Delta Devils Suffer Route by Bears Roderick Mosley March 27, 2007 Itta Bena, Mss. --- Although the threat of lightening in the area brought an early end to the Mississippi Valley State baseball game against the University of Central Arkansas, it didn’t come soon enough for the Delta Devils as they suffered a 29-2 route at the hands of the Bears. The Bears put the sixth inning game away early as they pounded Delta Devils’ starting pitcher Rudy Casias for eight runs on seven hits in two-thirds inning work and went on to hold an imposing 9-0 lead after the first.  Valley reliever Mark Johnston didn’t fair much better against the scorching bats of the Bears, who pounded out a total of 28 hits for the game, as they pelted Johnston for 10 runs form 11 hits in an inning and a third. Down 19-0 after two and a half innings the Delta Devils made their way to the scoreboard when second baseman Kyle Latiolais led off the third with a bunt single, followed by a single into leftfield by Ross Myers.  Sean Bard would then single, scoring Latiolais and Myers would score on a single by Tony Ohlssen. Valley was led at the plate by Ohlssen who recorded two hits with an RBI, on the mound Casias picked up the loss to drop his record to 1-5 on the season. The Bears had three players to record four hits.  Craig Nyborg went four-for-six with three runs scored and four RBIs, Jonathan Ashworth was four-for-five with five runs scored and four RBIs and Scott Cline finished four-for-five with four runs scored and sven RBI’s.  Nyborg, Ashworth, Cline, and pinch hitter Chris Houk each recorded a home run.  Grant Gatlin picked up the win on the mound going five innings with six strikeouts. Valley (11-18, 6-4 SWAC E) will return to action tomorrow night when they travel to Hammond, LA to face the Lions of Southeastern Louisiana at 6:30 p.m. -MVSU-