CLARKSVILLE, Ark. - The Concordia Texas baseball team was downed 8-7 in the series finale at the University of the Ozarks. The Tornados won the series with a pair of wins in the Thursday doubleheader at Lonnie Qualls Field.

The Eagles went up 3-0 in the first inning follow an error and two-run homer. Cutting down on the deficit, Shawn Huber smacked a RBI-double down the left field line while Chris Morrow collected a RBI-double up the right field line to make it 3-2 in the top of the third. The Ozarks would make it 4-2 after three innings following a base hit with runners on the corners. 

Rookie catcher Jess Lollar would knot the game up in the fourth with a two-RBI double that cradled the right field line to score Robert Villa and Matthew Armes.They would then claim their first lead of the game at 5-4 when Aaron Gomez hit a blooper to centerfield to bring home Lollar.

The Ozarks knotted the game up at 5-all in the bottom of the fifth, but a RBI-single up the middle by Julian Swift and a sac-bunt by Huber would give CTX a 7-5 advantage in the sixth. The Eagles would cut the lead down to 7-6 in the seventh inning, and then escape with a walk-off win by posting two runs in the final frame.

BOX SCORE STANDOUTS
Chris Morrow 3 Hits, 1 RBI, 8-Game Hitting Streak
Julian Swift 2 Hits, 2 Runs, 1 RBI, 13-Game Hitting Streak
Aaron Gomez 2 Hits, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Shawn Huber 2 RBIs, 1 Hit, 1 Run
Jess Lollar 2 RBIs, 1 Hit, 1 Run
Mason DuBois 6-Game Hitting Streak

Concordia Texas will next host Trinity for the final non-conference game of the regular season this Tuesday, April 11th at 6 p.m.

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