Clarksville, Ark.-The Eagles earned a 4-3 win behind the pitching of Tyler Erickson in game one, but came up short in game two as LeTourneau overcame a 5-0 deficit to pick up a 8-7 win.
Erickson (4-5) issued just one walk and was charged with two earned runs over seven innings of work. LeTourneau (13-18, 7-8 ASC) had three of its nine hits in the first inning and led 2-0 after one frame. Erickson settled in and allowed a run in the third, but then shutout the YellowJackets the rest of the game. LeTourneau held a 3-0 lead after the top of the third before Chris Driedric drove in a run. In the fourth, Ozarks (9-21, 2-10 ASC) evened the score 3-3 when Michael Prusator recorded an RBI single and Peyton Johnigan had a sacrifice fly to score one. The Eagles then manufactured a run in classic baseball fashion in the sixth to score the go-ahead run. Tony Morales led off the bottom of the frame with a sharp single to right field. Tyler Hydrick pinch ran for Morales and was advanced to second on a perfectly executed sacrifice bunt by Ian Bryan. After LeTourneau forced a fly out, Sam Shook delivered a single through the right side of the infield to score Hydrick. Erickson then took care of the rest as he notched a strikeout and a groundout to get two outs. With a runner on board, Erickson fanned Chris Mertram swinging to secure the game.
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