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East Texas Baptist Baseball Takes Friday DH

Taber Childs homered twice in game two for the Eagles.

Game Details:
Friday, April 28, 2023 
Marshall, Texas | Woods Baseball Field

Results:
Game One Result: East Texas Baptist University 4, University of the Ozarks 3
Game Two Result: East Texas Baptist University 14, University of the Ozarks 5

Records:
University of the Ozarks (10-29, 9-17 ASC)
East Texas Baptist University (29-10, 23-3 ASC)
 
Game One Overview
Marshall, Texas-The Eagles seventh inning rally fell short as East Texas Baptist University took game one 4-3 on Friday. The Eagles trailed 4-2 heading into the final inning and rallied for one run behind an RBI single from Ethan Cash. The Eagles loaded with bases on an error, a single and a walk with no outs. The Tigers then forced a fly out for the first out. After Cash's single, the Tigers got a strikeout and a groundout to end the game. The Tigers held a 3-0 lead until the fifth. Cole Clark doubled in Taber Childs for the first run. The Eagles generated another run in the sixth on a Childs solo home run to make it 3-2. The Tigers responded with a run in the bottom half of the sixth. The Eagles recorded eight hits, while the Tigers had six. Childs had two of the eight hits. 

Pitching Decisions:
WP: Sayers Collins
LP: Jake Estrada

Game Two Overview
The Eagles built a 3-1 lead only to have the Tigers score four in the third inning and finish with a 14-5 win in game two. Kagen Kennedy singled in a run in the second and Childs hit a two-run homer in the third to give the Eagles a 3-2 lead. But the Tigers roared back and scored four runs in the bottom of the third to take the lead for good. The Tigers had another big inning in the sixth with four runs. The Eagles scored twice in the seventh on another Childs two-run homer. Childs now has eight home runs on the season. Childs drove in four runs to lead the Eagles. 

Pitching Decisions:
WP: Hayden Robichaux
LP: Isaac Pelts

Up Next:
The Eagles will finish their series against East Texas Baptist tomorrow at 1:00 p.m.