March 4, 2007

Final Stats

RICHARDSON, Texas - Hardin-Simmons' baseball team dropped a nonconference doubleheader to UT-Dallas 7-3 and 11-10, Saturday afternoon at Comet Field in Richardson.

The Cowboys fell into big holes in both games and late rallied came up short, In the first game the Comets touched Cowboy starter Dalton Rucker for seven earned runs in two-plus innings of work. Damion Chelakis shut the Cowboys down with nine strikeouts in five and one-third innings of work.

HSU scored single runs in each of the last three innings of the seven-inning game, but left seven runners on base in those three innings. Danny Ruth had three hits for the Cowboys and Brad Coleman added two hits as HSU managed just seven hits in the game.

In the nightcap, UTD scored nine runs in two and one-third innings off of starter Jeff Walker. Nathan Copeland came in and allowed only two runs over five innings of work, but was the hard-luck loser when the Cowboys rallied to tie the game in the seventh, before UTD scored the winning run in the eighth.

HSU plated three runs in the fifth with two outs. Blake Koch had a two-run double and the Cowboys scored on an error. In the sixth, Michael Simpson homered to right center to set the HSU school record for a career with 25.

In the seventh, HSU tied the game on a RBI single by Coleman and a two-run double by Coleman.

Kyle Swearingen and Koch had three hits each for the Cowboys in the game.

HSU is now 6-6 on the season and UTD improved to 9-3. The Cowboys will host Trinity on Tuesday at 4 p.m.