CONWAY, Ark. – Looking to bounce back after a 2-1 defeat to Benedictine (Ill.) (1-2) Sunday night, Hendrix (8-2) tallied two runs in the second inning, one run in the fourth and a go-ahead run after
Ford Sherrington scored in the eighth inning as the Warriors sought revenge and defeated the Eagles 4-3. Hendrix improves to an outstanding 8-2 on the season in Head Coach
Sean McSheffery's first 10 games as the Warriors' head man.
HOW THE WARRIORS SCORED:
- 2nd -
Tanner Cooper homered to left field, 2 RBI;
Juan Pablo Leon scored.
- 4th -
Tanner Cooper doubled to right center, RBI;
Andrei Stoyanow scored.
- 8th -
Juan Pablo Leon flied out to cf, RBI;
Ford Sherrington scored.
WARRIORS' DECISION(S) ON THE MOUND:
W –
Evan Orren (1-0); 3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R/0 ER, 0 K/1 BB
S –
Taylor Barker (3); 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R/0 ER, 0 K/0 BB
NOTABLE:
- Cooper recorded his first home run of the year in the second inning after a two-run blast to left field to put the Warriors up 2-0 on the Eagles.
- Cooper logged another hit in the fourth as he belted a double to right center to score Stoyanow.
- Sherrington led the bottom half of the eighth inning with a lead-off double to left center field. Stoyanow advanced Sherrington to third on a sacrifice bunt before Ju. Leon scored Sherrington on a fly out to center field and a catcher's interference call at the home plate.
- After batting .095 in the first seven games, Cooper finished the day batting 3-for-3 with a run and all three of Hendrix's RBIs Monday against Benedictine (Ill.).
- Tucker batted 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles against the Eagles and one stolen base.
- Sherrington and Ju. Leon accounted for multi-hit days against Benedictine (Ill.) and also recorded a run each.
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Kyle Wellman tossed four and two-third innings for Hendrix in the start; gave up five hits and three runs while striking out four.
- Orren picked up the win after allowing one hit in three and one-third innings of action while Barker picked up his third save of the season after getting the final two outs of the game for Hendrix's eighth victory of the season.
- Benedictine (Ill.) left 10 on base while the Warriors left only seven batters on base.
WHAT WAS SAID:
"Really proud of the way our guys competed Monday afternoon," stated Coach McSheffery. "Our pitching staff did a great job executing pitches in big situations. Our hitters did a great job of getting the job done when it counted the most. Today was a great team win."
WHO'S NEXT:
The Warriors will look for its second winning streak of the season by hosting Berry Saturday at 1 p.m. inside Warrior Field to open up Southern Athletic Association play.
