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Saturday, March 29, 2025
Clarksville, Ark.

Game Three: No. 8 Texas Lutheran University 5, University of the Ozarks 4

Records:
University of the Ozarks (8-18, 4-14 SCAC)
Texas Lutheran University (25-1, 17-1 SCAC)

GAME THREE
Overview:
Clarksville, Ark. – No. 8 Texas Lutheran University escaped with a 5-4 win on Saturday handing the Eagles a heart-breaking loss that appeared to be headed for an upset. There was not much action in the early innings of the game as starting pitchers Morgan Haupt and Amanda White were in a pitching duel. The Eagles scratched across a run in the bottom of the fourth. Mack Lucio led off with a hit and later advanced to third on an errant throw by the catcher. Isabella Hulsey recorded a sacrifice fly to score Lucio and the Eagles led 1-0. The Bulldogs fought back to score a run in the fifth on an error and another in the top of the sixth. In the bottom half of the sixth, Allison Cowart drew a walk. With two outs, Hulsey blasted a two-run homer over the left field wall to put the Eagles in front 3-2. The Bulldogs mounted a rally in the top of the seventh drawing back-to-back walks. The Eagles committed an error to allow the Bulldogs to tie the game 3-3. The Bulldogs would eventually score two more times. In all, the Bulldogs had just one hit and scored three times in the seventh. With one out in the bottom of the seventh, the Eagles had back-to-back hit by pitches. On the next at-bat, the Bulldogs got an out, but also committed an error to allow the Eagles to score once. Trailing 5-4, the Eagles were down to their final out and Texas Lutheran forced a ground out to avoid an upset. Lucio had two hits and Hulsey had three RBI. Haupt tossed a complete game and was charged with just one earned run.   

Up Next:
The Eagles will host University of St. Thomas April 4-5 in league play.