Cowboys pick up third walk-off win in three days, beat Regis in 11 innings

LAS VEGAS, N.M. --- The New Mexico Highlands baseball team is starting to make this walk-off-in-extra-innings thing a habit.
 
The Cowboys entered the bottom of the ninth down two to Regis on Sunday before scoring two to force extra innings and won it in the 11th with a Garrett Hammer sacrifice fly to beat the Rangers 10-9 at Brandt Field – the third time in the series the Cowboys won via walk-off.
 
NMHU (12-21 overall, 5-15 RMAC) trailed Regis (10-23, 5-15) 6-2 heading into the bottom of the fourth before an RBI single from Hammer and a two-run single by Auggie Francis cut the deficit to 6-5.
 
The Cowboys took the lead the next inning as a two-run double by Hammer made it 7-6. The Rangers answered, however, as Regis scored two in the sixth inning and another in the seventh to make it 9-7.
 
The score remained that way until the bottom of the ninth when Justin DeHoog led off the inning for the Cowboys with a double. After a groundout moved DeHoog to third, Cody Reilly doubled to right center to cut the Regis lead to 9-8.
 
Reilly moved to third on a wild pitch before Hammer singled down the left field line to tie the game at 9-9.
 
The score was still tied heading into the 11th when Reilly hit a ball to right field that looked like just a single, but the senior hustled his way into second base for a double. A wild pitch moved Reilly to third before Hammer drove a ball deep to center field for a sacrifice fly to score Reilly and give the Cowboys the victory – their third walk-off in as many days as NMHU took three of four from the Rangers.
 
Key for the Cowboys was the relief effort from Kyle Bedsole as the senior pitched the final four innings without giving up a run to pick up the victory – allowing just three hits while walking one.
 
At the plate, Hammer went 4-for-5 with a double and five RBI to lead the Cowboys. Reilly went 3-for-5 with three doubles, four runs and an RBI, Jared Brown went 3-for-6 with a double, Francis was 2-for-6 with three RBI, Travis Spruiell went 2-for-4 with a home run and three runs scored and Kalen Hammer was 2-for-5 with a run.
 
NMHU plays a non-conference game at Brandt Field noon Tuesday against Lubbock Christian.