CLEBURNE, TEXAS – The East Central University baseball team played the first two games at the Alpine Fresh 4-Him Classic, falling 2-1 to Texas Permian Basin and 9-3 to the host Colorado Christian.

Game1 – UTPB 2, ECU 1
ECU Lineup

1. Jr. Zach Lehman (SS)
2. Fr. Tanner Barnes (LF / RF –T8th)
3. Jr. Dakota Washington (1B)
4. Jr, Dylan Lang (C)
5. Jr. Cordell Bowie (3B)
6. Jr. Hayden George (2B)
7. So. Khaji Butler (RF / LF –T8th)
8. So. Hunter Rogers (DH)
        Fr. Drew Reed (PH – 8th)
9. So. Dillon Mansell (CF)
   Jr. Jonny Chavez (P 1^st-6^th  Innings)
        Jr. Hunter Pouge (P 6th-9th Innings)

Texas Permian Basin Lineup

1. Pemron Burrows (CF)
2. Tylor Frailey (LF)
3. Peyton Koopman (DH)
4. Alex Wixson (1B)
5. Skyler Palermo (2B)
6. Tony Oslovar (RF)
7. Tyler Vlasek (3B)
8. Jonathan Bermudez (C)
9. Andrew Donovan (SS)
   Ivan Thomas (P 1^st-8^th Innings)
        Paul McRae (P 9th Inning)

Scoring

• ECU 1^st – D. Washington tripled to RF, RBI; Z. Lehman scored (ECU 1, UTPB 0)
• UTPB 4^th – A. Wixson singled to RF, RBI; P. Koopman advanced to third; T. Frailey scored (ECU 1, UTPB 1)
• UTPB 4^th – S. Palermo flied out to RF, SAC, RBI; A. Wixson advanced to third; P. Koopman scored (ECU 1, UTPB 2)

Game 2 – CCU 9, ECU 3
ECU Lineup

1. Jr. Zac Lehman (3B)
2. Fr. Tanner Barnes (RF)
3. Jr. Dakota Washington (1B)
4. Jr. Dylan Lang (DH)
5. Sr. Tag Sparks (C)
6. Fr. Drew Reed (LF)
        Jr. Cordell Bowie (LF – 6^th)
7. So. Justin Pettifer (2B)
        Jr. Hayden George (2B – 8^th)
8. So. Khaji Butler (CF)
9. Sr. Josh Lincoln (SS)
   Sr. Alec Lemmon (P 1^st-6^th Innings)
        Jr. Gage Wall (P 7^th Inning)
        Fr. Breydan Jackson (P 8^th Inning)

Colorado Christian Lineup

1. Matt Kimura (SS)
2. Tommy Orr (CF)
3. Hunter Hays (2B)
4. Joel Manzano (C)
5. Connor Marshall (3B)
6. Scott Ingle (LF)
7. Kaleb Sorensen (DH)
        Sam Gallegos (DH – 7th Inning)
8. Heath Hays (1B)
9. Drew Kennedy (RF)
   Evan Fink (P 1^st-5.2 Innings)
        Tyler Fischer (P 5.2-7^th Inning)
        Jarrod Rivera (P 8^th-9^th Innings)

Scoring

• ECU 1^st – D. Washington flied out to RF, SAC, RBI; T. Barnes scored (ECU 1, CCU 0)
• CCU 5^th – He. Hays singled through the right side, RBI; S. Ingle scored, unearned (ECU 1, CCU 1)
• ECU 7^th – Z. Lehman advanced to second on a wild pitch, advanced to third; J. Lincoln scored (ECU 2, CCU 1)
• CCU 7^th – He. Hays singled to RF, 2 RBI; S. Gallegos advanced to third; C. Marshall scored: J. Manzano scored (ECU 2, CCU 3)
• CCU 7^th – D. Kennedy doubled to LC, RBI; He. Hays advanced to third; S. Gallegos scored (ECU 2, CCU 4)
• CCU 8^th – C. Marshall singled to LF, RBI; J. Manzano advanced to second: Hu. Hays scored (ECU 2, CCU 5)
• CCU 8^th – S. Ingle advanced to second on a wild pitch; C. Marshall advanced to third; J. Manzano scored (ECU 2, CCU 6)
• CCU 8^th – He. Hays reached on an error by 1B, RBI; S. Ingle advanced to third; C. Marshall scored, unearned (ECU 2, CCU 7)
• CCU 8^th – D. Kennedy filed out to RF, SAC, FBI; S. Ingle scored, unearned (ECU 2, CCU 8)
• CCU 8^th – M. Kimura singled, RBI; He. Hays scored, unearned (ECU 2, CCU 9)
• ECU 9^th – D. Lang singled to second base, RBI; Z. Lehman advanced to second; J. Lincoln scored (ECU 3, CCU 9)

Tiger Quick Hits

• The Tigers were out-hit just 12-13 for the day
• ECU tallied a .279 batting average to a .262 opponent batting average
• Three players had more than one hit in the two games
  • Lehman: 3 hits, 1 run, 4 walks, 3 putouts, 1 assisted out, 0 errors
  • Lincoln: 2 hits, 2 runs, 0 strikeouts, 1 putout, three assisted outs, 0 errors
  • Sparks: 2 hits, 1 double, 0 strikeouts, 8 putouts, 3 assisted outs, 0 errors
• Washington led the team with 2 RBIs
• Lang earned the final RBI for the team
• After recording just 13 strikeouts in the first three games of the year at Delta State, ECU earned 24 in the days two games
  • Lemmon – 10 K's
  • Chavez – 8 K's
  • Pouge – 5 K's
  • Jackson – 1 K
• Lemmon: 0.00 ERA, 3 hits, 1 run (0 earned runs), 6.0 innings, 10 K's, .143 opponent batting average
• Pouge: 1.00 ERA, 3.0 innings, 0 hits and 0 runs allowed, 5K's, .000 opponent batting average

Up Next

• The Tigers will wrap up pool play in the Alpine Fresh 4-Him Classic, Friday, Feb. 8
  • Vs. Oklahoma Panhandle (1:30 p.m.)
• Final game of tournament will be Sunday, Feb. 9 (TBA)