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Box Score 3 Abilene, Texas – The NMHU Cowboy Baseball team picked up a win in their double-header on Saturday, Feb. 23, against the Wildcats of Abilene Christian University. The Cowboys fell victim to the Wildcats, on Feb. 22, losing 15-5 in eight innings. They pulled out a win, 11-1, in the first game of Saturday's double-header and dropped the second game 5-0. The Cowboys are now 2-5 in the 2013 season.
ACU 15 – NMHU 5
Cole Davis hit an RBI single down the left-field line to get the Cowboys on the scoreboard, allowing
Cory Falvey to cross home plate in the top of the second inning.
The Wildcats took a 4-1 lead in the bottom of the third inning and added another run in the bottom of the fourth inning to go up 5-1.
Josh McMahon scored in the top of the sixth inning when
Javier Ledford hit an RBI sing up the middle, to make the score 5-2 in favor of ACU.
The Wildcats extended their lead to 9-2 with two runs in both the sixth and seventh innings.
In the top of the eighth inning,
Chris Pile started the Cowboys off with an RBI double. The Cowboys grabbed two more runs in the inning thanks to fielding errors by the Wildcats.
After seven and a half innings of play the Wildcats were still up 9-5.
ACU got to the Cowboys' pitching in the bottom of the eighth inning, scoring six runs on six hits. The Wildcats took the 15-5 victory by 10-run rule in eight innings.
NMHU 11 – ACU 1
The story of the first game of Saturday's double-header was
Greg Hansen dealing a three-hit performance from the mound for the Cowboys. Hansen threw the complete seven innings, only allowing one run and striking out three.
The Cowboys scored in the top of the first inning when
Josh McMahon was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, allowing
Jordan Goliat to cross home plate.
The Wildcats tied the game up 1-1 off an RBI single in the bottom of the first inning, but Hansen would see to it that they would not score again.
The Pokes picked up two more runs in the second inning, extending their lead to 3-1. Neither team scored in the third inning, but the Cowboys' offense was on a roll for the remainder of the game.
Jordan Goliat hit an RBI single in the top of the fourth inning and
Jarred Middleton followed that up in the top of the fifth with a two-RBI single.
The Pokes picked up three more runs in the sixth inning.
Matt Gualco brought two runs across the plate with his double to right-center field and
Javier Ledford had an RBI single, giving the Cowboys a 9-1 advantage.
The Pokes added another two runs in the top of the seventh inning and
Greg Hansen (1-1) cleaned up the bottom of the seventh to get the win for the Cowboys.
ACU 5 – NMHU 0
The Wildcat's pitching staff took note of Hansen's performance and put on a clinic of their own in the second game of Saturday's double header, shutting down the Cowboys' offense in seven innings.
ACU's starting pitcher Carter Hahn allowed six hits, but didn't let the Cowboys score in his five and a third innings on the mound. Hahn struck out six Cowboys and walked two.
The Wildcat's Brady Rodriguez earned the save in one and two-thirds innings of work from the mound.
The Pokes struggled at the plate in Saturday's second game. They came up with six hits, but were unable to score.
The Cowboys will continue non-conference action on Sunday, Feb. 24, in the last game of their four-game road series against the Wildcats of Abilene Christian University. If you can't make the trip down to Abilene, Texas, you can click
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GO COWBOYS!!!
