Game Details:
Saturday, March 31, 2018
Longview, Texas | Conrad-Vernon Field

Game One Final: LeTourneau University 4, University of the Ozarks 3
Game Two Final: LeTourneau University 9, University of the Ozarks 8

Records:
University of the Ozarks: 13-13, 8-7 ASC
LeTourneau University: 15-10, 8-4 ASC

GAME ONE OVERVIEW:
Longview, Texas-LeTourneau University edged the Eagles 4-3 in game one. The Eagles climbed back into the game in the top of the seventh. Justin Crider ripped a two-run double to make it 4-3. Crider eventually ended up on third to represent the tying run, but LeTourneau was able to force a groundout to end the game. The Eagles outhit LeTourneau 7-5, with Crider recording a team-best two hits. With the score tied 1-1, LeTourneau scored three times in the sixth inning to mount pressure on the Eagles.

SCORING SUMMARY:
Top of 4th Inning
Breyden Varner flied out to cf. (1 out)
Patrick Clifford flied out to rf. (2 out)
Josh Woolly singled to right field.
Dakota Ebarb reached first on a dropped fly by lf; Josh Woolly advanced to third.
Patrick Mixon singled to left field, RBI; Dakota Ebarb advanced to second; Josh Woolly scored, unearned.
Fielder Dufrene flied out to cf. (3 out)

Top of 7th Inning
Kolton Eberlan to p for Andrew Harlan.
Patrick Mixon flied out to cf. (1 out)
Fielder Dufrene grounded out to ss. (2 out)
Bryce Elder reached first on a fielding error by 2b.
Jordan Jones singled to right field; Bryce Elder advanced to second.
Justin Crider doubled to right center, 2 RBI; Jordan Jones scored, unearned; Bryce Elder scored, unearned.
Bubba Valdez to ss.
Will Bradshaw to p.
Brandon Ramirez to 3b.
Weston McKinley to 1b for Kolton Eberlan.
Justin Crider advanced to third on a passed ball.
Breyden Varner grounded out to 2b. (3 out)

Pitching Decisions:
WP: Andrew Harlan (W, 2-2) 6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO
LP: Dalton Spurgeon (L, 0-2) 6.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 SO

GAME TWO OVERVIEW:
LeTourneau University held off a furious late inning rally to hand the Eagles their third straight one-run loss of the series. LeTourneau led 4-2 after four innings and then built a 9-4 advantage in the seventh. But the Eagles mounted a rally in the top of the ninth. The first three batters for the Eagles reached base to load the bases. After an out, Josh Woolly launched a grand slam to bring the score to 9-8. But LeTourneau ended any hopes of an Ozarks win with back-to-back outs. Four players had multiple-hits for the Eagles.

SCORING SUMMARY:
Top of 3rd Inning
BaDour hit by pitch (0-1 F).
J Jones struck out swinging (2-2 BBSKS).
Crider singled through the right side (1-1 BS); BaDour advanced to second.
Varner walked (3-2 BKBFBFFFB); Crider advanced to second; BaDour advanced to third.
Clifford struck out swinging (1-2 KSBS).
Swartz reached on a fielding error by 3b; Varner advanced to second; Crider advanced to third; BaDour scored, unearned.
Woolly flied out to cf (0-2 FFF).

Top of 4th Inning
Mixon doubled to right center (0-0).
Dufrene singled to left center, RBI; Mixon scored.
BaDour flied out to lf (2-2 KFBBFFF).
J Jones grounded out to ss (0-1 S); Dufrene advanced to second.
Crider intentionally walked (2-0 BB).
Varner grounded out to p (0-2 KS).

Top of 6th Inning
Dufrene singled to shortstop, advanced to second on a throwing error by ss (3-1 BBBK).
BaDour flied out to lf (0-1 F); Dufrene advanced to third.
Dufrene scored on a wild pitch.
G Rodriguez grounded out to 2b (3-2 BBBKS).
Crider walked (3-0 BBBB).
N. Hoelker to p for Brueggemeyer.
Crider advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Varner singled to right field, RBI, advanced to second on a throwing error by rf (1-1 FB); Crider scored.
Clifford singled to center field (3-2 BSBFB); Varner advanced to third, out at home cf to c.

Top of 9th Inning
Crider singled through the right side (3-1 BBKB).
Crider advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Varner walked (3-2 BBBKKB).
H. Simmons to p for N. Hoelker.
Clifford reached on a fielder's choice (0-1 K); Varner advanced to second; Crider advanced to third on a fielding error by 3b.
Swartz flied out to lf (2-1 BBK).
Woolly homered to left center, 4 RBI (0-2 KK); Clifford scored; Varner scored; Crider scored, unearned.
Mixon flied out to rf.
Dufrene grounded out to ss (0-2 KK).

Pitching Decisions:
WP: Bryce Brueggemeyer (W, 3-3) 5.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 3 SO
LP: Brday Taylor (L, 2-3) 3.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO

Up Next:
The Eagles will travel to Illinois to face Monmouth College April 7-8.