
Photo by: Kaylee Kahn
3/8/2024 9:44:00 PM | Baseball
STEPHENVILLE – Tarleton State used nine hits and nine walks to take a 10-4 win in the Western Athletic Conference opener on Friday.
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The Wildcats took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI double by DJ Van Atten and an RBI groundout by Caden Matlon.
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The Texans scored four runs in the second inning and never trailed again.
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ACU came up with two runs in the ninth on an RBI walk by Jack Nielsen and a balk.
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The Wildcats had seven hits and stranded 11 runners. Van Atten and Miller Ladusau had two hits each with Gino D'Alessio, Zandt Payne and Reese Borho adding one each.
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Austin Glaze was charged with the pitching loss.
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The Wildcats and Texans play game two of the series at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
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The Wildcats took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI double by DJ Van Atten and an RBI groundout by Caden Matlon.
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The Texans scored four runs in the second inning and never trailed again.
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ACU came up with two runs in the ninth on an RBI walk by Jack Nielsen and a balk.
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The Wildcats had seven hits and stranded 11 runners. Van Atten and Miller Ladusau had two hits each with Gino D'Alessio, Zandt Payne and Reese Borho adding one each.
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Austin Glaze was charged with the pitching loss.
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The Wildcats and Texans play game two of the series at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Garza, Grant (4-0)
L: Glaze, Austin (2-1)

Batting:
2B: Van Atten, DJ 1
RBI: Van Atten, DJ 1 ; Matlon, Caden 1 ; Nielsen, Jack 1
SH: Borho, Reese 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Greer, Benjamin 1 ; Ladusau, Miller 1 ; D'Alessio, Gino 1 ; Borho, Reese 1

Batting:
2B: Morrison, Trace 1 ; Shirey, Ike 1
RBI: Hammonds, Mason 1 ; Enriquez, Cris 3 ; Morrison, Trace 1 ; Shirey, Ike 1
SH: Smith, Hunter 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Drake, Tyson 3 ; Hammonds, Mason 1 ; Howell, Brandon 1 ; Morrison, Trace 1 ; Crews, Mason 1 ; Shirey, Ike 3
SB: Drake, Tyson 2 ; McCloud, Slade 1 ; Shirey, Ike 2
HBP: Howell, Brandon 2
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