ATLANTA, Ga. – The Eastern New Mexico University baseball team moved to 5-0 on the young season with three-straight big innings in an 11-5 victory over Virginia State. The 'Hounds put up three in the fourth, two in the fifth and four in the sixth to put the game out of reach.
 
Outfielders Malcom Smith and Michael McNicholl went a combined 7-for-9 at the plate with five RBI. Smith launched a home run while McNicholl added a double, one of four hits on the afternoon. Andrew Stubbs also had three RBI in a 3-for-5 performance at the dish.
 
Reigning Lone Star Conference Pitcher of the Week, Keenan Dodd picked up right where he left off in the Friday morning start. The right-hander tossed 5.0 innings, allowing two runs on six hits with a walk and six strikeouts to earn the win. Nick DeArmond followed with a perfect inning of relief while Michael Holliday scattered two walks and a hit in the seventh and eighth.
 
Eastern broke the game open in the bottom of the fourth on a pair of round-trippers from Stubbs and Smith to take the lead for good, up 5-2. In the fifth, Gabriel Vargas doubled home a pair to move the score to 7-2.
 
The Greyhounds return to the diamond tomorrow at 3 p.m. against Clark Atlanta. For all the latest news on ENMU athletics, follow @ENMUBaseball and @ENMUAthletics on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.