Malcolm Smith
15
Winner UT Permian Basin UTPB 8-38, 4-17 LSC
5
Eastern N.M. ENMU 21-22, 5-16 LSC
Winner
UT Permian Basin UTPB
8-38, 4-17 LSC
15
Final
5
Eastern N.M. ENMU
21-22, 5-16 LSC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
UT Permian Basin UTPB 0 1 2 2 1 0 7 2 15 16 1
Eastern N.M. ENMU 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 5 10 3

W: Matt Williams (1-2) L: Paisar, Austin (1-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Smith Triples and Delivers Spectacular Defensive Play as Hounds Open LSC Series

PORTALES, NM — After the Eastern New Mexico University baseball team (21-22; LSC 5-16) faced an early five-run deficit, Malcom Smith's fifth-inning triple pulled the Hounds within a single run. The sophomore centerfielder also made a spectacular diving catch in the following inning, which likely kept University of Texas of the Permian Basin (8-38; LSC 4-17) from addition a run. The Falcons exploded for nine unanswered runs for a 15-5 victory in the opening game of a Lone Star Conference series at Greyhound Baseball Field.

In the Series
  • Although the Falcons took a 1-0 lead in the weekend's LSC series, the Hounds hold a 3-2 edge in the overall season series
  • The game marked the first time UTPB defeated ENMU in Portales
  • The Hounds hold an overall 12-6 lead in the series
  • Eastern has outscored UT Permian Basin 40-35 combined over five meetings this season

In the Game
  • The Falcons took a 5-0 lead into the bottom of the fourth, when Zack Shank's two-out RBI single plated Smith for the Hounds' first run
  • After UTPB added a run in the top of the fifth, the Hounds exploded for four runs in the bottom of the sixth
  • Reynaldo Guillen and Endy Villalona had back-to-back RBI singles
  • After Eurick Perez was struck by a pitch, Smith followed with a two-run triple to pull the Hounds within 6-5
  • The Falcons sent 13 batters to the plate and scored seven runs in the seventh inning and added two more in the eighth
  • The contest ended after the eighth, due to UTPB's 10-run lead
  • Shank and Smith each had two hits
  • Alex DeLaCruz extended his hit streak to seven games
  • Cooper Coe and Dalton Drury each drove in three runs for UT Permian Basin

Up Next
  • The teams will meet in a Saturday doubleheader
  • The first game is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.