LONGVIEW, Texas –
Ethan Wood,
Cameron Pfafman and
Anthony Ybarra each recorded two hits in LETU's loss against Howard Payne at Conrad-Vernon Field Friday.
With the 8-4 result, the YellowJackets dropped to 6-17 on the season, including 3-13 in American Southwest Conference play, while HPU moved to 7-14, 2-11.
Dane Jones,
Cody Stanley,
Cole Thompson and
Weston McKinley added a knock a piece for the home side.
The Yellow Jackets jumped out to a 2-0 lead after a half inning but an RBI single from McKinley and a groundout by
Garrett Irwin in the second knotted the game.
McKinley scored on a wild pitch in the fourth, answering Howard Payne's tally in the top of the frame.
HPU pulled away with a solo run in the sixth, two in the seventh and ninth innings. Wood notched the YellowJackets final tally when he crossed the plate on a Jones groundout.
The two teams conclude the series at with a doubleheader Saturday, with first pitch set for 1 p.m.
Game Information
WP – Kyle Purdes (1-4): 9.0 IP, 10 H, 4 R, 2
ER, 2 BB, 9 K
LP – Jared Schurig (2-4): 6.0 IP, 11 H, 4 R, 3
ER, 0 BB, 9 K
Doubles
HPU: William Burford; RJ Roberts; Rylee McGee; Merek Hawthorne
Stolen Bases
HPU: Joey Villarreal (2)
Hit-by-pitch
HPU: Noah Coronado
Errors
LETU: Cameron Pfafman;
Garrett Irwin
HPU: RJ Roberts; Luke Brock
Passed Balls
HPU: Rylee McGee
Start: 7:04 p.m.
Time: 2:50
Weather: 74 degrees and clear
