LeTourneau dropped the first of a 3-game series 7-3 to Mary Hardin-Baylor at Conrad-Vernon Field on Thursday night. LETU couldn't recover from a tough first inning in which the Crusaders scored five runs on seven hits.
 
The YellowJackets (9-21, 1-15 ASC) would score a run in the third, fourth, and fifth innings as they cut the deficit to 5-3.
 
Redshirt-junior Carson Dickey singled down the left field line to bring home Haden Simmons in the bottom of the third to put LETU on the board.
 
Sophomore Noah Mahoney found himself caught in a run-down on a Jake Simmons fielder's choice. Mahoney avoided the tag at the plate and scored the second run for the YellowJackets.
 
Carson Dickey snagged his second RBI on a sac bunt that scored freshman Bryce Pauler from third.
 
Andrew Harlan tied a season-high with seven strikeouts including three straight in the third inning. Harlan drops to 2-5 on the season after allowing three earned runs on ten hits in his eight-inning effort.
 
LeTourneau will complete the series with UMHB on Friday afternoon with a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. at Conrad-Vernon Field.