Cowboys Win Series Opener With Sul Ross State
By: Eric Boynton
Updated: March 8, 2013
ABILENE, Texas - Hardin-Simmons' baseball team opened American Southwest Conference play with a
15-10 win over Sul Ross State on Friday night at Hunter Field.
The Cowboys won the
slugfest that lasted 3:08 and saw the teams combine for over 340 pitches.
HSU took a 3-0 lead in
the first inning. Troy Nicholson had an RBI groundout, HSU scored on a double
steal and also on an RBI single by Chris Matthews.
The lead did not last
long as SRSU responded with four runs in the second inning to take the lead.
Johnny Campos had a two-run triple and Josh Vasquez and Turner Mattson had RBI
singles. SRSU scored a single run in the third on an Ely Gallego RBI double.
Trey Thompson had a
solo home run for the Cowboys to right center in the third and SRSU made it 6-4
when Dakota Dill scored on a wild pitch.
HSU busted the game
open with a six run fifth inning. Andrew Bell had an RBI single and Caleb
Jacques and Marcus Uechi had two-run doubles for the Cowboys.
HSU made it 13-6 with
two runs in the sixth. Colson Craddick had a two-run home run in the inning.
Dakota Dill had a three-run home run for Sul Ross State in the seventh and
Thompson and Nicholson had RBI singles for HSU in the seventh to make it 15-9.
SRSU scored on a Vasquez sacrifice fly in the eighth to setup the final score.
Dill had two hits and
drove in three for SRSU and Uechi, Nicholson and Thompson each had two hits for
the Cowboys.
Neither starter was
sharp as Zac Enriquez allowed six runs in four innings and Jordan Dotson allowed
five runs in two and two-third innings. Clayton Heise took the loss for SRSU
allowing four runs in two-thirds of an inning.
Eric Zamora improved
to 5-0 out of the HSU bullpen with three and one-third innings of work. He
allowed just one hit and an unearned run. Parker Robinson and Brandon Bollinger
also worked out of the HSU bullpen.
HSU is now 10-5 on the
year and 1-0 in ASC play. SRSU fell to 5-11 overall and 1-0 in league play. The
teams will play a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday.
