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SUGAR LAND, TEXAS (May 26, 2017) The No. 4 Houston Baptist University Huskies rallied from a two-run deficit in the top of the first inning to down the No. 1 McNeese StateCowboys by the score of 5-4 in an elimination game for both schools in the 2017 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament. The very vocal fans at Constellation Field on Friday, May 26, 2017, saw the Huskies score one run in the second innings and two additional runs in both the third and fourth innings to put the game away and advance to a 7 p.m. game against No. 5 Central Arkansas. The nightcap game will also be a must win for HBU, having lost to the Bears 15-4 in the first round of the tournament on Wednesday, May 24.
The Huskies and Bears have faced each other four times
previously this season, including the first-round matchup on Wednesday. The Bears
took the first and last game of the three-game series by the scores of 4-3 and
17-4. HBU won the middle game, 5-3, on April 8 on their home field. McNeese won
their first game on the tournament over No. 8 Lamar (7-5), before dropping
their second game of the tournament, 5-3 to Central Arkansas.
HBU scored their five runs off 10 hits, including a home run
by shortstop Tyler Depreta-Johnson; his second of the season. First baseman
Jake Pulcheon was 2-for-4, with two RBI, while designated hotter Christian
Thamas was 2-for-3 with one run. Starter Daniel Endsley received his third win
of the season; pitching 8.1 innings. Zach Carter, pitching 2/3 of an innings in
relief, was credited with the save.
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