Game Details:
Friday, March 31, 2023 
Alpine, Texas | Kokernot Field

Game 1 Result: University of the Ozarks 2, Sul Ross State University 1
Game 2 Result: Sul Ross State University 17, University of the Ozarks 6

Records:
University of the Ozarks (6-19, 5-9 ASC)
Sul Ross State University (10-12, 6-8 ASC)
 
Game One Overview
Alpine, Texas.-Josh Ropple threw his second consecutive complete game to lead the Eagles to a 2-1 win over Sul Ross State in game one Friday. Ropple was again brilliant on the mound tossing seven innings and striking out five while walking only one. The Eagles gave Ropple an early run to work with as Ethan Cash singled in Jackson Baker in the first frame. Sul Ross answered in the second with a run to even the contest, 1-1.  But the Lobos were unable to score again against Ropple. Ropple retired the side in the fifth and sixth innings, while allowing only one runner in the seventh. He ended the game with a strikeout. Isaac Price provided an insurance run in the fifth inning on a solo home run. Ropple was charged with one earned run to receive his third win of the season.

Pitching Decisions:
WP: Josh Ropple
LP: Chris Ibanez 

Game Two Overview
Game two saw the Lobos open with five runs in the bottom of the first en route to earning a 17-5 win. The Eagles did come right back and score four runs in the top of the second behind a two-run homer from Taber Childs and a two-run double from Baker. However, the Lobos matched the Eagles with four runs in the bottom half of the inning to take a 9-4 lead. Childs closed the gap to 9-6 in the third inning with another two-run homer. The Lobos pulled away after six with a 15-6 lead as the Eagles wouldn't score again after the third. Brice Cagle went 3-for-4 at the plate, while Childs, Baker and Lane Carosh had two hits apiece. Childs led with four RBI.

Pitching Decisions:
WP: Cade Watson
LP: Christian Estrada

Up Next:
The Eagles will compete their series against the Lobos Saturday at 1:00 p.m.