4_15_ASU_Bravo (1)
6
Winner Tex. A&M-Kingsville TAMUK 29-15, 27-15 LSC
0
Eastern N.M. ENMU 16-30, 15-29 LSC
Winner
Tex. A&M-Kingsville TAMUK
29-15, 27-15 LSC
6
Final
0
Eastern N.M. ENMU
16-30, 15-29 LSC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Tex. A&M-Kingsville TAMUK 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 6 8 0
Eastern N.M. ENMU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4

W: Kobe Jaramillo (6-3) L: Bravo, Ruger (5-6)

5
Winner Tex. A&M-Kingsville TAMUK 30-15, 28-15 LSC
0
Eastern N.M. ENMU 16-31, 15-30 LSC
Winner
Tex. A&M-Kingsville TAMUK
30-15, 28-15 LSC
5
Final
0
Eastern N.M. ENMU
16-31, 15-30 LSC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Tex. A&M-Kingsville TAMUK 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 5 8 0
Eastern N.M. ENMU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1

W: Logan Garza (6-2) L: Acosta, Damian (2-8)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Cameron Brennan

Solid Pitching Helps Javelinas Take Doubleheader Over Baseball, 6-0 and 5-0.

PORTALES, N.M. – A strong pitching performance in both games propelled Texas A&M-Kingsville over Eastern New Mexico Baseball, 6-0 and 5-0, at Greyhound Baseball Field on Saturday afternoon. The Hounds drop to 16-31 on the season with a 15-30 LSC standing. The Javelinas improve to 30-15 on the season and 28-15 in Lone Star Conference play.

GAME ONE: TAMUK 6, ENMU 0

The visiting Javelinas got on the board in the first inning after a leadoff single put a base runner on. Two batters later, the lead-off base runner scored via a sacrifice fly, 1-0 TAMUK. From then both teams settled in defensively, with just four hits over the next three full innings between the two teams. Andres Quintana broke up the no-hit bid in the third inning with a double and Spencer Roach found a single in the fourth.
 
Texas A&M-Kingsville returned to the scoreboard in the fifth frame with a pair of runs. Two leadoff singles got the inning started and both runners moved up one base after a flyout. The next batter punched a double into left center field, plating both of the base runners for a 3-0 advantage. The Greyhounds were only able to muster one more hit in the contest as the Javelina pitching was on top of its game.
 
TAMUK added three more runs in the top of the seventh, to take the first game of the doubleheader by a score of 6-0 over ENMU.

NOTABLE STATS

  • Eastern mustered three hits in the game, coming from the bats of Camden Matthews, Roach, and Quintana.
  • Ruger Bravo is handed the loss, throwing six strong innings and allowing three runs on seven hits. William McBride tossed the final frame giving up on three runs from one hit in the game.
  • Kobe Jaramillo tossed a complete game shutout, giving up just three hits no walks and recording 10 punchouts.

GAME TWO: TAMUK 5, ENMU 0

After a scoreless first inning, Texas A&M-Kingsville jumped to a 1-0 lead after a solo homerun. Eastern looked to respond in the bottom of the inning, as Braeton Matthews poked a two-out triple down the right field line. However, the Hounds couldn't push B. Matthew's home as he was left stranded on the bases to end the second inning.
 
A blank third inning followed, and the Javelinas notched four runs in the fourth inning. After two singles and a walk loaded the bases with two outs, a single back up the middle sent two runs to the plate. Texas A&M-Kingsville took advantage of an error from the Greyhound defense to score two more runs, for a 5-0 score line.
 
Pitching for both teams prevailed the rest of the game, with just a few hits in the final three innings between both teams. The Javelinas took game two by a score of 5-0 over ENMU.

NOTABLE STATS

  • The Greyhounds scattered five hits during the game, with Roach, Sammy Williamson, Quintana, B. Matthews, and Jude Perea securing hits. Perea and B. Matthews recorded an extra base hit with a double and triple, respectively.
  • Damian Acosta went six innings, allowing five runs (three earned) on seven hits with five strikeouts. Vernon Hart recorded the final three outs, with two strikeouts.
  • Logan Garza delivered a complete game shutout for the Javelinas, recording nine strikeouts with two walks.

FROM THE SOURCE

"They did not make mistakes today and their starters kept our hitters off balance in both games," said Head Baseball Coach Riley Price. "We on the other hand, gave them too many free passes and that can't happen against good teams. We let the umpire dictate way too many at bats today with two strikes and need to get back to spraying the field more consistently with tougher at bats going into tomorrow," said Price. "On a positive note, it was great to see (Vernon) Hart back in action on the mound as he's worked very hard to get back healthy and threw a solid inning for us. Overall, they played better baseball than us today," said Price. "If we come out swinging tomorrow and play cleaner baseball as a whole, I like our chances of splitting the series".

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

  • Roach continued his hitting streak moving to 13 straight games, and recording a hit in 28 of his last 29 games.
  • Hart made his first appearance in a Greyhound uniform and recorded his first two punchouts on the mound for Eastern.
  • ENMU will wrap up is season with a final game against the Javelinas tomorrow starting at 12 p.m. The Greyhounds will honor its two seniors prior to the start of the game.