CONWAY, Ark. - After going 1-2 last weekend in Grand Prairie, Texas, Hendrix hosted Millikin Saturday in its home opener Saturday as part of a doubleheader from Warrior Field. In the first game of the doubleheader, Hendrix plated eight unanswered runs after trailing 1-0 early as the Warriors cruised to an 8-1 victory. Evan Ingram tossed a seven-inning gem; allowing just three hits while also striking out nine in the first game against Millikin as Hendrix won its second-straight game. In the nightcap of the doubleheader, the Warriors trailed 7-4 through seven and one-half innings. Rail Gilliam laced a two-RBI single to right center field while Gerard Russo tied the game up on a sacrifice bunt moments later. Zach Orlando came in for Hayden Seay and pitched the final inning; retiring Millikin in order on 13 pitches. Adam Bland was patient enough in the ninth to draw a bases loaded walk; scoring Justin Scott as Hendrix picked up the big 8-7 come-from-behind win as the Warriors swept the day. Hendrix improves to 3-2 on the season while the Big Blue fall to 0-2.

Game Details:
Saturday, Feb. 15 | 1:00 PM & 4:30 PM first pitch
Conway, Ark. | Warrior Field

Result: Hendrix 8, Millikin 1 (Game one)
Result: Hendrix 8, Millikin 7 (Game two)

Records:
Warriors (3-2)
Big Blue (0-2)

Game One
Hendrix's Decision(s) on the Mound:
WP: Evan Ingram (1-0): 7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 83 pitches tossed

How The Warriors Scored: 
4th - Rail Gilliam singled to center field, two RBIs; Adam Bland scored; Andrei Stoyanow scored.
5th - Andrei Stoyanow doubled to left field, RBI; Ford Sherrington scored.
6th - Justin Scott tripled to right field, RBI; Adam Bland scored.
6th - Juan Pablo Leon singled to center field, two RBIs; Seth Tucker scored; Justin Scott scored.
6th - Ford Sherrington singled to center field, RBI; Juan Pablo Leon scored.
6th - Tom Flisk singled through the right side, RBI; Andrei Stoyanow advanced to third; Ford Sherrington scored.

Notables: 
- Leon went 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs and two runs.
- Sherrington and Stoyanow collected three hits in the game and recorded one RBI each.
- David Blackburn came in to pitch in the eighth inning; retiring the side and also struck out one while tossing 10 pitches.
- Aaron Plotkin needed just 10 pitches as well to close the game and retire the side in the ninth inning.
- Tucker drew three walks in the game; also went 1-for-2 with a run scored.

Game Two
Hendrix's Decision(s) on the Mound:
WP: Zack Orlando (1-0): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 13 pitches tossed

How The Warriors Scored: 
5th - Sean Dehne doubled to left center, RBI; Gerard Russo scored.
5th - Justin Scott singled through the left side, RBI; Sean Dehne scored.
5th - Tom Flisk singled to left field, two RBIs; Ford Sherrington advanced to second, out at third lf to 3b; Juan Pablo Leon scored, unearned; Justin Scott scored, unearned.
8th - Rail Gilliam singled to right center, two RBIs; Adam Bland advanced to third; Tom Flisk scored; Juan Pablo Leon scored.
8th - Gerard Russo grounded out to 1b unassisted, SAC, bunt, RBI; Rail Gilliam advanced to second; Adam Bland scored.
9th - Adam Bland walked, RBI; Juan Pablo Leon advanced to second; Seth Tucker advanced to third; Justin Scott scored.

Notables:
- Stoyanow got the start on the bump; tossing 5.2 innings of work; allowed two runs and two earned runs while also striking out seven Big Blue players.
- After trailing by three runs late, four of Hendrix's first five batters in the eighth inning singled. Gilliam's two-RBI single brought the Warriors within one before Russo tied the game up on a sacrifice bunt to the first baseman.
- Orlando pitched the final inning; tossing 13 pitches as he retired the side after one fly out and two ground outs.
- In the ninth inning, Scott drew off a lead-off walk before stealing second. Moments later, Tucker beat out a single to the first baseman before Leon was intentionally walked.
- With two outs and a payoff pitch coming, Bland drew a walk with the bases loaded that scored Scott as Hendrix pulled off the 8-7 win.

Up Next:
The Warriors will go for the series sweep of the Big Blue in the final game of the three-game series Sunday at 12 p.m. from Warrior Field.

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