HPU Baseball vs LETU 3-22-24
12
Winner Sul Ross St. SUL ROSS 8-25, 0-0 ASC
5
Howard Payne HOWARD P 10-21, 6-12 ASC
Winner
Sul Ross St. SUL ROSS
8-25, 0-0 ASC
12
Final
5
Howard Payne HOWARD P
10-21, 6-12 ASC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sul Ross St. SUL ROSS 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 6 12 16 1
Howard Payne HOWARD P 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 5 14 5

W: C. Loveless (3-2) L: Richards, Nicholas (1-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

All HPU Starters Reach Base in 12-5 Loss To Sul Ross State

BROWNWOOD, Texas -- Howard Payne got contributions from every part of their lineup, as all nine starters reached base safely, but the Yellow Jackets fell to the Sul Ross State Lobos 12-5 Thursday.

Nicholas Richards (1-2) came out of the bullpen for Howard Payne (10-21) and took the loss. Brendon Read was a bright spot for the Yellow Jackets, coming out of the bullpen as well and throwing 3.2 innings, giving up two runs, one earned, on four hits, with no walks and five strikeouts.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Yellow Jackets were trailing 1-0 in the second inning when they first put runs on the board. William Burford came across to score the lone run of the inning for Howard Payne and get them on the board.

The Lobos broke the tie and re-took the lead heading into the fourth inning, when the Yellow Jackets got back on the scoreboard. Howard Payne scored once on an RBI single off the bat of Taylor Griner, which tightened the Lobos lead to 4-2.

Sul Ross State expanded their lead to 5-2 before the Howard Payne offense got going, reducing that lead to 5-3 in the sixth.

Howard Payne kept the Lobos off the board before tying it up in the seventh. Tanner Benson's run-scoring single brought home one run in a two-run output for the Yellow Jackets, tying the score at 5-5. Sul Ross State then scored seven times over the remaining two innings to break the tie and grab the 12-5 win.

GAME NOTES
» Burford led the Yellow Jackets, compiling three base hits in the ballgame.
» Howard Payne's power output was led by Burford, who had two extra base hits in the ballgame.
» Every Yellow Jackets starter reached base safely in the loss.
» Howard Payne's highest scoring inning was the seventh, when it pushed two runs across.
» Five Howard Payne hitters had multiple base knocks in the ballgame.
» Howard Payne pitchers faced 52 Sul Ross State hitters in the game, allowing eight ground balls and 10 fly balls while striking out eight.
» Burford led the Yellow Jackets at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two doubles.
» Sul Ross State was led offensively by C. Thor, who went 3-for-5 with a triple, a home run and six RBI.
» C. Loveless led the Lobos pitching staff, throwing 2.1 shutout innings.

The Yellow Jackets will look to bounce back tomorrow as they take on Sul Ross State in a double-header with games set for 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM. HPU will honor 13 graduating seniors between games. 

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