Abilene Christian
11-11, 4-4
Tarleton State
9-12, 5-3
Wildcats tally 12 hits Saturday vs. Tarleton
3/26/2022 8:31:00 PM | Baseball
How It Happened
- ACU was the team that scored first Friday, but this time it was Tarleton, leading 2-0 after a two-run single in the top of the second.
- Randle drove in Cruz with an rbi-single in the home second to get ACU back within one, 2-1.
- Eager lifted a ball high to left field in the home third, and the ball just kept going and got out of the park for a three-run homer to put ACU in front, 4-2.
- Tarleton then responded with three runs with a pair of batters who got hit by the pitch with the bases loaded and a wild pitch. The visitors led 5-4 in the middle of the fourth inning.
- Tanner Tweedt, getting the start behind the plate, tied the game at 5-5 with an rbi-double to score Randle.
- Dickson, the DH, singled in the bottom of the sixth to break the tie and give ACU the lead, 6-5, plating Brett Hammit.
- The game turned with a five-run eighth inning for Tarleton. The Texans added two more in the ninth to win 12-6.
Stat Pack
- Randle hadn't had a hit since his three-hit game against SFA, but responded with three more Saturday. It's his second three-hit game this season.
- Cruz and Dickson tallied two hits, with Dickson tallying an RBI.
- Eager led the way with three runs driven in.
- Both teams used seven pitchers Saturday; ACU's Adam Byrd took the loss, while Sam Berberich led the way with a 3.1 inning performance out of the bullpen, allowing one run on one hit.
- Connor Carlton got the start, throwing 1.2 innings, allowing two runs on three hits.
- Berberich, Drake Boggan, and Trevor Jackson each tallied two strikeouts.
Beyond the Box Score
- It was Eager's third homer of the season, and his first since his two-homer game against Michigan State on Feb. 27.
- Saturday was ACU's 11th double-digit hit game.
Up Next
- The teams play at 1:05 p.m. on Sunday for game three of the series. The game will air on ESPN+.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Cody, Landon (1-0)
L: Byrd, Adam (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Choy Foo, Dylan 1 ; Green, London 1 ; Thomas-Rivera,Kemuel 1
RBI: Williams, Alec 3 ; Choy Foo, Dylan 4 ; Bloom, Spencer 1 ; Thomas-Rivera,Kemuel 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Williams, Alec 2 ; Choy Foo, Dylan 1 ; Bloom, Spencer 1 ; Thomas-Rivera,Kemuel 1 ; Young, Corey 3 ; Aguilar, Bryan 1 ; Crews, Mason 1 ; Seltzer, Colby 2
SB: Thomas-Rivera,Kemuel 1
CS: Perez, Jaime 1
HBP: Choy Foo, Dylan 1 ; Bloom, Spencer 2 ; Perez, Jaime 1 ; Young, Corey 1 ; Aguilar, Bryan 1
Batting:
2B: Tweedt, Tanner 1
3B: Cruz, Tommy 1
HR: Eager, Colton 1
RBI: Dickson, Mitchell 1 ; Eager, Colton 3 ; Randle, Bash 1 ; Tweedt, Tanner 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dickson, Mitchell 1 ; Tatrow, Grayson 1 ; Eager, Colton 1 ; Cruz, Tommy 1 ; Randle, Bash 1 ; Hammit, Brett 1
SB: Randle, Bash 1 ; Hill, Bryson 1
PO: Hill, Bryson 1
