Abilene Christian
15-9, 7-6
Northwestern State
11-12, 5-4
Randle and Tatrow drive in runs vs. Northwestern State
4/1/2021 10:00:00 PM | Baseball
Strong outing from Morgan
Freshman Tyler Morgan made his second straight on day one of a series, and was strong. The right-hander tossed 7.0 innings, allowing just two runs on four hits. He only allowed two base runners in the first four innings, and was in a dual with Northwestern State's Johnathan Harmon. The two pitched a scoreless game going to the fifth.
Each team scores in the fifth, ACU ties it in the seventh
Northwestern State cracked the scoreboard first, scoring runs on a single and a sacrifice fly off Morgan to go up 2-0. The Wildcats fought back in the home fifth, taking advantage of Gieser and Tatrow leading off the frame with back-to-back singles. After a Mike Brown sacrifice bunt to move the runners, Sebastian Randle flew out to right field to plate Gieser on the sacrifice fly. ACU trailed 2-1 after five.
After a scoreless sixth, ACU tied the game up in the seventh frame. Gieser set the table again with a one-out double, and Tatrow followed it up with a single to plate him. It was a 2-2 game, and the pitching was strong to get it to extras.
NSU wins it in the 12th
The Demons scored on a wild pitch, a single, and a three-run home run to break the game open in the 12th. Tanner Riley suffered the loss in relief.
Stat Pack
- Morgan struck out six in his start.
- Max Huffling struck out four in his two innings of scoreless relief work.
- Riley tossed three innings, allowing six runs on four hits with four punch outs.
- It was a three-hit night for Tatrow, while Gieser and Colton Eager each tallied two hits. Gieser scored both runs for ACU.
Up Next
The two teams will square off at 2:05 p.m. on Friday for a doubleheader at The Crutch. The series wraps up on Saturday with a single game that starts at 2:05 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Brown, Drayton (1-1)
L: Riley, Tanner (5-1)
Batting:
2B: Stuart, Daunte 1 ; Elkins, Jeffrey 1
HR: Skinner, Marshall 1
RBI: Zimmerman, Ryan 2 ; Skinner, Marshall 3 ; Davis, Peyton 1 ; Foster, Kendall 1
SH: Parikh, Cameron 1 ; Skinner, Marshall 2
SF: Foster, Kendall 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Stuart, Daunte 1 ; Sibley, Cam 1 ; Horton, Cole 1 ; Parikh, Cameron 1 ; Kunert, Lenni 1 ; Zimmerman, Ryan 1 ; Skinner, Marshall 1 ; Fontenot, Larson 1
SB: Elkins, Jeffrey 2
HBP: Horton, Cole 2
Batting:
2B: Gieser, Hunter 1
RBI: Tatrow, Grayson 1 ; Randle, Bash 1
SH: Brown, Mike 2
SF: Randle, Bash 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gieser, Hunter 2
CS: Cruz, Tommy 1 ; Eager, Colton 1
HBP: Dickson, Mitchell 1
