Box Score The Basics
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Score: McMurry 8, St. Edward's 6
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Records: St. Edward's 7-3: McMurry 5-5
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Location: Abilene, Texas (Driggers Field)
How It Happened
-McMurry raced out to a 3-0 lead in the first two innings off of Hilltopper starting pitcher
CODY ELLERBEE.
-The Hilltoppers would get a run back in the fourth inning when
JOE PIROZZOLO singled home
RANSOM LALONDE to cut the lead to 3-1.
-Both teams would equalize each other as McMurry scored two runs in the sixth inning and St. Edward's responded with two runs in the seventh to make the score, 5-3.
-The War Hawks pushed across three runs in the bottom of the eighth to make the score 8-3.
-St. Edward's tried to rally in the ninth as
DYLAN WATTS and
MARSHALL BURFORD started the inning with solo home runs.
BEAU ROGERS would score on a groundout by LaLonde, but
CUTTER RUNTE struck out to end the game, as he was the tying run at the plate.
Beyond the Box Score
-Senior outfielder
JOE PIROZZOLO was 6-for-11 during the series with two RBI and 12 errorless putouts.
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DYLAN WATTS' home run was the first one of his career and helped extend his hitting streak to four games.
2013 Heartland Conference Baseball Standings
Team Conference Overall
TAMU-International 7-0 9-0
#4 St. Mary's 7-2 8-3
#22 St. Edward's 4-2 7-3
UA Fort Smith 3-4 3-4
Newman 4-5 4-5
UT-Permian Basin 0-6 2-7
Panhandle State 0-6 0-9
McMurry 0-0 5-5
Oklahoma Christian 0-0 3-3
Up Next
St. Edward's will be back in action Friday when they travel to take on UT-Permian Basin for a three-game series. First pitch of the Friday doubleheader is scheduled for 12 p.m. at Rhoden Field in Odessa, Texas. Live stats will be available on the Falcon Athletic Website.
