March 5, 2016
SOFTBALL: BROWNWOOD, Texas (3/5/16) – Doubling in the game winning run in the top of the seventh inning, Linzie Lewis put the East Texas Baptist University softball team on top, 2-1, on Saturday afternoon at Lady Jacket Field over Howard Payne University. The victory wraps up a three-game series sweep for ETBU, which goes to 10-3 overall and 8-1 against American Southwest Conference competition.
Lewis plated the tie-breaking run for ETBU in the seventh and final inning, doubling down the right field line to score JJ Mitchell. In the bottom half, ETBU pitcher Raquel Tello worked around a two-out base on balls and retired the final batter on a fly ball out to center fielder Lindsey Vasquez.
Tello (6-0) earned the win in the pitcher’s circle throwing the full seven innings. She surrendered five hits, one run and a walk. Tello also struck out three.
Prior to the seventh inning, the other two runs came in the fifth. With one away, Vasquez reached base safely on an infield hit. After stealing her team-leading 10th base, Vasquez advanced to third on a Lewis groundout. Jayme Perez then hit a two-out RBI single to bring in Vasquez for a 1-0 ETBU lead. During the series, Perez hit safely in all three games and also drove in a run in each game.
Howard Payne would counter, however, in the bottom half to tie the score up at 1-1. Pinch hitter Brittany Ponder had a two-out double to right-center, and then pinch runner Kodi Glosson scored from second on Gaby Muniz’ RBI single to left-center.
ETBU plays next on March 11 against Ithaca (N.Y.) College. The game will be ETBU’s first as part of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association’s NCAA Division III Leadoff Classic to be played in Columbus, Georgia.
#TIGERSWIN: ETBU Sweep HPU in First 2 Games
SOFTBALL: BROWNWOOD, Texas (3/4/16) – Sweeping the double header on the first day of competition vs. Howard Payne University, East Texas Baptist University improved to 9-3 overall and 7-1 in the ASC. ETBU squeaked out a win in game one, 4-3, and then took game two, 5-3. Raquel Tello and Kelly Jo McLendon each received the win.
Game One: ETBU 4, Howard Payne 3
In game one, ETBU went ahead by three runs, 4-1, after four-and-a-half innings. Lindsey Vasquez led off the game with a bunt single and then stole second base. Later on with two away, Lacey Lindsey hit an RBI double to right-center to put ETBU in the lead, 1-0. Further on in the top of the fourth, an Alexis Padilla sacrifice fly brought home Jessica Bowden as ETBU reclaimed the lead, 2-1.
ETBU scored a pair of runs in the fifth with Jayme Perez contributing a two-run single that plated Linzie Lewis and Vasquez and gave the team a 4-1 advantage. Howard Payne scored twice in the fifth and threatened to add more in the sixth. ETBU pitcher Raquel Tello escaped a two-on, one-out jam, however, to preserve the team’s narrow 4-3 lead. In all, Tello retired the final five batters that she faced.
Tello (5-0) pitched the full duration, her fourth complete-game performance in as many starts this spring. She threw seven innings, allowing eight hits and three runs (two earned). Tello walked one and struck out none.
Game Two: ETBU 5, Howard Payne 3
The nightcap resulted in another ETBU win as the team scored once in each of the final three innings to turn a 3-2 deficit into a 5-3 lead. Trailing by a 3-2 score after four innings, ETBU drew even in the fifth via a Lindsey run-scoring single that brought home Vasquez and tied game two at 3-3. One inning later, Katy Hill doubled down the right field line to plate Trina Deyo for the tie-breaking run, 4-3. ETBU scored the final run of the day in the seventh on an RBI double off the bat of Lindsey to score Perez all the way from first base.
With a runner on first base and one out, Perez entered the pitcher’s circle in relief of Kelly Jo McLendon in the bottom of the seventh. Perez struck out a batter swinging and then ETBU catcher McKenzie Cain threw out a Howard Payne base runner attempting to steal second base for the final out.
McLendon (1-3) earned her first win of the season after entering in relief of game two starter Jade Jones. McLendon pitched 3 1/3 innings and allowed one hit, one run and three walks. Meanwhile, Perez earned her first save this spring.
ETBU and Howard Payne close the three-game series on Saturday afternoon with a single game scheduled for a noontime first pitch.
ETBU Gains Split with McM
BASEBALL: MARSHALL, Texas (3/5/16) – Splitting the double header at Woods Field, East Texas Baptist University took game one for their 11th win of the year but fell in the rubber match to McMurry University. ETBU made it two in row vs. the Warhawks with a 7-2 win in the first game but the fell, 3-2, in the final game of the series.
