The baseball team took down the Michigan State Spartans for the team’s third straight win Wednesday in Monroe by a lopsided score of 5-1.

The win was due in large part to the arm of starting pitcher, Chris Hunt. Hunt pitched eight innings and only gave up three hits, while throwing six strikeouts. Hunt said: “Getting past the first inning with no runs is always a big deal. After that, I just kind of settled in and did what I’ve done all my life.”

In the first inning, Hunt tossed seven strikes and didn’t allow the Spartans’ leadoff man to get on base. Michigan State wasn’t able to gain any kind of offensive momentum throughout the game.

“He had command of his pitches tonight and he got ahead of his batters,” said head coach Jeff Schexnaider. “He was able to use his curve ball effectively and never allowed them to get a big inning.”

The only run scored by the away team was in the second inning due to a ULM error. Centerfielder Dalton Harrington got on base for all three of his at bats and was able to cross home twice on the night.

Dalton Todd and Kodie Tidwell both hit doubles in the fourth inning. This ignited Warhawk bats.

“Dalton swung it really well, and so did Kodie. Every game there is someone different that is swinging it very well. Tonight, it was all about Chris Hunt on the mound,” Schexnaider said.

This was the first ever meeting between ULM and Michigan State. ULM has now played against three Big Ten teams all-time. The first matchup came against the Iowa Hawkeyes in 1999 where they won 9-1. The Warhawks lost to the Nebraska Cornhuskers in 2002 by a score of 4-1.

Over the weekend, the Warhawks traveled to take on the Samford in a  series.