MARSHALL, Texas – A perfect regular season at home happened on Saturday afternoon as #10 East Texas Baptist University held off Sul Ross State, 2-1. The win moved ETBU's record for Bell Park at Taylor Field this year to 27-0 for a first in program history going undefeated at home. ETBU is now 35-5 and finished 22-5 in the ASC as the regular season runners-up.
 
Toni Tamborello came in as the relief pitcher going 5.1 innings for the win with one strike out. Hannah Kelley started recording 1.2 innings and allowing just one hit. ETBU had just four hits in the game as Tauryn Cumming led the team with two. Tristen Maddox and Jalen Perez also had a hit. Ashley Croft and Perez recorded a RBI each.
 
Croft brought in the first run with a ground out in the first inning as Maddox came in for a 1-0 lead. In the second inning, Perez singled in Cummings to go up, 2-0. Tamborello came in the second inning with two outs and recorded a fielder's choice to end the inning. She then retired the side in the third, fifth and sixth inning.  SRSU earned their only run in the seventh inning on a ground out.
 
ETBU will now play in the ASC Tournament next weekend in Belton, Texas.