Jackets Drop DH To McMurry

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ABILENE, Texas - The Howard Payne University baseball team completed their American Southwest Conference series with McMurry University, falling in both games of Saturday's doubleheader, 7-4 and 11-1, at Walt Driggers Field.

With the losses, Howard Payne stands at 11-17 overall and 5-10 in conference play. McMurry improves to 16-14 overall.

In the first game, Howard Payne scored single runs in each of the first four innings to take a 4-0 lead that forced McMurry to change pitchers. In the bottom of the fifth, McMurry would score five runs to take a 5-4 lead. In the bottom of the sixth, McMurry added two runs scored via two wild pitches that made it the 7-4 final.

Gilbert Barrera got the loss in game one. Berrera threw 4.1 innings of work giving up five runs on seven hits. Houston Holmes and Colton Buzzard each had two hits.

Five Howard Payne errors in game two lead to an 11-1 loss for the Jackets. Howard Payne would gain their run in the top of the sixth when Colton Buzzard singled to left center to score Ryan Abbott.

Jonathan Morris got the loss for HPU throwing 4.2 innings giving up six runs on eight hits. Jordan Hammontree and Jake Sadler each had two hits.

The Yellow Jackets will play next on Tuesday in Dallas versus Dallas Christian College at 1:00 pm.
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