At Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds
March 5, 2022 at 3 & 6 PM
Portales, New Mexico
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Tale of the Tape
Falcons
Record: 3-15
Streak: L11
Total Runs: 86
Total Strikeouts: 113
Leading Hitter: Michael Clapperton, .349, 22 H, 6 XBH, 8 RBI
Leading Pitcher: Cade Pollard, 11.0 IP, 6 SO, 3.27 ERA
 
Greyhounds
Record: 3-10
Streak: W1
Total Runs: 58
Total Strikeouts: 90
Leading Hitter: Cooper Hamilton, .333, 12 H, 3 3B, 6 RBI
Leading Pitcher: Dalton Thatcher, 16.0 IP, 8 SO, 4.50 ERA
 
The Falcons

• Falcon pitching settled down last weekend and held No. 3 West Texas A&M below their season scoring average in three of the four contests.  In Friday's contest they allowed just four earned runs and struck out 13.
• Michael Clapperton comes in as the team's hottest hitter.  He's leading the team with a .349 batting average and is riding a five-game hit streak.  Yesterday he went 3-for-5 with an RBI and scored a pair.
• The Falcons are second in the Lone Star Conference with 23 home runs. 
• Devin Ferrari is starting to heat up.  The senior had a two-run home run and four RBI in yesterday's game.  Over his last three games he has six hits, five RBI, three extra base hits, and scored twice.
• Cade Pollard was brilliant in his first start of the season.  He held the Buffs scoreless in five innings of work, allowing just three base runners after the first inning.
• The Falcons have won eight of the last 13 in the series dating back to 2019.  Last time in Portales the Falcons had three consecutive shutout victories.

 
The Greyhounds

• The Hounds come in after only playing two games last weekend at Cameron due to weather. 
• The team won on opening day at St. Edward's 4-3.  Their only other win came against Adams State on February 20. 
• Damian Acosta leads the team in innings on the mound with 17.2 and has one of their two wins.

 
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