Zach Shank batted two-for-three with two runs batted in as the Eastern New Mexico University baseball team (3-2) pounded out 13 hits in its home opener. Trailing by three runs entering the ninth inning, the Greyhound managed to bring the game-tying run to the plate, but dropped an 8-6 heartbreaker to Oklahoma Panhandle (4-3).
Inside the Series
The loss was just the second for ENMU in the 20-game series between the programs
The win was OPSU’s first against ENMU in 12 contests in Portales
In the Game
Eastern faced a 4-1 deficit but used a big sixth inning to pull even
Malcolm Boehm, pinch-hitter Paul Tapia and Chris Padilla all doubled to open the inning and pull ENMU within a single run
Shank followed with a game-tying single to centerfield
Andrew Stubbs tripled to center field one out into the ENMU seventh and scored on Boehm’s sacrifice fly to give ENMU a 5-4 lead
The lead stood until a two-out Greyhound error allowed the Aggies to plate four runs in the eighth inning
ENMU brought the tying run to the plate in both the eighth and ninth innings, but OPSU held on for the win
In the Numbers
ENMU held a 13-11 edge in total hits and an 8-4 edge in extra-base hits
Alex De La Cruz doubled for the Hounds
Stubbs doubled and tripled
Julian Heredia tripled and walked
Colby Fuller tossed the final 3.2 innings for OPSUand allowed two runs on four hits to earn the win
Up Next
The Eastern New Mexico University baseball team will return to action on Friday, for the Peachtree City Classic in Georgia
