2_20_ADSU_Thatcher
Christelle Kialanda
3
Eastern New Mexico ENMU 0-4, 0-4 LSC
6
Winner Angelo State ASU 4-0, 4-0 LSC
Eastern New Mexico ENMU
0-4, 0-4 LSC
3
Final
6
Angelo State ASU
4-0, 4-0 LSC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Eastern New Mexico ENMU 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 1
Angelo State ASU 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 X 6 4 1

W: Scott Ellis (1-0) L: Acosta, Damian (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Cameron Brennan

#5 Angelo State Slips Past Baseball, 6-3, In Series Finale

Greyhounds out hit the Rams, 7-4, on Sunday afternoon

SAN ANGELO, Texas – Eastern New Mexico Baseball held #5 Angelo State University to just four hits during Sunday afternoon's game at Foster Field, but the home team escaped with a 6-3 win over the Greyhounds. The Greyhounds slip to 0-4 overall, while the Rams move to 4-0 on the season. 
 
Angelo State wasted no time getting runners on the bases, with the first three batters all reaching base. However, the Greyhounds limited the damage to just one run, inducing a 4-6-3 double play with ASU scoring the game's first run. After two blank frames, ENMU scored its first run in the 4th inning. Cooper Hamilton led off the inning with a walk, then moved to second after a fly out. Hamilton swiped third base, then advanced home after an error from the Rams, 1-1.
 
The Greyhounds took its first lead of the game in the sixth inning, following after a pair of hits. First, Camden Matthews reached base with a single up the middle, then two batters later Jonatan Clough came to the plate. Clough knocked the second pitch he saw over the left centerfield fence to send the Greyhounds ahead 3-1. Eastern had more base runners in the sixth, but the Rams escaped the inning after a double play.
 
With just three innings left, Angelo State loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh after a pair of walks and a fielders choice. A walk with the bases loaded scored a run, then a sacrifice fly tied the game at 3-3. The Rams jumped back on top after a bases clearing single brought two runs to the plate, moving the score to 5-3.
 
In the final two innings, Angelo State homered to add an insurance run in the eighth to go up 6-3. ENMU in both innings had a runner in scoring position, but weren't able to add to its run total. Angelo State completed the sweep over the Greyhounds, 6-3.

NOTABLE STATS

  • The Greyhounds out hit the Rams 7-4 during the game, with three extra base hits.
  • C. Matthews collected two hits on the day (double and a single), while five other Greyhounds recorded one hit.
  • Clough finished with 2-RBIs in the game. Hamilton registered a stolen base.
  • Dalton Thatcher allowed just one hit, with four walks, in five innings and one run allowed during the no decision. The loss goes to Damian Acosta, despite giving up no earned runs (four runs allowed), with no hits, but four walks in 1.1 innings.
  • Julian Lopez and Vernon Hart both came into the game from the bullpen, with Lopez going one inning, and Hart throwing 0.2 innings.
  • Scott Ellis picks up the win from the bullpen, throwing 3.2 innings, with four strikeouts and three hits allowed. Mason Bryant started the contest, going 5.1 innings recording seven strikeouts, and allowing three runs (two earned runs).

FROM THE SOURCE

"Very tough loss after having the lead through six innings and having the end the way it did," said Head Baseball Coach Riley Price. "(Dalton) Thatcher did a phenomenal job keeping them off balance and giving us the best chance to win that ball game. Unfortunately, we made some costly mistakes on defense after giving up a few free bases, which can't happen against a good team," said Price. "Although our strikeouts were still high, they were much more competitive today as we went up against two more low to mid 90 arms who didn't miss much. Overall, this weekend was a good test and we know what we need to work on going forward," said Price. "Especially proud of our true freshman Dylan Hummel, Jayden Martinez, and (Jonatan) Clough and how they competed for us all weekend. Jonatan was next level for us and will no doubt continue to spark our lineup," said Price.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

  • Martinez threw out a runner on the base paths, his third of the season.
  • Clough picked up his league leading third home run during the opening weekend.
  • Thatcher, Acosta, and Hart all made their season debut for the Greyhounds.
  • ENMU plays their home opener on Friday, Feb. 10, as Texas A&M International come to Portales for a four-game series. The series will feature two nine innings contests, on Friday and Sunday, along with a doubleheader of seven inning games on Saturday.