In game one, ETBU used three home runs and a sacrifice fly to beat McMurry 7-2. Josh Warbington (4 RBI), Zach Compton (1 RBI), and Kameron Sumrall (1 RBI) would each hit a home run in the game. Dynas Doud would also have a hit and an RBI in the game. On the mound, Kyle Loson got his third win of the season by going five innings allowing one run on two hits while striking out four and walking three. Jimmy Russo would get the save pitching two innings allowing one home run.
However, in game two, ETBU fell 3-2 in a nine-inning affair. Tyler Bates and Warbington would each homer for ETBU for the only two runs of the game. Connor Combs also have two hits to lead the team. Cody Pierce took the loss by going 6.1 innings allowing two runs on five hits and striking out four. Chad Boudreaux (one hit, one run, two Ks) and Russo (no runs, no hits, one strikeout) would each pitch an inning and a third to finish the day.
Game 1 – ETBU 7, McMurry 2
McMurry would score their first run in the first inning when they would load the bases and bring in a run when a player was hit by the pitch. ETBU’s defense would prevent more trouble as they would get Loson out of the jam. For the second game in a row, ETBU would have back to back homers as Compton and Sumrall would do it this game to put the Tigers on top 2-1. In the third inning, Doud would deliver a sacrifice fly to score Dylan Sumpter making it 3-1.
Loson would get out of the jam in the fifth inning as McMurry loaded the bases but failed to score. In the sixth, ETBU loaded the bases as Warbington drilled a grand slam home run to make it 7-1. Russo would come in to pitch and despite giving up a solo homer in the seventh, he was able to finish the job and give ETBU their eleventh win of the season.
Game 2 – McMurry 3, ETBU 2
For the second game in a row, McMurry struck first with a run in the first inning on an RBI single. It wouldn’t be until the bottom of the fifth inning when Warbington connected for a home run to tie the game at one. After a scoreless sixth inning, McMurry took advantage of a couple of errors by ETBU in the seventh inning to score two and grab a 3-1 lead. When Bates homered in the eighth, ETBU trailed 3-2. ETBU had the tying run at second base, but they were unable to drive him in as McMurry hung on for the win in the ninth inning.
ETBU will host Texas Dallas next weekend in an ASC series at Woods Field starting on Friday night at 7:00 p.m.
#TIGERSWIN: ETBU Wins 10th Game of Year on Solid Hitting
BASEBALL: MARSHALL, Texas (3/4/16) – Using two home runs, plus a few more extra base hits, and strong pitching, the East Texas Baptist University baseball team muscled their way to a 9-2 win over McMurry University (3-7). With this win, ETBU stands at 10-3 overall and now has won two straight.
For ETBU, Josh Warbington led the way with two hits including a homer and a double for three RBI. Tyler Bates had two RBI on two hits and two runs scored while Dynas Doud would also have two RBI and two hits. On the mound, Ernest Perez went seven strong innings allowing two runs on seven hits while striking out six en route to pick up his fifth win of the season. Chad Boudreaux also pitched two innings of strong relief allowing one hit and striking out two.
For two innings, neither team would score. Then in the third, ETBU struck first when Bates would drive in Dylan Sumpter for a triple, but then he scored on an error on the same play to go up, 2-0. Following a scoreless fourth, Doud would drive in two more runs to give ETBU a 4-0 lead. Then in the sixth, on two straight pitches, Connor Combs and Warbington would tee off for back to back homers to increase the lead to 6-0.
Warbington would add to his RBI total with a two run double in the bottom of the seventh and the lead was 8-0. After McMurry tallied two in the eighth, Bates would give ETBU another insurance run to make it 9-2 in their favor. Boudreaux would finish the deal as ETBU picked up their tenth win of the season.
ETBU will have a double-header tomorrow as they play a seven-inning game one at 1:00 pm before they finish with a nine-inning game in game in game 3 at 3:30 pm.
Three Athletes Take 1st Place at UTT Meet
TRACK & FIELD (M): TYLER, Texas (3/4/16) – In only their second full outdoor meet of the year, the East Texas Baptist University men’s track and field team picked up momentum in early spring. They produced three first-place finishes and came in third out of 11 schools with 119 points.
