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Tarleton State
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Hill, Eager go yard in finale at Tarleton
5/8/2022 4:07:00 PM | Baseball
STEPHENVILLE, Texas – Bryson Hill launched a two-run home run, Colton Eager hit a grand slam, but the comeback effort fell just short for the ACU baseball team against Tarleton on Sunday afternoon. The Wildcats (25-22, 13-11 WAC) trailed 6-0 two innings into the ballgame, and eventually got the game tied in the top of the seventh, but the Texans (14-33, 7-17 WAC) scored three in the bottom of the eighth to top ACU, 9-6. The loss snaps a five-game WAC winning streak, and keeps ACU in fourth place in the Southwest Division standings.
How It Happened
- Tarleton took the lead early for the second-straight day, launching a pair of home runs in the bottom of the first inning to lead 3-0.
- The Texans then opened up a 6-0 advantage in the bottom of the second inning with a three-run blast.
- ACU trailed 6-0 all the way to the top of the sixth, when Hill got the team on the scoreboard with a two-run home run to right center field. ACU trailed 6-2 going to the seventh.
- The Wildcats tied the game in the top of the seventh with heroics from Eager, who hit one out to right center field for a grand slam to even the game at 6-6.
- Tarleton took the lead for good with three runs in the home eighth, scoring on an rbi-single and a two-run home run. ACU went down 1-2-3 in the top of the ninth.
Stat Pack
- Bash Randle finished 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and a run scored, leading ACU in hits.
- Eager tallied two hits including the grand slam, his eighth home run of the season.
- Hill's homer was his ninth of the year, and he finished with two runs driven in.
- Adam Stephenson went 0.1 innings in the start, allowing three earned on three hits wtih a strikeout.
- Sam Berberich threw 1.2 innings out of the bullpen, also allowing three earned on a pair of hits with a pair of strikeouts.
- Carter Sells threw 2.0 innings of scoreless baseball with three strikeouts.
- Drake Boggan tossed 1.1 innings of scoreless ball with three strikeouts and not allowing a hit.
- Tanner Riley took the loss (2-4), allowing three earned on two hits with four punch outs.
Beyond the Box Score
- Eager's grand slam was ACU's fourth of the year as a team. Tatrow hit two in a week, and Hill hit one earlier this season as well.
- ACU's 72 home runs this season are the most in a single season in the history of the program at any level.
On Deck
- ACU returns home for the final three games of the season at Crutcher Scott Field next weekend. The 'Cats host Lamar starting next Friday, May 14 at 6:05 p.m. Saturday's game two starts at 3:05 p.m., and Sunday's finale gets underway at 1:05 p.m. All three games air on ESPN+.
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How It Happened
- Tarleton took the lead early for the second-straight day, launching a pair of home runs in the bottom of the first inning to lead 3-0.
- The Texans then opened up a 6-0 advantage in the bottom of the second inning with a three-run blast.
- ACU trailed 6-0 all the way to the top of the sixth, when Hill got the team on the scoreboard with a two-run home run to right center field. ACU trailed 6-2 going to the seventh.
- The Wildcats tied the game in the top of the seventh with heroics from Eager, who hit one out to right center field for a grand slam to even the game at 6-6.
- Tarleton took the lead for good with three runs in the home eighth, scoring on an rbi-single and a two-run home run. ACU went down 1-2-3 in the top of the ninth.
Stat Pack
- Bash Randle finished 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and a run scored, leading ACU in hits.
- Eager tallied two hits including the grand slam, his eighth home run of the season.
- Hill's homer was his ninth of the year, and he finished with two runs driven in.
- Adam Stephenson went 0.1 innings in the start, allowing three earned on three hits wtih a strikeout.
- Sam Berberich threw 1.2 innings out of the bullpen, also allowing three earned on a pair of hits with a pair of strikeouts.
- Carter Sells threw 2.0 innings of scoreless baseball with three strikeouts.
- Drake Boggan tossed 1.1 innings of scoreless ball with three strikeouts and not allowing a hit.
- Tanner Riley took the loss (2-4), allowing three earned on two hits with four punch outs.
Beyond the Box Score
- Eager's grand slam was ACU's fourth of the year as a team. Tatrow hit two in a week, and Hill hit one earlier this season as well.
- ACU's 72 home runs this season are the most in a single season in the history of the program at any level.
On Deck
- ACU returns home for the final three games of the season at Crutcher Scott Field next weekend. The 'Cats host Lamar starting next Friday, May 14 at 6:05 p.m. Saturday's game two starts at 3:05 p.m., and Sunday's finale gets underway at 1:05 p.m. All three games air on ESPN+.
Follow ACU on Social Media
Twitter: @ACU_Baseball | @ACUsports
Instagram: @acu_baseball | @acusports
Facebook: /ACUSports
#ATO | #GoWildcats
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Badmaev, Zane (1-2)
L: Riley, Tanner (2-4)
Batting:
2B: Randle, Bash 2
HR: Eager, Colton 1 ; Hill, Bryson 1
RBI: Eager, Colton 4 ; Hill, Bryson 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Dickson, Mitchell 1 ; Tatrow, Grayson 1 ; Eager, Colton 1 ; Ladusau, Miller 1 ; Hill, Bryson 1 ; Randle, Bash 1
HBP: Ladusau, Miller 2 ; Hill, Bryson 1
Batting:
2B: Krowka, Karson 1
HR: Green, London 2 ; Daniell, Taylor 2
RBI: Green, London 3 ; Daniell, Taylor 5 ; Bloom, Spencer 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Green, London 3 ; Choy Foo, Dylan 2 ; Daniell, Taylor 2 ; Mesa, Zach 1 ; Bloom, Spencer 1
SB: Thomas-Rivera,Kemuel 1
HBP: Seltzer, Colby 1 ; Crews, Mason 1
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