GAME 1 | Dallas 8, Howard Payne 5
IRVING, TX -- D. Sanchez (1-5) got the ball to start for Howard Payne (3-10) and took the loss. R. Castillo was a bright spot for the Yellow Jackets, coming out of the bullpen and throwing 4.1 innings, giving up three runs, one earned, on four hits, with three walks and one strikeout.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Yellow Jackets were trailing 7-0 in the fourth inning when they first put runs on the board. C. Atchley came across to score the lone run of the inning for Howard Payne and get them on the board.
The Crusaders expanded their lead to 8-1 before the Yellow Jackets offense got back to work, cutting into that lead in the seventh. The Howard Payne offense exploded for four runs, highlighted by a two-run double off the bat of Atchley, which tightened the Crusaders lead to 8-5. The ballgame ended with that seventh inning rally falling short.
GAME NOTES
» Howard Payne's highest scoring inning was the seventh, when it pushed four runs across.
» Howard Payne pitchers faced 33 Dallas hitters in the game, allowing six ground balls and seven fly balls while striking out three.
» Atchley led the Yellow Jackets at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a double and two RBI.
» Dallas was led offensively by M. Flocke, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
» A. Trevino led the Crusaders pitching staff, throwing six innings of three-run ball.
GAME 2 | Dallas 5, Howard Payne 3
IRVING, TX --The Howard Payne Yellow Jackets put together a valiant effort on Tuesday, but ultimately came up short, falling to the Dallas Crusaders by the score of 5-3.
A. Aviles (0-4) got the ball to start for Howard Payne (3-11) and took the loss.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Yellow Jackets were trailing 3-0 in the third inning when they first put runs on the board. Howard Payne got an RBI single from A. Smith, scoring M. La from third base.
The Crusaders expanded their lead to 5-1 before the Yellow Jackets offense got back to work, cutting into that lead in the seventh. Howard Payne managed to push across two runs in the inning, which brought the score to 5-3 in favor of the Crusaders. The ballgame ended with that seventh inning rally falling short.
GAME NOTES
» Howard Payne's highest scoring inning was the seventh, when it pushed two runs across.
» Howard Payne pitchers faced 28 Dallas hitters in the game, allowing five ground balls and 12 fly balls while striking out one.
» A. Allgood led the Yellow Jackets at the plate, going 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI.
» Dallas was led offensively by K. Duffy-Rel, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
» S. Thies led the Crusaders pitching staff, throwing six innings of three-run ball.
HPU will host their home-opener next Friday, March 28th, at 12 and 2 PM.
