PORTALES, NM – Senior outfielder
Zach Shank registered a single in the third inning of Monday's Lone Star Conference series finale to register a base hit in his seventh straight game. The Eastern New Mexico University baseball team (17-19; LSC 3-13) dropped a 20-3 decision to visiting Texas A&M-Kingsville (27-9; LSC 7-5) at Greyhound Baseball Field.
Inside the Series
- Over the four games, the Javelinas held a .325-.309 edge at the plate
- Shank hit safely in all four games and posted a team-high .500 batting average with a double and two runs batted in
- Saturday's 3-2 win was ENMU's 31st in the series and snapped an eight-game skid game skid against Texas A&M-Kingsville
In the Game
- The Javelinas raced to a 9-0 lead before Endy Villalona singled and scored Eastern's first run on an errant pick-off throw
- Julian Heredia added a RBI double in the third inning and Shank had a RBI single in the seventh
- Shank finished 2-for-4 with a RBI
- Isaiah Lybarger went five innings for the Javelinas and struck out seven batters to earn the win
- Texas A&M-Kingsville capitalized on 19 walks in the game, with 11 coming around to score
Up Next
- The Eastern New Mexico University baseball team will open a LSC series at Angelo State on Friday
- The game is scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m.
