MARSHALL, Texas - Starting off the American Southwest Conference season with four wins in six games, the East Texas Baptist University baseball team will break away from conference play and face Texas Lutheran University. These two teams were scheduled to play last year but the single game was rained out.
All games will be played at Woods Field this weekend.
▶️G12-14 #ETBU🐯🆚 Texas Lutheran
🗓️ Friday, March 12, 2021 |🕰️ 7:30 PM
🗓️ Saturday, March 13, 2021 |🕰️1:00 PM/4:00 PM
🏟 Woods Field
🔢All-Time Series: TLU 10-1-1
*Last ETBU Win: Mar. 3, 2006 (13-8)
*Last TLU Win: Apr. 27, 2013 (3-1)
ETBU
* 7-4 overall after series win over Mary Hardin-Baylor.
* Won Game 1, 3-1, in seven innings
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Charles Gordon drove in the lone RBI for ETBU.
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Isaiah Alvarenga pitched a complete game victory with one run on six hits and seven strikeouts.
* Lost Game 2, 2-1
* Gordon drove in a RBI.
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Blake Corbin took the loss with seven innings allowing two runs on six hits and six strikeouts.
* Won Game 3, 13-5
* Gordon recorded four hits, four RBI, a double and a home run.
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Sayers Collins got the win with two scoreless innings allowing four hits and striking out three batters.
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Colson Sledge (three hits, RBI),
Carson Wilson (three hits, RBI), and
Jase Jones (two hits, two RBI) combined for eight hits and four RBI while each of them homered.
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Zachary McAdams had two hits and a RBI as well.
* Gordon hit .500 (6-for-12) with a double, home run, six RBI and three runs scored in the UMHB series.
* First meeting with TLU in eight years. Swept by the Bulldogs by scores of 3-0 and 3-1 in ASC Tournament.
* Lone win came in 2008
TLU
* 5-2 overall after series win over Southwestern
* Won Game 1, 12-7
* Cole Irby dive in four runs on two hits.
* Alex Cornman stole three bases and also had two hits
* Reliever Nolan Tenpas recorded three relief innings with two hits and five strikeouts while allowing two runs
* Won Game 2, 14-3, in seven innings.
* Tyler Post went three-for-five in the 14-3 win with three RBI
* Joe Burch won the game in six innings allowing four hits and striking out six.
* Cole Irby has a team high 15 hits and 10 RBI
* Tyler Cauley and Post each have two homers.
* Matthew Hickey has a team low 2.77 ERA with one win and a team high 19 strikeouts in 13.0 innings on the mound.
