MARSHALL, Texas – On a day where eight players were honored for senior day, the East Texas Baptist University made the most of the celebration sweeping the doubleheader with a pair of shutouts over the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders, 2-0, and 14-0. ETBU is now 26-10 overall and 15-5 in the American Southwest Conference.
 
Game one was a pitcher's duel that ended with a 2-0 shutout win. Alan Underwood was the story by going all seven innings allowing five hits while striking out two. Casey Combs would lead ETBU's offense with a perfect three-for-three day while Seth Mikeska drove in the only RBI with a solo homer.
 
In game two, ETBU's explosive offense put up 14 runs in the shut out win to finish the day. Once again, it was Combs who led with three hits and four RBI while Dylan Sumpter (two hits), Landen Barns (two hits), and Zach Gartner (two RBI) contributed RBU on the day. Derrick Findley earned the win with six innings of one-hit ball and three strikeouts.
 
Game 1: ETBU 2, UMHB 0
Both starters would pitch scoreless ball for three innings with Underwood holding UMHB to one hit. UMHB did get two runners on base in the fourth before a fielder's choice ended their threat. Mikeska homered to put ETBU up 1-0 after the fourth for the first run of the game. ETBU would get fortunate bounces going their way on defense when with one out in the fifth, UMHB hit a ball that hit the runner on base. Underwood then retired the side with another groundout to end the inning.
 
ETBU added to their lead when on a stolen base attempt in the sixth Combs scored on the throw to make it 2-0. The top of seventh had UMHB put a runner on with one out but while the Crusaders picked up a double, Mikeska made a strong throw to cut off the lead runner at third. Underwood would then retire the last hitter to complete the shutout.
 
Game 2: ETBU 14, UMHB 0
Combs would get all ETBU's first three runs in the first two innings starting with an opposite field homer in the first. Then he would pick up his third RBI with a single in the third.  Findley would pitch three no-hit innings before UMHB got their first hit in the fourth inning.
 
Then, the Tigers would put up nine runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, which saw a bases-clearing double from Hanstad, who would be brought in on a McAdams double. Combs and Sumpter RBI doubles made it 9-0 before Gartner would reach base on an error that scored Combs for a 10-0 lead. Mikeska and Barns would double in two more runs to end the inning up 12-0.
 
ETBU would tack on two more runs in the bottom of the sixth as Sumpter scored on a wild pitch while Gartner would hit into an RBI groundout to extend the lead 14 runs. Daniel Rubio and James Veloff combined to hold the Crusaders scoreless for the rest of the game as ETBU swept the double header.
 
The series finale will be tomorrow at 12:00 PM.