Cowboys Fall To Top-Ranked Lubbock Christian

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ABILENE, Texas — Hardin-Simmons’ baseball team lost a 13-6 game to Lubbock Christian, the No. 1 NAIA team in the nation on Tuesday evening at Hunter Field.

LCU got on the board with two runs in the first inning on a Will Stramp groundout and a solo home run by Ross Blondin. LCU added three more runs in the third on a two-run double by Blondin and a RBI single by Tyler Johnson.

The Chaparrals made it 9-0 in the fourth inning when Jaime Armendarez hit a two-run home run, Tanner Rindels had a solo home run and Dan Neumann an RBI single.

HSU scored a run in the fourth inning when Michael Morgan singles home Regan Dixon who had doubled. The Chaparrals made it 10-1 on a Stramp RBI single.

The Cowboys added four runs in the sixth inning. James Gage had a two-run single and Jaxon Jordan had a two-run pinch-hit home run. It was the third home run of the year for Jordan. Brian Weeks had a double and moved to third on a ground out and scored on a ground ball to second for the Cowboys final run. Taylor Johnson had a three-run home run for LCU in the eighth.

Kevin Burns, the second of four LCU pitchers, earned the win he worked two innings and gave up just one run. Taylor Berlin took the loss for the Cowboys. He allowed seven runs on eight hits in three-plus innings.

Gage and Dixon had two hits for the Cowboys. Blondin hit for the cycle for LCU and scored four times and drove in three. Johnson had two RBIs.

With the loss, the Cowboys fell to 16-13 overall. Lubbock Christian improved to 30-4. HSU will be home this weekend for a three-game American Southwest Conference series with Howard Payne, beginning Friday night at 7 p.m.



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