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Eagles Pound Out 21 Hits In Game Two Win

Clarksville, Ark.-Mary Hardin-Baylor had a four-run fifth inning and then held off the Eagles late to pick up a 7-6 win in game one Friday. Mary Hardin-Baylor opened the game with three runs in the first, but the Eagles hit back-to-back home runs to bring the score to 3-2. Jackson Baker and Dru Didway homered for the Eagles. In the second, Nicholas Bennett doubled and Kagen Kennedy ripped a single to score Bennett from second base. In the third, Didway did more damage with an RBI double to give the Eagles a 4-3 lead. Ethan Cash had an RBI ground out in the inning and the Eagles ended three complete innings with a 5-3 advantage. The Crusaders came back and scored four runs in the top of the fifth to gain a 7-5 lead. In the bottom of the seventh, Isaac Price had a single down the left field line. Jackson Baker hit a high fly ball to left center that landed just out of the reach of the left fielder for another base runner. Didway followed with slicing single to left field to score one and bring the deficit to 7-6. Cash drew a walk to load the bases with two outs. But the Crusaders got a strikeout to end the game. The Eagles outhit the Crusaders 12-7, but committed four errors. Baker went a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate. Didway had three RBI.