Game Details:
Saturday, May 5, 2018
Austin, Texas | Tornado Field
ASC Championship Tournament - Game Three
Final: UT-Tyler 12, University of the Ozarks 5
Records:
University of the Ozarks (20-20)
UT-Tyler (28-15)
Overview:
UT-Tyler broke open a tight game in the fourth with six runs to post a 12-5 win and end the Eagles season in the American Southwest Conference Championship Tournament. The Patriots recorded 16 hits in the contest and starter Nate Imig threw a complete game. The Eagles scored twice in the top of the second behind a Fielder Dufrene RBI single and an error. In the sixth, Sam Swartz sliced a single through the left side of the infield to score one and bring the score to 11-3. Ozarks scratched across two runs in the seventh on a Breyden Varner two-run single. Patrick Clifford finished 2-for-4 in his final collegiate game. AJ Chalupka started for Ozarks and Garrett Stevens finished the game. Chalupka went 3.1 innings and Stevens went 3.0. Stevens fanned four during his appearance.
Pitching Decisions:
WP: Nate Imig (W, 4-0) 9.0 IP, 8 H, 5 R,1 ER, 2 BB, 6 SO
LP: AJ Chalupka (L, 1-4) 3.1 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 1 SO
Ozarks' Scoring Summary:
Top of 2nd Inning
Patrick Clifford singled to shortstop.
Sam Swartz walked; Patrick Clifford advanced to second.
Josh Woolly struck out swinging. (1 out)
Patrick Mixon singled to shortstop; Sam Swartz advanced to second; Patrick Clifford advanced to third.
Fielder Dufrene singled to right field, RBI; Patrick Mixon advanced to second; Sam Swartz advanced to third; Patrick Clifford scored.
Bryce Elder reached first on a fielding error by ss; Fielder Dufrene out on double play ss to 2b to 3b; Patrick Mixon out on the play; Sam Swartz scored, unearned.
Top of 6th Inning
Dakota Ebarb reached first on a fielding error by p.
Breyden Varner popped up to 2b. (1 out)
Patrick Clifford singled to right field; Dakota Ebarb advanced to third.
Sam Swartz singled through the left side, RBI; Patrick Clifford advanced to second; Dakota Ebarb scored, unearned.
Josh Woolly lined into double play ss to 2b; Sam Swartz advanced to second; Patrick Clifford out on the play. (3 out)
Top of 7th Inning
Patrick Mixon struck out swinging. (1 out)
Fielder Dufrene grounded out to 3b. (2 out)
Bryce Elder hit by pitch.
Justin Crider walked; Bryce Elder advanced to second.
Dakota Ebarb reached first on a fielding error by 3b; Justin Crider advanced to second; Bryce Elder advanced to third.
Breyden Varner singled to center field, 2 RBI; Dakota Ebarb advanced to second; Justin Crider scored, unearned; Bryce Elder scored, unearned.
Patrick Clifford reached on a fielder's choice; Breyden Varner out at second ss to 2b. (3 out)
Notables:
The Eagles advanced to the playoffs for the first time since 2009.
The Eagles graduate a large senior class that produced the program's first winning season since 2008.
Patrick Clifford and Dalton Spurgeon were named to the All-Tournament Team.
