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40-Run, 34-Hit Game Goes To Hendrix

The Eagles lost a wild 23-17 game against Hendrix College.

Game Details:
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 
Clarksville, Ark. | Lonnie Qualls Field
Result: Hendrix College 23, University of the Ozarks 17

Records:
Hendrix College (14-1)
University of the Ozarks (4-7)
 
GAME 
Overview:
Clarksville, Ark. – In a wild game that saw a combined 40 runs, 34 hits and ten errors, Hendrix College outlasted the Eagles 23-17 Tuesday. Tuesday's slugfest was the highest scoring loss since 2010. That season, the Eagles lost to UT Dallas 28-12. In 1999, the Eagles lost to Harding University 36-10 and University of Dallas 29-12. Against Hendrix, a total of 11 pitchers were used in the game by the two teams. Offensively, a total of 13 players had multiple-hit games. After three complete innings, Hendrix held a 7-1 lead. But after that, the game turned into a slugfest. The two teams combined for 26 runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings alone. After the sixth, Hendrix led 20-14. The Eagles then pulled within 20-16 after scoring two runs in the top of the eighth. The fourth inning proved to be the Eagles' highest scoring frame of the game as seven crossed the plate. The Eagles recorded seven hits, four of which were doubles, in the fourth. The Eagles outhit the Warriors 19-15, but had trouble overcoming nine errors in the contest.  Rennie Arjona, Ben Cross, Luke Morrison and Joshua Ropple had three hits each. Arjona and Kagen Kennedy drove in four runs each.

Pitching Decisions:
WP: Miles Schluterman
LP: Easton Rose

Notables: 
Tuesday's slugfest was the highest scoring loss since 2010. That season, the Eagles lost to UT Dallas 28-12.

Up Next:
The Eagles will travel to Austin, Texas, to face Concordia University Texas in a three-game series March 11-12.