GAME 1 | East Texas Baptist 8, Howard Payne 4
BROWNWOOD, Texas --The Howard Payne Yellow Jackets fell 8-4 in an eight-inning matchup to the East Texas Baptist Tigers Friday.

D. Bower (1-4) got the ball to start for Howard Payne (7-20, 0-6) and took the loss. J. Shackelfo was a bright spot for the Yellow Jackets, coming out of the bullpen and throwing five innings, giving up one run on three hits, with no walks and three strikeouts.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Trailing 7-0, the Yellow Jackets first put runs on the board in the second inning. W. Burford came across to score the lone run of the inning for Howard Payne and get them on the board.

The Yellow Jackets deficit grew to 8-1 before their offense got back on the scoreboard, cutting into that deficit in the fourth inning. Howard Payne picked up a run on L. Prestage's two-out solo home run off of M. Irwin, which tightened the Tigers lead to 8-2.

Howard Payne kept the Tigers off the scoreboard before narrowing the gap to 8-4 in the sixth. The Yellow Jackets were unable to get any closer, as neither team scored again in the ballgame.

GAME NOTES
» Howard Payne's power output was led by Burford, who compiled two extra base hits in the ballgame.
» Howard Payne's highest scoring inning was the sixth, when it pushed two runs across.
» Four Howard Payne hitters had multiple base knocks in the ballgame.
» The Yellow Jackets out-hit the Tigers at a 9-8 clip.
» Howard Payne pitchers faced 34 East Texas Baptist hitters in the game, allowing six ground balls and 10 fly balls while striking out three.
» Prestage led the Yellow Jackets at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a home run and an RBI.
» East Texas Baptist was led offensively by W. Howard, who went 1-for-3 with a double and three RBI.
» T. Barron led the Tigers pitching staff, throwing two scoreless innings.

GAME 2 | East Texas Baptist 17, Howard Payne 3
BROWNWOOD, Texas --G. Pfaff collected four hits, but the Howard Payne Yellow Jackets fell to the East Texas Baptist Tigers 17-3 on Friday.

C. Serf (2-3) got the ball to start for Howard Payne (7-21, 0-7) and took the loss. T. George was a bright spot for the Yellow Jackets, coming out of the bullpen and throwing one scoreless inning, allowing no hits, with no walks and two strikeouts.

In addition to his four hits, Pfaff had a double and a triple to lead the Yellow Jackets. E. McNair compiled a noteworthy performance as well, going 1-for-2 with two walks. W. Burford also chipped in for Howard Payne, putting together two hits in five trips to the plate.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Trailing 9-0, the Yellow Jackets first put runs on the board in the sixth inning. Howard Payne managed to push across two runs in the inning.

The Tigers expanded their lead to 10-2 before the Yellow Jackets offense got back to work, cutting into that lead in the eighth. Pfaff came across to score the lone run of the inning for Howard Payne, which brought the score to 10-3 in favor of the Tigers. The Yellow Jackets were unable to get any closer, as East Texas Baptist added seven runs to their tally on the way to a 17-3 final.

GAME NOTES
» Pfaff put together a four-hit day for the Yellow Jackets.
» Howard Payne's power output was led by Pfaff, who picked up two extra base hits in the ballgame.
» Howard Payne's highest scoring inning was the sixth, when it pushed two runs across.
» Howard Payne left 12 runners stranded on base in the loss.
» Howard Payne pitchers limited East Texas Baptist to just 4-for-20 (.200) with runners in scoring position.
» Howard Payne pitchers faced 54 East Texas Baptist hitters in the game, allowing four ground balls and 13 fly balls while striking out eight.
» The Yellow Jackets drew five walks from East Texas Baptist pitching.
» Pfaff led the Yellow Jackets at the plate, going 4-for-5 with a double and a triple.
» East Texas Baptist was led offensively by N. Chavez, who went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run and four RBI.
» T. Bogusz led the Tigers pitching staff, throwing five shutout innings.

HPU will face ETBU tomorrow at 1 PM to finish off the series.