GREELEY – Tarleton splits the Saturday doubleheader with Northern Colorado in a tough battle in game two.
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Game 1: Tarleton 11, Northern Colorado 4
The Texans bats caught fire in the first game of the Saturday doubleheader while the combined pitching from
Luke Baley and
Justin Waltmon lifted Tarleton past Northern Colorado 11-4.
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The Texans were able to capitalize in the top of the first after they loaded the bases and two passed balls brought two runners to get on the board first. Both teams went scoreless in the 2
nd before the Bears brought four runs home in the bottom half of the third for the only runs, they recorded all game.
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The Texans quickly answered with a five spot in the 4
th.
Bryan Aguilar drew a bases loaded walk to pick up a RBI before a bases clearing three RBI triple from
Wade Raburn gave the Texans the lead again.
Tyler Fowler brought in the fifth run of the inning with a single to right field that plated Raburn.
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A solo shot from
Ian Groves, his third of the season, over the left field fence in the 5
th brought the Texans lead to 8-4. Burn brought in two more runs in the 6
th on a double down the right field line and a pinch-hit single from
Colby Feris in the 7
th capped off the Texans win 11-4.
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Raburn had a nearly perfect outing today going 4-for-5 at the plate with three RBI and three runs scored.
Dean Frew,
Ian Groves, and Burns each had two hits today with Burns recording two RBI.
Colby Feris and Frew each had a stolen base today and Frew had a game high two doubles.
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Besides the four runs in the 4
th for the Bears,
Luke Baley went 5.0 innings today with five strikeouts.
Justin Waltmon came in to relieve Baley allowing two hits and no runs in his 2.0 innings of work.
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Game 2: Northern Colorado 6, Tarleton 5
Tarleton and Northern Colorado went back-and-forth in today's second game trading runs and the lead for most of the game.
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The Bears got on the board first in the bottom of the 1
st scoring just one run. The Texans answered in the next two innings scoring two runs in the 2
nd and 3
rd innings. To get the scoring started in the 2
nd was
London Green who doubled to right center plating
Blake Burns.
Colby Feris then doubled down the left field line to bring in the second run of the season. In the 3
rd inning
Blake Burns had a bases clearing two RBI double to bring the score to 4-1.
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Northern Colorado got three runs back in the 3
rd and 4
th innings to tie things up at four.
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Burns pushed the Texans to the lead again in the 5
th inning with a solo homerun to left field, it was his fifth homer of the season.
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Getting two runs back in the 6
th the Bears took a one run lead which led them to the win in game two of the day.
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Burns led the team in game two going 2-for-3 at the plate, with three RBI and scored two runs. Green added another stolen base on the day bringing his season total to 12, the second best in the conference.
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Bryce Hackett got the start on the mound going 5.1 innings with six strikeouts.
Zach Poe closed things down on the mound allowing only one hit and striking out three in his 2.2 innings of work.
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The Texans will look for the series split tomorrow as they take on the Bears in the series finale. The final game has been moved up to 11 a.m. CT due to weather.
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