Enrique Perez
2
Texas A&M-Kingsville TAMUK 25-9, 5-5 LSC
3
Winner Eastern N.M. ENMU 17-17, 3-11 LSC
Texas A&M-Kingsville TAMUK
25-9, 5-5 LSC
2
Final
3
Eastern N.M. ENMU
17-17, 3-11 LSC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Texas A&M-Kingsville TAMUK 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0
Eastern N.M. ENMU 2 1 0 0 0 0 X 3 7 2

W: Perez, Enrique (4-3) L: Kyle Craft (5-1) S: Shandrew, Levi (4)

17
Winner Texas A&M-Kingsville TAMUK 26-9, 6-5 LSC
11
Eastern N.M. ENMU 17-18, 3-12 LSC
Winner
Texas A&M-Kingsville TAMUK
26-9, 6-5 LSC
17
Final
11
Eastern N.M. ENMU
17-18, 3-12 LSC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Texas A&M-Kingsville TAMUK 6 4 4 3 0 0 0 17 12 1
Eastern N.M. ENMU 0 1 4 6 0 0 0 11 16 0

W: Tyler Crouch (1-0) L: Reece, Connor (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Perez Leads Eastern to Split with Javelinas

PORTALES, NM —Starting pitcher Enrique Perez allowed no earned runs over 4.1 innings and scattered five hits, as the Eastern New Mexico University baseball team (17-18; LSC 3-12) won the opening game of Sunday afternoon's Lone Star Conference doubleheader at Greyhound Baseball Field. After the Hounds held on for a 3-2 win, Texas A&M-Kingsville (26-9; LSC 6-5) charged to a lead in the nightcap, and help on for a wild 17-11 victory.

The win in the opener snapped Eastern's eight-game skid in the series. ENMU's last victory over the Javelinas was a 12-11 decision on March 20, 2016.

Game 1
  • Perez  allowed just three baserunners over the first three innings and finished his start with five strikeouts
  • Garlind Webster's one-out infield single started ENMU's rally in the first inning
  • Alex DeLaCruz immediately followed with a single to left field, before Endy Villalona's two-out triple gave the Hounds a 2-0 lead
  • Malcolm Smith led off the Greyhound second with a single and scored on a two-out hit from Zach Shank to give ENMU a 3-0 lead
  • Texas A&M-Kingsville capitalized on two ENMU errors in the fourth inning to pull within 3-2
  • Chris Padilla led off the Greyhound fourth with a triple, but TAMUK starter recovered and retired the next three batters
  • The Javelinas had the tying and go-ahead runs in scoring position with two outs in the fifth, but Levi Shandrew was called from the bullpen to escape the jam
  • Shandrew allowed just one baserunner over 2.1 innings to garner his fourth save of the season
  • DeLaCruz batted 2-for-3
  • Craft went four innings for the Javelinas and scattered seven hits
 
Game 2
  • Eastern held a 16-12 edge in total hits in the nightcap, but the Javelinas drew 11 walks
  • Texas A&M-Kingsville sent 18 batters to the plate over the first two innings and charged to a 10-0 lead
  • Eurick Perez's two-out RBI single in the bottom of the second inning produced ENMU's first run of the game
  • The Javelinas tacked on four more runs in the third inning for a 14-1 lead
  • Eastern outscored TAMUK 10-3 the rest of the way
  • The Hounds scored four runs in the bottom of a third inning which was highlighted by Julian Heredia's two-run triple
  • After the Javelinas scored three in the top of the fourth, ENMU batted around in the bottom of the inning and plated six runs to pull within 17-11
  • Villalona and Perez both had two-run singles in the inning
  • Austin Paisar blanked the Javalinas and allowed just two walks over the final two innings of the game
  • Shank and Webster both batted 3-for-5
  • Padilla hit 3-for-4
  • Tyler Crouch earned the win in relief for the Javelinas

Up Next
  • The teams will meet in the series finale on Monday
  • The first pitch is scheduled for 12 p.m. MT