Tuesday, February 06, 2018
PORTALES, NM —
Zach Shank batted two-for-three with two runs batted in as the Eastern New Mexico University baseball team (3-2) pounded out 13 hits in its home opener. Trailing by three runs entering the ninth inning, the Greyhound managed to bring the game-tying run to the plate, but dropped an 8-6 heartbreaker to Oklahoma Panhandle (4-3).
Inside the Series
- The loss was just the second for ENMU in the 20-game series between the programs
- The win was OPSU's first against ENMU in 12 contests in Portales
In the Game
- Eastern faced a 4-1 deficit but used a big sixth inning to pull even
- Malcolm Boehm, pinch-hitter Paul Tapia and Chris Padilla all doubled to open the inning and pull ENMU within a single run
- Shank followed with a game-tying single to centerfield
- Andrew Stubbs tripled to center field one out into the ENMU seventh and scored on Boehm's sacrifice fly to give ENMU a 5-4 lead
- The lead stood until a two-out Greyhound error allowed the Aggies to plate four runs in the eighth inning
- ENMU brought the tying run to the plate in both the eighth and ninth innings, but OPSU held on for the win
In the Numbers
- ENMU held a 13-11 edge in total hits and an 8-4 edge in extra-base hits
- Alex DeLaCruz doubled for the Hounds
- Stubbs doubled and tripled
- Julian Heredia tripled and walked
- Colby Fuller tossed the final 3.2 innings for OPSUand allowed two runs on four hits to earn the win
Up Next
- The Eastern New Mexico University baseball team will return to action on Friday, for the Peachtree City Classic in Georgia
