CONWAY, Ark. - Looking for revenge following a 5-1 setback to the Eagles Feb. 19, Hendrix battled University of the Ozarks from Warrior Field Tuesday night. UO grabbed the early 2-0 lead in the second after a two-run blast but a four-run second inning by Hendrix gave the home team the 4-2 lead after three hits in that half of the inning. Hendrix scored two insurance runs in both the third and seventh innings as Hendrix picked up a huge revenge victory over the Eagles. Hendrix improves to 6-9 on the year and have won three of its last four while the Eagles drop to 9-4. The final game of the series is set for Apr. 7 in Clarksville. Designated hitter Rail Gilliam tallied his first three-hit game of the year.
Game Details:
March 3 | 7:00 PM first pitch
Conway, Ark.
Result: Hendrix 8, Ozarks 3
Records:
Warriors (6-9)
Ozarks (9-4)
Hendrix's Decision(s) on the Mound:
WP: Ethan Thomas (2-1): 6.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 87 pitches tossed
How The Warriors Scored:
2nd - JP Medick walked, RBI; Rail Gilliam advanced to second; Justin Scott advanced to third; Adam Bland scored.
2nd - Gerard Russo walked, RBI; JP Medick advanced to second; Rail Gilliam advanced to third; Justin Scott scored.
2nd - Juan Pablo Leon singled to right center, two RBIs; Gerard Russo advanced to third; JP Medick scored; Rail Gilliam scored.
3rd - Gerard Russo singled to left center, two RBIs; JP Medick advanced to second; Rail Gilliam scored; Justin Scott scored.
7th - Rail Gilliam singled to left center, RBI; Adam Bland scored, unearned.
7th - JP Medick flied out to lf, SAC, RBI; Rail Gilliam advanced to third; Justin Scott scored, unearned.
Notables:
- Jacob Wagner tossed 1.1 innings of hitless baseball while Zach Orlando was able to get the final two outs off 6 pitches; also did not allow any hits.
- Juan Pablo Leon went 1-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs; the go-ahead RBIs that gave the Warriors the lead for good.
- Tyler Webb picked up his second hit of the year after pinch hitting for Leon Tuesday.
- Gilliam finished 3-for-4 at the plate with a pair of runs and an RBI.
- Six different players carved up a hit against the Eagles.
- The Warriors finished the game with zero errors for the first time since Feb. 22 versus Washington-St. Louis in the first game of the series against the Bears.
Up Next:
The Warriors hit the road to Memphis, Tenn. to take on Rhodes in the SAA opener. First pitch of the three-game series is set for Saturday at 11 a.m.
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