April 19, 2003

Final Stats

ABILENE, Texas - Hardin-Simmons baseball picked up two one-run wins, including a six-run rally in the last inning of game two against Schreiner, Saturday afternoon at Hunter Field. The Cowboys won game one 3-2 and followed it up with a 7-6 win.

In the nightcap the Cowboys came away with the win as a two-RBI single by Brady Coke was the game winner. Coke led off the inning with a single to center and stole second. Andy Harrington reached on an error before Tim Donnelly drove in Coke. Harrington then scored on a wild pitch to make the score 6-3. Brandon Beene and Ryan Devere each walked to load the bases back up with no outs.

Chuy Rodriguez followed with an RBI fielder's choice with the infield back. John Schlaffer then was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Seth Gandy then reached on an error by shortstop Victor Trevino. It scored Devere and the bases were still loaded for Coke whose second single up the middle in the inning gave the Cowboys the win.

Josh Bishop earned the win with two innings of one-hit relief. Starter Jonathan Emens pitched solid for the Cowboys, but Schreiner scored two unearned runs and Schreiner hit back-to-back homers in the sixth to chase Emens.

Coke and Donnelly each had two hits in the second game and both had a pair of RBIs.

In the first game Kyle Tabor won his fifth game of the year scattering six hits and giving up just one earned run while striking out six.

HSU jumped on the board early with two runs in the first. Devere led off the day with a double, followed by a run-scoring triple by Rodriguez. Schlaffer knocked in Rodriguez with a sacrifice fly.

Schreiner scored an unearned run in the second and a Kevin Janda homer in the fourth tied the game.

HSU won the game with a run in the sixth. Elliot Strader led off the inning with a single and Donnelly pinch ran for him. Seth Gandy bunted the runner over to second and Harrington knocked him in to give the Cowboys the 3-2 lead.

Rodriguez and Devere had two hits each for the Cowboys.

HSU improved to 19-17 on the season and to 12-12 in conference play. Schreiner fell to 7-27 and 4-17 overall. The Cowboys swept the series and increased their season-high winning streak to three games.

HSU plays at the University of Dallas on Monday at 4 p.m. in a makeup game that was rained out early in the season.