Eagles Drop Doubleheader to Champion Christian
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Williams Baptist (AR) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
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Champion Christian College | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Williams Baptist (AR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
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Champion Christian College | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (2/16/24) – The Williams Baptist University baseball team lost its road doubleheader against Champion Christian on Thursday by the scores of 6-5 and 4-3.
Jacob Watkins highlighted the Eagles lineup by going 4-for-7 with one RBI and two runs scored in the doubleheader.
The Eagles struck first in game one with a five-run top of the third, aided by a 2-RBI double to left field from Gavin Mink.
Champion struck back in the bottom of the inning with a five-run inning of its own to even the score at five a piece. Champion would score the go-ahead run in the bottom of the fifth on a bases loaded hit by pitch to take game one by the final score of 6-5.
Champion found the first run in the bottom of the first of game two on a fielder's choice. WBU struck back in the top of the second with Jacob Watkins scoring on a fielder's choice off the bat of Trey Barnes.
WBU grabbed the lead in the top of the third courtesy of a Mason Andrews 2-RBI double to left field.
Williams held the lead until Champion tied the game on a 2-RBI double in the bottom of the sixth.
Champion would take game two by the final score of 4-3 on a walk-off sac fly in the bottom of the seventh inning.
The Eagles will pick back up on Friday, Feb. 23 with the first two games of a four game set with Trinity Christian. First pitch of game one is scheduled for 12 P.M. at Shell Field in Walnut Ridge.