Game Details:
Friday, March 26, 2021 
Clarksville, Ark. | Lonnie R Qualls Field

Game One: University of the Ozarks 7, Concordia University Texas 5
Game Two: University of the Ozarks 7, Concordia University Texas 6

Records:
University of the Ozarks (9-4, 7-1 ASC)
Concordia University Texas (8-5, 6-5 ASC)
 
GAME ONE
Overview:
Dylan Kuester got the lead he needed late in the game and Kris Sloan closed the door in the final inning to give the Eagles a 7-5 game one win over Concordia University Texas. Concordia was ahead in the top of the sixth 5-4, but the Eagles generated three runs to move in front 7-5. In the bottom of the sixth, Luke Morrison led off with a single and Trey Vance recorded a sacrifice hit to move Morrison into scoring position. Morrison later advanced to third on a wild pitch. James Cross hit a grounder in the infield and Morrison sprinted home to even the score 5-5. Tyler Arco followed with a single to put runners at second and first. With the Concordia pitching staff rattled, both Cross and Arco advanced on a wild pitch. Josh Stephens then delivered his biggest hit of the season with a sharp single to right field to score Cross and Arco. Kuester then headed to the top of the seventh with a 7-5 lead. He got a groundout, but walked the next batter. From there, Kuester got another groundout to have two outs. Sloan was then inserted and issued a walk and then hit a batter to put two runners in scoring position. But Sloan finished off the Tornados with a fly out to earn the save. Morrison, Cross and Stephens had two RBI each. Rey Lozano homered in the third. Morrison and Stephens had two hits. Kuester moves his record to 3-0.  

Pitching Decisions:
WP: Dylan Kuester 
LP: Easton Migl 

Notables:
Josh Stephens ripped a two-run single to push across the go-ahead run in the sixth inning.

GAME TWO
Overview:
The Eagles overcame a 6-4 deficit late in the game to pull out a 7-6 win to stun Concordia. The Tornados forged ahead 5-1 after three innings, but the Eagles had a big fourth inning to trim the lead to 5-4. In the fourth, Rennie Arjona had a sacrifice RBI and Erick Aguirre doubled in a run and would score himself later in the frame. The Eagles allowed a run in the sixth, but the pitching staff settled in late in the game. Connor Rowe, Takoda Chaney and Kris Sloan did not allow a run. Trailing 6-4, the Eagles' offense scored once in the seventh and twice in the eighth. Stephens had another big RBI in the seventh. In the eighth, Vance had an RBI single to third base to score Arjona. The game-winning run came when Aguirre scored on a wild pitch. The offense battered the Tornado pitching staff with 16 hits. Aguirre, Lozano and Vance had three hits. Chaney received the win and Sloan received his second save of the day.

Pitching Decisions:
WP: Takoda Chaney
LP: Michael Smith

Notables:
The Eagles pounded out 16 hits in the win.

Up Next:
The Eagles will play game three against the Tornados tomorrow at 12:00 p.m.