Hardin Simmons Takes McMurry Series 2-1
By: Hardin-Simmons Athletics
Updated: April 6, 2012
ABILENE, Texas -- Hardin-Simmons
allowed 11 runs in the top of the first inning of the first game, but
rallied to outscore McMurry 35-4 the rest of the day and
swept an American Southwest Conference baseball doubleheader 17-13 and
18-2 on Friday afternoon at Hunter Field.
After
winning the opening game Thursday night 15-4, McMurry came out swinging
in game two and scored 11 runs on 10 hits in the first inning of game
one. Dylan DeLean
had an BI double, Matt Thompson had a two-run home run, Bradd Baker had
an RBI double, Korey Moench had an RBI single, Nick Marsh had a two-run
single that chased starter Eric Zamora. DeLeon added a two-run double,
Thompson had an RBI triple and Connor Griffith
had an RBI single in the inning.
HSU
responded with seven runs in the first. Jay Hiller had an RBI double,
Andrew Rehling had an RBI single, Jon Finney had an RBI single, Joey
Dearing had a two-run
single Marcus Uecho added a two-run double to chase starter Jacob
Dentoni.
The
Cowboys took the lead in the second inning with five more runs. Troy
Nicholson and Finney had RBI singles and Dearing had an RBI fielder's
choice. Hiller added
a sacrifice fly and Troy Tarrant had a sacrifice fly.
McMurry
retook the lead in the third with a Marcellour Biggins fielder's choice
and a Griffith RBI single. James Simmons came on and shut the door on
McMurry the rest
of the game. He worked four and two-third innings of scoreless relief to
improve to 4-1.
HSU
took the lead in the fifth on a two-run single by Joey Dearing and a
throw got away allowing a third run to score on the play. HSU added two
more runs in the sixth
on a Rehling RBI single and a RBI double by Nicholson.
Rehling,
Nicholson and Finney each had three hits for the Cowboys. Dearing had
two hits and drove in his first five runs of the year in the game for
HSU. De Leon,
Thompson and Griffith had three hits each for McMurry.
In
game two, McMurry scored two runs in the first and HSU responded by
scoring in every inning en route to the 18-2 run-rule win.
Andrew
Bell had a two-run single in the first and it was all McMurry would get
off Stewart Person (3-2) who went the distance, scattering seven hits.
Zach Matthys
took the loss for McMurry.
Hiller
and Rehling had RBI singles in the first and HSU took the lead for good
in the second inning with two runs. Uechi had a sacrifice fly and
Hiller had an RBI
single. HSU scored four times in the third. Chris Matthews had an RBI
single, Dearing had a two-run single and Tarrant had a sacrifice fly.
Nicholson had an RBI double in the fourth and Tarrant had a long solo home run in the fifth.
HSU
had an eight-run sixth inning. Finney had an RBI fielder's choice and
Hiller had a two-run double. Rehling was hit by a pitch with the bases
loaded and Nicholson
had a two-run single to right. HSU scored two more runs on wild pitches.
Jacob
Bermejo and Marsh had two hits each for McMurry and Hiller and
Nicholson had three hits each. Hiller drove in four runs and Nicholson
three.
HSU
is now 15-14 on the year and 8-7 in ASC West play, good for fourth
place. McMurry fell to third place in the ASC West at 11-4 in league
play and 17-16 overall.
The Cowboys host Tarleton State on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
