Game Details:
Sunday, March 26, 2023 
Clarksville, Ark. | Lonnie R. Qualls Field

Game 1 Result: McMurry University 5, University of the Ozarks 3
Game 2 Result: University of the Ozarks 7, McMurry University 3

Records:
University of the Ozarks (5-16, 4-7 ASC)
McMurry University (9-12, 5-6 ASC)
 
Game One Overview
Clarksville, Ark.-McMurry University fought off a strong pitching performance from Isaac Pelts to top the Eagles 5-3 in game one. In the first, Cole Clark was hit by a pitch and then Isaac Price bunted him over to second. Jackson Baker followed with a single through the right side. With Clark at third, Dru Didway grounded a ball to the middle infield to push across a run. In the second, Pelts got a double play ball for two quick outs. McMurry would load the bases, but Pelts got out of the jam with a strikeout. In the third, Pelts retired the side with three strikeouts. In the fourth, McMurry took the lead, 3-2, on a homer. Juan Munoz matched the War Hawks with a solo home run to even the score 3-3 in the fourth. McMurry took the lead back in the top of the fifth, 4-3, and then added a solo home run in the seventh to make it 5-3. Munoz singled up the middle to begin the bottom of the seventh. With one out, Brice Cagle drew a walk and both runners advanced on a wild pitch. McMurry inserted a new pitcher to face Taber Childs and he immediately got a pop out. McMurry then forced a groundout to end the game. Munoz went 2-for-3 at the plate for the Eagles.  

Pitching Decisions:
WP: Cooper Marshall
LP: Isaac Pelts

Game Two Overview
Right-hander Josh Ropple threw a six-hit complete game in an outstanding pitching performance to push the Eagles to a 7-3 game two win. With Ropple dealing, Jackson Baker broke a scoreless game in the bottom of the third with an RBI triple. Isaac Price then drove in Baker with a sharp single to score another run. Dru Didway doubled to put a pair of runners in scoring position. Ethan Cash followed with a two-run double to make it 4-0. Ropple kept the War Hawks hitless through five complete innings while registering six strikeouts. In the bottom of the fifth, Didway blasted a two-run homer to make it 6-0. Ropple, who didn't allow a walk until the sixth, gave up his first hit in the sixth. And even it was a close play on an infield bunt. In the same inning, Baker robbed Koy Carpenter of a hit with a diving catch in right centerfield. The War Hawks would finally cross the plate scoring two runs to make it 6-2 in the sixth. Baker started the bottom of the seventh with a double. Price then hit a double to nearly the same spot to score Baker. In the top of the eighth, Ropple got two outstanding defensive plays. Price reached over the third base line fence to snag an out from Carpenter. Cash, from his shortstop position, made a diving stop to get the force out at second base. Price went 3-for-4 with two RBI for the Eagles. Didway and Cash also drove in two runs. Ropple finished with eight strikeouts and only issued one walk.

Pitching Decisions:
WP: Josh Ropple
LP: Bryson Morrill 

Up Next:
The Eagles will finish the series against McMurry tomorrow at noon.