Game Details:
Saturday, March 17, 2018
Brownwood, Texas | Don Shepard Field

Game One: Howard Payne University 14, University of the Ozarks 4

Records:
University of the Ozarks: 10-8, 5-4 ASC
Howard Payne University: 11-6, 2-4 ASC

GAME THREE:
Howard Payne exploded for eight runs in the first inning en route to a 14-4 win over the Eagles Saturday in game three of the conference series. Howard Payne recorded five hits in the frame. Ozarks did score once in the second, but Howard Payne got the run back in the bottom half of the inning. The Eagles cut it to 9-4 in the third on RBI from Justin Crider, Breyden Varner and Josh Woolly. Howard Payne would later score four runs in the sixth to finish out the game.

Pitching Decisions:
WP: Kyle Purdes (W, 1-0) 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO
LP: Brady Taylor (L, 2-2) 4.0 IP, 7 H, 9 R, 9 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO

Ozarks' Scoring Summary:
Top of 2nd Inning
Dakota Ebarb flied out to cf. (1 out)
Josh Woolly doubled to left field.
Patrick Mixon singled to right field, RBI; Josh Woolly scored.
Fielder Dufrene grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Patrick Mixon out on the play. (3 out)

Top of 3rd Inning
Mason BaDour singled through the left side.
Justin Crider tripled to center field, RBI; Mason BaDour scored.
Sam Swartz walked.
Breyden Varner singled through the left side, RBI; Sam Swartz advanced to second; Justin Crider scored.
Patrick Clifford flied out to cf, SAC; Sam Swartz advanced to third. (1 out)
Breyden Varner stole second.
Dakota Ebarb walked.
Josh Woolly flied out to cf, sacrifice fly, RBI; Breyden Varner advanced to third; Sam Swartz scored.
Patrick Mixon reached on a fielder's choice; Dakota Ebarb out at second ss to 2b. (3 out)

Up Next:
The Eagles will host Mary Hardin-Baylor March 23-24 in a three-game series.