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ABILENE, Texas — Hardin-Simmons’ baseball team picked up its 20th win of the season with a 26-6 run-rule of Austin College on Tuesday afternoon at Hunter Field.

The Cowboys scored single runs in the first through third innings and added four in the fourth to make it 7-2. Brian Weeks scored on the back end of a double steal in the first, James Gage had a solo home run in the second and Weeks stole home in the third. HSU scored four runs in the fourth on a two-run single by Weeks, an RBI single by Kyle Post and a wild pitch.

HSU added six runs in the sixth to make it 13-3. Gage had a two-run triple, J.T. Armstrong a sacrifice fly, Jaxon Jordan an RBI double and an RBI single by Michael Morgan. Austin College scored three runs on a double by Brian Buheler to make it 13-6 in the top of the seventh.

HSU exploded for 13 runs on 11 hits in the bottom of the seventh inning. Nine of the 11 hits were singles in the inning. Armstrong had two two-run singles in the inning. Jaxon Jordan had a pair of RBI doubles, Gage had a sacrifice fly, Bryan Blare, Weeks, Post and Kyle Bartlett each had RBI singles for the Cowboys in the inning.

Weeks had five hits for the Cowboys and scored five runs. Jordan had three doubles, scored four times and drove in three and Armstrong drove in five. Gage was 2-for-2 with a home run, a triple, four RBIs and three runs scored.

Taylor Berlin (2-1) picked up the win on the mound. He went five innings and allowed only two hits and two runs. Lee Frank took the loss for Austin College.

The Cowboys are now 20-13 on the year and Austin College fell to 9-21. HSU will play a three-game series at Sul Ross State, beginning on Thursday at 7 p.m.

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