Game Details:
Saturday, March 23, 2024
Abilene, Texas | Walt Driggers Field
Game 3 Result: McMurry University 6, University of the Ozarks 5
Records:
University of the Ozarks (10-11, 5-7 ASC)
McMurry University (12-10, 7-6 ASC)
Game One Overview
Abilene, Texas – McMurry University completed a three-game sweep against the Eagles after scoring two runs in the bottom of the ninth for a 6-5 win on Saturday. The Eagles held a 5-3 lead heading into the eighth and a 5-4 lead heading into the ninth only to have McMurry rally for the game-winning run. The War Hawks plated three runs in the first inning while the Eagles didn't score until the fourth.
Nicholas Bennett hit a solo home run in the fourth. In the fifth, the Eagles evened the game with RBI from
Daulton Johnson and
Cole Clark. The Eagles went ahead 4-3 on an error in the sixth. The Eagles padded the lead with a solo home run from
Langdon Townsend in the seventh. But McMurry found just enough offense to secure a come-from-behind win. The Eagles owned a 13-9 hits advantage. Clark, Townsend, Bennett and
Britton Smith all had two hits.
Pitching Decisions:
WP: Bryson Morrill
LP:
Jose Scianca
Up Next:
The Eagles will host Sul Ross State University March 28-29.