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REDDIE BASEBALL WINS TWIN BILL FROM ECU TO CLAIM SERIES

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Henderson State rebounded from Saturday's loss to win a double-header from East Central beating the Tigers 6-3 and 8-6, Sunday in Ada, Okla.

The Reddies, forced to play the series on the road due to poor playing conditions at Clyde Berry Field, won their third straight Great American Conference series.

The No. 13 Reddies improved to 11-4 overall and 6-3 in GAC play. Henderson State has played 12 of its first 15 games away from Clyde Berry Field.

East Central entered Sunday's game unbeaten in league play, but Henderson banged out 19 hits with the Reddie pitchers limiting the Tiger offense to just 14 total safeties.
In the opener, the Reddies rallied from a 3-0 deficit with Henderson State scoring three runs in the seventh and ninth innings.
 
Trailing 3-0 in the seventh, the Reddies put together a two-out rally to tie the score at 3-3.  
 
Andy Reynolds and Carlos Rodriguez clubbed back-to-back two singles to begin the Henderson State rally.
 
Hayden Lessenberry then loaded the bases when he received a base on balls.

AJ Kruzel plated Reynolds and Rodriguez with a single, while Claude Johnson singled to score Lessenberry to tie the score.
 
Henderson relief pitcher Nick Vanthillo held the Tigers in check the next two innings to set up the Reddie offense.
 
With one-out and two runners on base, Johnson delivered a 3-run walk-off home run for the Reddie win.
 
Johnson finished the game with two hits, four runs batted in while hitting his third home run of the season.
 
Henderson used three pitchers with Chris Hunt getting the starting nod pitching 6 innings while allowing just three hits and striking out five batters.

Luke Tebbetts pitched the seventh allowing one hit, with Vanthillo finishing the game to improve to 3-0 on the year.

In the finale, the Reddies scored five runs in the second-inning sparked by a solo home run to lead off the inning.

Kruzel provided a two-run single and Johnson also had a base hit to plate a run in the inning.

After ECU, 10-5 overall and 7-2 in GAC play, cut the deficit to 5-3 in the fifth, Henderson added three more runs in the sixth-inning as the Reddies put together four hits in the frame.

Henderson loaded the bases as Carlos Rodriguez singled, followed by a walk to Tadarious Hawkins and another single by Kruzel.
Johnson and Fields provided RBI singles in the frame.

ECU scored three runs in the seventh, before Vanthillo entered the game to retire the Tigers and pick up his second save.

Cody Jones struck out five batters in five innings to get the win and improve to 4-1 on the year.

Kruzel finished the game going 3-for-4 at the plate with a pair of RBI, while Johnson, Fields and Hunter Mayall had two hits each.  

Henderson State will next play a midweek game on Tuesday when the Reddies travel to Conway, Ark. to face Hendrix at 6 p.m.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Tadarious Hawkins

#4 Tadarious Hawkins

OF
5' 8"
Redshirt Junior
L/R
Chris Hunt

#28 Chris Hunt

P
6' 2"
Sophomore
R/R
Claude Johnson

#19 Claude Johnson

3B
6' 0"
Graduate Student
R/R
Cody Jones

#20 Cody Jones

P
6' 1"
Senior
R/R
AJ Kruzel

#12 AJ Kruzel

2B
5' 9"
Junior
L/R
Hayden Lessenberry

#6 Hayden Lessenberry

C
5' 11"
Sophomore
R/R
Hunter Mayall

#25 Hunter Mayall

1B
5' 11"
Junior
L/R
Carlos Rodriguez

#5 Carlos Rodriguez

SS
5' 10"
Senior
R/R
Luke Tebbetts

#30 Luke Tebbetts

P
6' 1"
Sophomore
R/R
Nick Vanthillo

#29 Nick Vanthillo

P/OF
6' 4"
Junior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Tadarious Hawkins

#4 Tadarious Hawkins

5' 8"
Redshirt Junior
L/R
OF
Chris Hunt

#28 Chris Hunt

6' 2"
Sophomore
R/R
P
Claude Johnson

#19 Claude Johnson

6' 0"
Graduate Student
R/R
3B
Cody Jones

#20 Cody Jones

6' 1"
Senior
R/R
P
AJ Kruzel

#12 AJ Kruzel

5' 9"
Junior
L/R
2B
Hayden Lessenberry

#6 Hayden Lessenberry

5' 11"
Sophomore
R/R
C
Hunter Mayall

#25 Hunter Mayall

5' 11"
Junior
L/R
1B
Carlos Rodriguez

#5 Carlos Rodriguez

5' 10"
Senior
R/R
SS
Luke Tebbetts

#30 Luke Tebbetts

6' 1"
Sophomore
R/R
P
Nick Vanthillo

#29 Nick Vanthillo

6' 4"
Junior
R/R
P/OF