Game Details:
Friday, March 23, 2018
Clarksville, Ark. | Lonnie Qualls Field

Game One: University of the Ozarks 8, Mary Hardin-Baylor 3
Game Two: University of the Ozarks 7, Mary Hardin-Baylor 6

Records:
University of the Ozarks: 12-9, 7-4 ASC
Mary Hardin-Baylor: 8-15, 5-6 ASC

GAME ONE
The Eagles exploded for all eight runs on six hits in the fifth inning to take game one 8-3. Ozarks cranked out two home runs in the frame, with Breyden Varner and Fielder Dufrene blasting a two-run and three-run shot, respectively. The Eagles' big fifth inning still didn't overshadow starter Gyeongju Kim's strong performance. Kim tossed a complete game and scattered six hits while fanning five. Josh Woolly had three hits, while Varner drove in two and Dufrene drove in three.

Pitching Decisions:
WP: Gyeongju Kim (W, 2-3) 7.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO
LP: Casey Frazier (L, 1-2) 4.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO

Ozarks' Scoring Summary:
Bottom of 5th Inning
Fielder Dufrene flied out to lf. (1 out)
Bryce Elder grounded out to 2b. (2 out)
Justin Crider tripled to right center.
Sam Swartz singled to left center, RBI; Justin Crider scored.
Breyden Varner homered, 2 RBI; Sam Swartz scored.
Andrew Hutchings to p for Casey Frazier.
Patrick Clifford walked.
Josh Woolly doubled to left center, RBI; Patrick Clifford scored.
Dakota Ebarb walked.
Patrick Mixon doubled to left center, RBI; Dakota Ebarb advanced to third; Josh Woolly scored.
Jackson Godoy to p for Andrew Hutchings.
Fielder Dufrene homered to left field, 3 RBI; Patrick Mixon scored; Dakota Ebarb scored.
Bryce Elder walked.
Justin Crider flied out to 3b. (3 out)

Notables:
Breyden Varner and Fielder Dufrene both had multiple RBI off of home runs in a big fifth inning for the Eagles.
Gyeongju Kim recorded his first complete game of the season.

GAME TWO
With the score tied 6-6 in the seventh inning, the Eagles nudged across the game-winning run on an error by the Crusaders. Ricky Liveoak, who reached base on a single, eventually came around to score the go-ahead run for the Eagles. Sam Swartz homered in the first inning and Liveoak singled in a run to put Ozarks in front 3-2 after one. The Eagles held a 5-3 lead before the Crusaders evened the score in the top of the seventh. Corey Steward remained perfect on the season (4-0) after pitching in relief. Swartz, Varner, Patrick Clifford and Liveoak all had two hits for Ozarks.

Pitching Decisions:
Win: Corey Steward (W, 4-0) 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO
Loss: Josh Horton (L, 0-1) 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO

Ozarks' Scoring Summary:
Bottom of 1st Inning
Justin Crider walked.
Sam Swartz homered, 2 RBI; Justin Crider scored.
Breyden Varner doubled to right center.
Patrick Clifford flied out to lf. (1 out)
Josh Woolly flied out to rf. (2 out)
Rocky Liveoak singled, advanced to second on an error by cf, RBI; Breyden Varner scored.
Rocky Liveoak advanced to third.
Rocky Liveoak out at home c to p to 3b to p to ss. (3 out)

Bottom of 3rd Inning
Justin Crider grounded out to 2b. (1 out)
Sam Swartz walked.
Breyden Varner flied out to rf. (2 out)
Patrick Clifford singled to left field; Sam Swartz advanced to second.
Connor Heussner to p for Harrison Sims.
Josh Woolly walked; Patrick Clifford advanced to second; Sam Swartz advanced to third.
Rocky Liveoak walked, RBI; Josh Woolly advanced to second; Patrick Clifford advanced to third; Sam Swartz scored.
Patrick Mixon struck out swinging. (3 out)

Bottom of 4th Inning
Fielder Dufrene tripled to left center.
Bryce Elder singled to center field, RBI; Fielder Dufrene scored.
Justin Crider singled to right field; Bryce Elder advanced to second.
Justin Crider advanced to second on a passed ball; Bryce Elder advanced to third on a passed ball.
Sam Swartz lined out to ss; Justin Crider out at third ss to 2b. (2 out)
Breyden Varner struck out swinging. (3 out)

Bottom of 6th Inning
Bryce Elder struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. (1 out)
Justin Crider walked.
Justin Crider out at first p to 1b to 2b to p, picked off. (2 out)
Sam Swartz singled to left field.
Breyden Varner doubled to left field, RBI; Sam Swartz scored.
Josh Horton to p for Mason Schuh.
Patrick Clifford lined out to ss. (3 out)

Bottom of 7th Inning
Josh Woolly grounded out to 3b. (1 out)
Rocky Liveoak singled to left center.
Michael Rankin flied out to 3b. (2 out)
Rocky Liveoak advanced to second on a passed ball.
Fielder Dufrene walked.
Dakota Ebarb pinch hit for Mason BaDour.
Bryce Elder reached first on an error by p, advanced to second; Fielder Dufrene advanced to third; Rocky Liveoak scored, unearned.
Jacob Krzemien to p for Josh Horton.
Justin Crider flied out to lf. (3 out)

Up Next:
The Eagles will finish out the series against Mary Hardin-Baylor March 24 at 1:00 p.m.