Game Details:
Monday, February 28, 2022 
Abilene, Texas | Walt Driggers Field
University of the Ozarks 14, McMurry University 12

Records:
University of the Ozarks (2-5, 2-4 ASC)
McMurry University (5-7, 3-6 ASC)
 
GAME ONE
Overview:
Abilene, Texas-Dru Didway busted open a 3-1 game in the sixth with a grand slam as the Eagles won game three against McMurry University 14-12 Monday. The Eagles generated two runs in the second frame and then added another run in the third to maintain a 3-1 lead. Neither team would score until the sixth. Leading 11-2, the Eagles plated three more runs in the top of the seventh on a Luke Morrison RBI single and a Kegan Kennedy two-run single. McMurry answered with five runs in the bottom of the seventh to make it 14-7. The Eagles went scoreless in the top of the eighth, and then McMurry made things interesting in the bottom half of the inning by scoring five runs on one hit, which came on a grand slam. Heading into the ninth, the Eagles still led 14-12. In the bottom of the ninth, Josh Ropple struck out three straight to end the game. The Eagles pounded out 15 hits. Carlos Castillo went 4-for-6 with two RBI. Didway drove in four runs on one hit. Grant Cross took the win after tossing six innings and striking out five.  

Notables: Dru Didway hit a grand slam, his first homer of the season.

Pitching Decisions:
WP: Grant Cross
LP:  Nick Hamel

Up Next:
The Eagles will host Mary Hardin-Baylor March 4-5 in a three-game series.