PORTALES, NM—Junior catcher Eurick Perez batted a season-best 3-for-4 and drove in two runs for the Eastern New Mexico University baseball team (16-7; LSC 2-11), Saturday afternoon at Greyhound Baseball Field. After a weather-related schedule adjustment, the Greyhounds opened their weekend Lone Star Conference series against Texas A&M-Kingsville, falling 13-7 to the Javelinas.
In the Game
After Texas A&M-Kingsville exploded for six runs in the top of the second inning, thee Hounds responded
Eastern sent eight batters to the plate in the bottom of the second and plated their first run on a single from Garlind Webster
Perez followed with a two-run single to pull ENMU within 6-3
The Javelinas added a pair of runs in the third on RBI singles from Manny Loredo and Will Arnold
Arnold drove in his sixth run of the day in the fifth to give TAMUK a 9-3 lead
A bases loaded walk to Julian Heredia plated ENMU’s fourth run of the day in the seventh inning
The Javelinas added two runs in the eighth to extend their advantage to 11-4
Malcolm Smith’s RBI single in the bottom of the inning, followed by a two-run triple from Alex DeLaCruz pulled the Hounds within 11-7
Zach Shank scored twice and singled in the third inning to extend his consecutive-game hit streak to four
Arnold batted 3-for-4 for the Javelinas and drove in six runs
