Baseball splits doubleheader with Hutchinson

The Northeast Texas Community College Eagles Baseball team split a double header with Hutchinson on Thursday. The Eagles won game one 7-1 and dropped the second game 9-7.

In the opener, the eagles had a big third inning which propelled them to the win. , 91¿´Æ¬ †, and 91¿´Æ¬ † 91¿´Æ¬ †all moved runners across the plate with RBIs in the inning.

The Eagles actually got things started in the first inning when 91¿´Æ¬ † 91¿´Æ¬ †doubled on a 3-2 count, scoring two runs. Then in the third they 91¿´Æ¬ †notched five more runs, including home runs by 91¿´Æ¬ †, 91¿´Æ¬ †, and 91¿´Æ¬ †.

Chandler Dean 91¿´Æ¬ †led things off on the rubber for 91¿´Æ¬ †. He pitched seven innings, allowing one run on four hits and striking out four. 91¿´Æ¬ † The Eagles 91¿´Æ¬ †racked up nine hits. 91¿´Æ¬ †, 91¿´Æ¬ †, and 91¿´Æ¬ † 91¿´Æ¬ †each collected multiple hits for 91¿´Æ¬ †. 91¿´Æ¬ †The defense played sure-handed and didn't commit a single error. 91¿´Æ¬ † 91¿´Æ¬ †made the most plays with seven.

Thursday's second game against Hutchinson was a heartbreaker for 91¿´Æ¬ †the Eagles, as they lost the lead late in a 9-7 defeat. The game was tied at seven with Hutchinson batting in the top of the tenth when 91¿´Æ¬ † 91¿´Æ¬ †homered on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring two runs. 91¿´Æ¬ † Despite the loss, 91¿´Æ¬ †the Eagles did collect 12 hits in the high-scoring affair. Unfortunately, Hutchinson had 12 hits on the way to victory.

91¿´Æ¬ scored five runs in the sixth inning. The rally was led by doubles by 91¿´Æ¬ †, 91¿´Æ¬ †, and 91¿´Æ¬ † 91¿´Æ¬ †and a home run by 91¿´Æ¬ †. 91¿´Æ¬ † Max 91¿´Æ¬ †took the loss for 91¿´Æ¬ †the Eagles. He pitched one inning, allowing two runs on two hits, striking out two and walking zero.

two home runs in the game. 91¿´Æ¬ † went deep in the first inning. 91¿´Æ¬ † 91¿´Æ¬ †had a four bagger in the sixth inning. 91¿´Æ¬ † The Eagles tallied 12 hits in the game. 91¿´Æ¬ †, 91¿´Æ¬ †, 91¿´Æ¬ †, 91¿´Æ¬ †, and 91¿´Æ¬ † 91¿´Æ¬ †each collected two hits to lead 91¿´Æ¬ †.

The Eagles? next home game will be February 20 against TCS Post Grad at 6 p.m.