Cody Blankenship (high jump), Zack Biles (pole vault), and Xavier Gray (long jump) all took first places. Results for everybody are below:
Cody Blankenship
High jump (6’10” – 1 of 7)
300 meter hurdles (42.33 – 5 of 11)
Zack Biles
Pole Vault (15’2” – 1 of 5)
Xavier Montgomery
100 meter dash (11.4 – 6th of 31)
200 meter dash (22.8 – 11 of 49)
Long Jump (21’0” – 8 of 19)
Xavier Gray
Triple Jump (46’5” – 1 of 10)
Long Jump (22’00” – 3 of 19)
Malik Gaffney
100 meter dash (11.57 – 8 of 31)
200 meter dash (23.74 – 17 of 49)
Long Jump (20’11” – 10 of 19)
Triple Jump (39’8” – 7 of 10)
Tony Jones
Shot Put (13.13 m – 4 of 14)
Discus (34.55 – 8 of 16)
Hammer Throw (22.12 – 11 of 12)
Desmond Oliver
Shot Put (12.42 m – 5 of 14)
Mathew Barry
100 meter dash (11.60 – 10 of 31)
200 meter dash (24.08 – 20 of 49)
Jauque Kuykendall
100 meter dash (11.78 – 12 of 31)
Brian Harden
100 meter dash (12.04 – 15 of 31)
200 meter dash (24.83 – 26 of 49)
Ryan Barham
100 meter dash (12.30 – 19 of 31)
200 meter dash (25.04 – 27 of 49)
Pole Vault (12’6” – 4 of 5)
Dylan Bowman
Pole Vault (12’0” – 5 of 5)
Daquinton Anderson
100 meter dash (12.71 – 23 of 31)
200 meter dash (25.84 – 24 of 49)
Derick Ledet
200 meter dash (23.16 – 13 of 49)
400 meter dash (50.04 – 5 of 42)
Denzil Grundy
200 meter dash (24.6 – 25 of 49)
400 meter dash (54.23 – 17 of 49)
Long Jump (19’10” – 13 of 19)
Dillon Shaver
400 meter dash (54.39 – 18 of 49)
800 meter run (2:22.4 – 15 of 24)
Malcolm Gant
400 meter dash (57.3 – 23 of 49)
Long Jump (21’0” – 8 of 19)
Ramiro Mendez
400 meter dash (55.20 – 20 of 49)
Rhett Barham
400 meter dash (59.33 – 25 of 49)
1,500 meter run (4:29.4 – 5 of 28)
Benjamin Lamb
1,500 meter run (4:52.1 – 14 of 28)
Kenderson Cooks
400 meter dash (1:03.35 – 28 of 49)
Beau Billings
800 meter run (2:04.3 – 5 of 24)
Chase Sojka
110 meter hurdles (18.12 – 5 of 6)
Taylor Therwhanger
300 meter hurdles (48.27 – 6 of 6)
High jump (6’4” – 2 of 7)
Isaiah Thomas
Hgh Jump (6’00” – 3 of 7)
Cam Peters
Pole Vault (12’6” – 3 of 5)
Ty Parsons
Shot Put (11.26 m – 8 of 14)
Discus (41.01 – 5 of 16)
Brandon Larue
Shot Put (10.14 m – 13 of 14)
Discus (22.74 – 12 of 16)
David Jaynes
Discus (40.37 – 6 of 16)
Hammer Throw (26.44 – 10 of 12)
Bobby Wells
Hammer Throw (34.77 – 8 of 12)
ETBU Has Several Athletes PR at UTT
TRACK & FIELD (W): TYLER, Texas (3/4/16) – Finishing in second place at the Texas-Tyler Outdoor Meet, the East Texas Baptist University women’s track and field team posted great numbers in their second meet of the year. There were several top 10 finishes on the day. All the results are below:
2nd of 8 programs w/91 points
Carmen Bush
100 meter dash (13.23 – 7 of 16)
200 meter dash (28.10 – 8 of 23)
Long Jump (15’7” – 5 of 14)
Triple Jump (32’6” – 3 of 7)
Aaryn Honeywood
100 meter dash (13.93 – 10 of 16)
200 meter dash (29.38 – 13 of 23)
Olivia Lawrence
100 meter dash (14.44 – 11 of 16)
200 meter dash (31.70 – 20 of 23)
Mary Ann White
Long Jump (14.2.5” -
Amber Campbell
100 meter dash (30.11 – 16 of 23)
100 meter hurdles (19.81 – 4 of 6)
300 meter hurdles (58.32 – 5 of 7)
Kelsey Dagle
400 meter dash (1:08.62 – 12 of 22)
Hannah Crisp
800 meter run (2:40.5 – 6 of 16)
100 meter hurdles (19.86 – 5 of 6)
300 meter hurdles (1:03.48 – 6 of 7)
Brittany Thompson
800 meter run (3:12.4 – 10 of 16)
Shot Put (8.50 meters – 4 of 4)
Shelby Sparks
1,500 meter run (5:50.7 – 7 of 20)
Chloe Hudson
1,500 meter run (5:52 – 8 of 20)
Pole Vault (8’0” – 1 of 1)
Tristen Parr
1,500 meter run (20.90)
300 meter hurdles (57.62 – 4 of 7)
Brinsley Chance
Shot Put (9.82 meters – 3 of 4)
Discus (28.17 – 3 of 8)
Hammer Throw (25.76 – 4 of 5)
Hannah Godwin
Discus (26.26 – 5 of 8)
Hammer Throw (20.80 – 5 of 5)