TYLER, TEXAS – Eastern New Mexico Baseball dropped a pair of games against UT Tyler, 19-1 and 6-0, on Friday afternoon at Irwin Park. With the losses, Eastern slips to 14-19 overall along with a 12-19 LSC standing. UTT now hold a 21-14 overall record, while holding the same conference record.
GAME ONE: UTT 19, ENMU 1
The Patriots scored in bunches throughout the entire game. In the opening inning, UTT put up four runs on a pair of singles and three walks to lead 4-0. The next scoring came in the 4
th inning, with a grand slam starting the inning after the first three batters reached base. An RBI single, an RBI walk, and a sacrifice fly brought home three more runs to make the score 11-0.
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Eastern struggled to get anything going offensively, finding a pair of singles in two different innings but not able to get a run across. In the 5
th inning, the Patriots scored six more runs with a pair of RBI walks and another grand slam.
Willie Ponce scored the Greyhounds first run of the game, hitting a solo home run in the 6
th inning. UT Tyler picked up two more insurance runs in the 6
th inning to earn a 19-1 win.
NOTABLE STATS
- The Greyhounds finished with six hits in the game, compared to the 11 for UT Tyler.
- Ponce supplied two of the Greyhounds hits, scoring with an RBI. Luciano Terilli also gathered two base hits, while Demetrio Archuleta and Dominick Cassell posted the other hits.
- Five different Eastern pitchers took the mound, as Adrian Rubio took the loss with four runs allowed on three hits and four walks. Marc Rios (1.2 IP), Logan Kinter (0.2 IP), Noah Rodriguez (1.0 IP), and Austin Dunn (1.0 IP) pitched in the game.
- Josh Pelfrey earned the win in four innings, while Brayden Freeman earned a three inning save.
GAME TWO: UTT 6, ENMU 0
Eastern had an early chance to score in the opening inning, loading the bases with one out after a pair of singles and a hit-by-pitch. UTT Tyler avoided any damage with a back-to-back strikeouts to end the inning. The Patriots began the scoring in the next half inning, taking advantage of an error to bring in one run, then a sacrifice fly made the game 2-0. UT Tyler doubled their lead with a two-run home run in the 3
rd inning, 4-0. The ENMU offense tested the Patriots defense but couldn't break through with multiple hits in an inning or spark the a hitting streak.
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The Patriots added a run in the 4
th inning, as a fielder's choice with the bases loaded pushed the score to 5-0. UTT ended their scoring with a sacrifice fly in the 6
th frame. A double-play from UTT wrapped up the game, as the Greyhounds fell 6-0 in the nightcap
NOTABLE STATS
- The home team supplied eight hits, compared to the five hits for Eastern.
- Terilli paced the Greyhounds with a pair hits, as Daniel Pruitt, Beau Preston, and Landon Pyles all registered singles.
- Julian Lopez tossed 3.1 innings in the loss, giving up five runs (three earned) on six hits with a pair of K's. Ruger Bravo hurled 2.2 innings, allowing a pair of hits, one run, with three walks.
- Wyatt Wick completed their shutout victory, allowing five hits with five strikeouts and one walk in seven innings.
FROM THE SOURCE
"The team that makes the least number of mistakes typically wins those games and today we gave them two more," said Head ENMU Baseball Coach Riley Price. "Defensively, we let the big innings happen and you can't expect to beat good teams when you allow free passes. Offensively, we are in a funk," said Price. "We hit the ball hard a few times, but we have to keep it out of the air. Hopefully, we get some momentum going early tomorrow to try and salvage the weekend,".
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The two teams close out the series on Saturday, Mar. 30, with a single nine-inning contest starting at 12 p.m. (MST).
