ADA, OKLA. – The East Central University baseball team finished up the three-game Great American Conference series with Arkansas-Monticello, falling 9-3 and 7-2 in a doubleheader at Ken Turner Field.

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Game 1 – UAM 9, ECU 3
UAM Lineup

1. Cade Thompson (2B)
2. JT Mauldin (LF)
3. Jordan Johnson (3B)
4. Kaleb Warden (1B)
5. Dylan Borman (SS)
6. Brodie Threet (C)
7. Andrew Piraino (DH)
8. David Reyna (RF)
9. Nate English (CF)
   Peyton Sullivan (P 1^st - 6^th)
        Jared Roberts (P 7^th - 9^th)

ECU Lineup

1. Sr. Josh Lincoln (SS)
2. Jr. Cordell Bowie (3B)
3. Sr. Ryan White (2B)
        So. Justin Pettifer (PH – 8^th / 2B – 9^th)
4. Jr. Dylan Lang (1B)
5. Fr. Drew Reed (DH)
        Fr. Jace Williams (PH – 8^th)
6. Jr. Gage Wall (LF)
        Jr. Zach Lehman (PH – 6^th / LF – 7^th)
7. Sr. Tag Sparks (C)
8. Fr. Anderson Allen (CF)
9. Jr. Hayden George (RF)
   Sr. Alec Lemmon (P 1^st – 6^th)
        Fr. Breydan Jackson (P 7^th – 9^th)

Of Record

• Winning Pitcher: Sullivan (2-2)
• Losing Pitcher: Lemmon (1-5)

Scoring

• UAM 1^st – K. Warden doubled to RF, RBI; C. Thompson scored (UAM 1, ECU 0)
• ECU 1^st – D. Reed flied out to CF, SAC, RBI; R. White advanced to second; C. Bowie advanced to third; J. Lincoln scored (UAM 1, ECU 1)
• UAM 2^nd – A. Piraino homered to LC, RBI (UAM 2, ECU 1)
• UAM 4^th – N. English doubled to LF, 2 RBI; A. Piraino scored; B. Threet scored (UAM 4, ECU 1)
• UAM 5^th – B. Threet singled to LC, RBI; D. Borman advanced to third; J. Mauldin scored (UAM 5, ECU 1)
• UAM 5^th – B. Threet advanced to second on a balk; D. Borman scored on a balk (UAM 6, ECU 1)
• UAM 6^th – J. Mauldin out; C. Thompson advanced to second on E%; N. English scored on E5 (UAM 7, ECU 1)
• UAM 8^th – C. Thompson singled through the LS, advanced to second, RBI; D. Reyna scored unearned (UAM 8, ECU 1)
• ECU 9^th – C. Bowie doubled to LF, 2 RBI: J. Lincoln scored; H. George scored (UAM 8, ECU 3)

Game 2 – UAM 7, ECU 2
UAM Lineup

1. Cade Thompson (2B)
2. JT Mauldin (LF)
3. Jordan Johnson (3B)
4. Kaleb Warden (1B)
5. Dylan Borman (SS)
6. Brodie Threet (DH)
7. Andrew Piraino (C)
8. David Reyna (RF)
9. Nate English (CF)
        Grant Shepherd (PH – 5^th / CF – 5^th)
   Ojani Chacon (P 1^st – 6^th)
        Jake Kelly (P 7^th)

ECU Lineup

1. Sr. Josh Lincoln 9SS)
2. Jr. Josh Lehman (LF)
3. Sr. Ryan White (3B / 2B – 6^th)
4. Jr. Dylan Lang (DH)
5. So. Hunter Rogers (1B)
6. Fr. Tanner Barnes (C)
7. So. Justin Pettifer (2B)
        Jr. Cordell Bowie (PH – 5^th / 3B- 6^th)
8. Fr. Anderson Allen (CF)
9. Jr. Hayden George (RF)
   Jr. Jeffrey Shafer (P 1^st – 4^th (5^th Batter))
        Jr. Ryan Collins (4^th- (6^th Batter) – 5^th)
        Jr. Wyatt Austin (6^th)
        Sr. Chris Sanchez (7^th)

Of Record

• Winning Pitcher: Chacon (3-0)
• Losing Pitcher: Shafer (1-4)

Scoring

• UAM 1^st – K. Warden advanced to second on a WP; C. Thompson scored on a WP (UAM 1, ECU 0)
• UAM 2^nd – J. Mauldin singled to SS, RBI; C. Thompson advanced to third; A. Piraino scored, unearned (UAM 2, ECU 0)
• UAM 2^nd – J. Mauldin stole second, advanced to third; C. Thompson scored on E2, unearned (UAM 3, ECU 0)
• UAM 4^th – J. Johnson singled through RS, RBI; C. Thompson scored (UAM 4, ECU 0)
• UAM 4^th – D. Borman singled to LF, RBI; K. Warden advanced to second; J. Johnson scored (UAM 5, ECU 0)
• UAM 6^th – K. Warden singled to RF, RBI; J. Johnson advanced to second; J. Mauldin scored (UAM 6, ECU 0)
• UAM 6^th- A. Piraino flied out to RF, SAC, RBI; K. Warden advanced to third; J. Johnson scored, unearned (UAM 7, ECU 0)
• ECU 6^th – C. Bowie singled to RC, 2 RBI; T. Barnes advanced to third; H. Rogers scored; R. White scored (UAM 7, ECU 2)

Tiger Quick Hits

• The Tigers (3-26, 3-14 GAC) and the Boll Weevils (16-8, 13-4 GAC) both hit .271 for the day
  • UAM out-hit ECU 19-16
• The Tigers saw two players hit over .400 for the day
  • Lehman: .500 batting avg., 3 hits, 2 putouts, 1.000 fielding pct.
  • Bowie: .429 batting avg., 3 hits, 1 double, 4 RBIs, 2 putouts, 2 assisted outs
    • Only player for ECU with a multi-base hit for the day
  • Lincoln, Lang, Barnes and Rogers all added two hits each
  • White and George added a hit, as the only other two players to record one for the day
• Lemmon threw 6.0 innings (the most of an ECU pitcher for the day)
  • 8 hits and 7 runs (6 earned) allowed, 4 BBs, 9 Ks
• Jackson: 0.00 ERA, 3.0 IP, 3 hits and 1 run allowed, 2 Ks
• Shafer: 3.2 IP, 3 hits and 5 runs (2 earned) allowed, 3 Ks, .188 opponent batting avg.

Up Next

• The Tigers will host Oklahoma Baptist in a non-conference mid-week game
  • Tuesday, March 26 at 2 p.m. at Ken Turner Field
• ECU will then hit the road to face Henderson State, March 29-30
  • Friday, March 29 – Single Game at 6 p.m.
  • Saturday, March 30 – Doubleheader starting at 1 p.m.