| Rams drop fourth straight, fall
to Henderson State April 13, 2004 |
| Box Score
Game One Box Score Game Two ARKADELPHIA, Ark. - The Texas Wesleyan baseball team dropped both games of doubleheader to Henderson State Wednesday afternoon in non-conference action. The Reddies took game one, 12-11, scoring the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Rams also lost a shortened game two, 13-4. The game was called in the sixth inning due to darkness. Texas Wesleyan has now dropped four straight games in a row.  In game one, Texas Wesleyan (25-16) opened the game on a tear, scoring 10 runs in the first four innings to take a 10-5 lead. First baseman Travis Clifford continued to impress at the plate, registering two solo home runs and a RBI-single. The junior has hit safely in 24 of his last 27 games, tallying a .495 average during the streak, to go along with a team-high 40 RBI and 30 runs scored. Henderson State (25-16) fought back to take the lead in the sixth inning by plating six runs off of Ram reliever Michael Talley. Clifford tied the game at 11-11 in the top of the seventh with his second home run of the game, but the Reddies scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning off of Ram reliever David Hinson. In game two, Henderson State jumped out to an early 9-3 lead after three innings. The Rams could not solve Reddie starting pitcher Keller Reeves who picked up the victory holding Texas Wesleyan to only one run over the final four innings. Even though the Ram pitching has been struggling of late, Texas Wesleyan's bats have not cooled off as they have produced a .356 team batting average, which is tops in the conference. They have had double-digit hits in 14 of the last 18 games. They have also had at least one home run in those 18 games as well. Leading the Rams at the plate today was Clifford who finished 4-for-7 with four runs scored and four RBI. Second baseman Anthony Bolivar also had a good day, going 4-for-6 with two runs scored and two RBI. The Rams will be back in action this weekend when they host conference-rival UT-Permian Basin in a key three-game series. First pitch for Friday's single game is 3 p.m. at LaGrave Field. Saturday's doubleheader is set for 12 p.m. Texas Wesleyan currently sits in first place by one game over Northwood in the North Division of the Red River Athletic Conference standings. The Rams also have a three-game series with Paul Quinn. |
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