BROWNWOOD, Texas --The East Texas Baptist Tigers were too much for Howard Payne on this particular day, as the Yellow Jackets fell 7-4 on Thursday.

B. Chambers (1-4) started and took the loss on the mound for Howard Payne (7-19, 0-5).

Offensively, the Yellow Jackets were led by W. Burford, who went 1-for-4 on the day with a triple and three RBI. J. Garza put together a noteworthy performance at the dish as well, going 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI. E. McNair also contributed for Howard Payne, putting together two hits in four trips to the plate.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Yellow Jackets got the scoring started early, putting three runs on the board in the bottom the first inning with the game still scoreless. Howard Payne's offense started clicking and put up four runs, including a three-run triple off the bat of Burford. The Yellow Jackets were unable to hold the lead, as East Texas Baptist scored seven times over the remaining eight innings to grab the 7-4 win.

GAME NOTES
» Howard Payne's highest scoring inning was the first, when it pushed four runs across.
» Howard Payne went 3-for-5 (.600) with runners in scoring position.
» Howard Payne pitchers faced 39 East Texas Baptist hitters in the game, allowing eight ground balls and 15 fly balls while striking out two.
» Burford led the Yellow Jackets at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a triple and three RBI.
» East Texas Baptist was led offensively by D. Burnaman, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
» J. Neely led the Tigers pitching staff, throwing eight innings of four-run ball.

HPU will play games two and three of the series in a doubleheader tomorrow at home starting at 3 PM.