Game Details:
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Sherman, Texas
Game Two Result: Austin College 8, University of the Ozarks 7
Game Three Result: Austin College 9, University of the Ozarks 1
Records:
University of the Ozarks (15-25, 9-21 SCAC)
Austin College (15-24, 10-20 SCAC)
Game Two Overview
Sherman, Texas – Austin College scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth to secure a 8-7 come-from-behind win against the Eagles in the first game on Saturday. Austin plated three runs in the first inning before the Eagles matched the scoring output in the second. Ben Matos and
Conner Reed had RBI in the second. The Eagles took a 6-3 lead in the top of the sixth after
Joseph Coon hit a solo homer, followed by another run on an error and then an RBI single from
Taber Childs. Austin evened the score, 6-6, after seven, but Childs recorded another RBI in the eighth. Austin responded with a run in the bottom of the eighth to tie it and then kept the Eagles scoreless in the top of the ninth to set up a comeback. The Eagles outhit Austin 16-9, but left 11 runners on base. Reed, Matos, Childs and Coon all had three hits.
Game Three Overview
Austin ended the season for the Eagles with a 9-1 win in game two on Saturday. The Eagles scored first in the second inning on
Collin May's RBI single, but that would be all for the visitors. Austin took the lead for good in the third inning and then handled the Eagle bats the rest of the game. Matos paced the Eagles with two hits.