on the mound for the Demons is Luke Irvine, who has a 1-0 record and has a team best 3.78 ERA among starters. Irvine has a team high 20 strikeouts.
For the Demons to get the winning streak to double digits it's going to come up against one of the toughest games it will play all year, the number one LSU Tigers.
Game time, however, has been postponed for April 20 at Fair Grounds Field in Shreveport.
Not the way they had hoped to get the season started.
Since that early two game slide, the Demon baseball team has been firing on all cylinders. They turned around and beat the 21st team in the nation in the third game of the series, 7-5.
That was enough of a springboard that would launch the Demons on its still standing nine game winning streak.
Now a nine game winning streak is impressive all by itself, but the way the Demons are winning make it even more so. In the streak, the Demons have scored a total of 97 runs, while only allowing 26 runs.
"We have been playing well," Head Coach J.P. Davis said. "The pitchers are making it hard for the opposition to score and are bats have really come alive. The bats alone make it hard for any other team other than ours to win."
The Demons have scored double digit runs in six of the nine wins throughout this streak.
NSU has been led by a host of players at the plate. Leading the team in this early season is Chase Lyles who is batting a team high .364. Lyles also lead the team in runs scored, 13, hits, 16, and is tied for most home runs with one. Lyles is also tied with Oscar Garcia in RBIs with 13. Leading the team in that stat is Adam Roy with 16.
"Lyles has done it time and time again," said Davis. "When the game is on the line, he steps up to the plate and does what he does best."
Leading the way on the mound for the Demons is Luke Irvine, who has a 1-0 record and has a team best 3.78 ERA among starters. Irvine has a team high 20 strikeouts.
For the Demons to get the winning streak to double digits it's going to come up against one of the toughest games it will play all year, the number one LSU Tigers.
Game time, however, has been postponed for April 20 at Fair Grounds Field in Shreveport.
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