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Morales Drives In Game-Winning Run To Give Eagles Saturday Split

Morales Drives In Game-Winning Run To Give Eagles Saturday Split
Posted: Apr 13, 2013

Ozarks (15-21, 3-12 ASC) dropped game one of its double-header Saturday 12-1. Louisiana College (20-15, 10-5 ASC) took game one of the series 12-7 Friday. 

Highlights: http://youtu.be/8CU4M-Mjfow

In game two Saturday, Ozarks posted a run in the first inning on an error and then generated three runs in the fifth behind three hits. Nick Brill highlighted the inning with a two-run single. Morales followed with an RBI single to put Ozarks in front 4-0. Louisiana College had the bases loaded with no outs in the top of the seventh and scored three runs. It could have been worse for Ozarks but reliever Bo Thomas was able to induce a double play ball to keep the Wildcats from scoring any additional runs. With the score tied 4-4, Morales' clutch hit gave Ozarks a lead it wouldn't relinquish. 

The Wildcats did threaten in the eighth, but some nice pitching from Nick Brill ended the rally. Brill was inserted as a reliever in the eighth with one out and two runners on board and promptly forced a ground ball and an easy infield pop out to end the threat. Freddy Prince then came in to close out the game in the ninth, and the junior right-hander did just that as he forced a groundout against his first batter. He then brought the heat against Colt Ducote and struck him out. Prince plunked Cole Bagbey to put a runner on first with two outs. With Kade Van Norman batting, catcher Sam Shook threw out Bagbey attempting to steal second.

Thomas (3-0) took the win in relief. Prince received the save.

Prince, Brill and Jordan Magee each went 2-for-4. Brill and Morales drove in a pair of runs.

After being tied 1-1 after five complete innings, Louisiana College exploded for nine runs in the seventh to earn a 12-1 game one win.

Starter Tyler Erickson threw six and one-third innings and allowed just three hits through five innings before Louisiana College's bats came alive. The Wildcats recorded two hits in the sixth and scored two runs and then had seven hits in the seventh.

Taylor Parker drove in a run in the first to give Ozarks a 1-0 advantage. That would be the only run Ozarks would generate even though it pounded out ten hits in the contest.

Erickson (4-4) took the loss. Freddy Prince went 4-for-4.

Ozarks will host Hendrix College April 16.