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[Baseball] Baseball Secures 200th Win, Takes Two From Louisiana Christian

TEXARKANA, Texas — Texas A&M University-Texarkana's baseball team earned the program's 200th win with a 5-0 shutout of Louisiana Christian University in Game 1 of a doubleheader at George Dobson Field on Friday. Game 1 was a 7-inning affair. The Eagles won the 9-inning Game 2, 11-7, after scoring five runs in the eighth inning. Jordan Izzo (2-1) earned the win in Game 1 as he threw 7 innings, struck out 9, walked 3, and allowed just 3 hits for the Eagles (27-17, 17-9). Hunter Reid, Ryan Peterson and Kyle McMullen each had a double and an RBI in Game 1 for TAMUT. Brandon Riley jolted in a triple. Peterson went 3 for 3 at the plate, while Riley finished 2 for 3. Gage Mason (2-2) was the winner of Game 2, tossed 1 2/3 innings, struck out 1 and did not give up any hits or runs. Jack Skinner scored on a wild pitch for the first run of the game for the Eagles in the first frame. Stavinoha scored on an error in the third to give TAMUT a 2-1 edge. Riley scored in the fourth on Peterson's sacrifice fly RBI and Skinner crushed a 2-run triple to center to put the Eagles up 5-1. The Wildcats rallied back and took a 7-6 lead after the fifth frame. TAMUT's Peterson, who finished 2 for 3 with 3 RBI, drove a long sacrifice fly RBI to right to help bridge the gap in the latter half of the fifth. Wyatt Stavinoha knotted the game at 7-all for the Eagles when he singled back to the pitcher to score Nicholas Tamez in the eighth. Riley doubled to left as three runs came across and TAMUT padded its lead, 10-7. Peterson extended the lead with an RBI single to left field, 11-7. The Eagles host Louisiana Christian today at 11 a.m. By Brian Tyltexarkanagazette.com For more on Eagle Baseball and all things Eagle Athletics, log on to tamuteagles.com or follow us on social media outlets at TAMUT_Athletics.  Go Eagles!!