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New Mexico State NMSU 11-14
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New Mexico State NMSU
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DBU DBU
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New Mexico State NMSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 6 1
DBU DBU 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 X 8 7 0

W: Johnson, Ryan (5-0) L: Josh Sharman (1-2)

Ryan Johnson (18) Dallas Baptist Patriots vs Southeast Missouri State Redhawks at Horner Ballpark in Dallas, Texas on Friday, February 16, 2024 (Photo by Eddie Kelly / ProLook Photos)

Game Recap: Baseball |

No. 7 Patriots Take Game One 8-3 Over Aggies

THE RUNDOWN
No. 7 DBU used a six-run fourth inning to pull away in an 8-3 victory over New Mexico State in game one of a three-game series at Horner Ballpark. Ryan Johnson was dominant once again, allowing just three hits in 7.0 scoreless innings.

For the second consecutive game, Michael Dattalo scored the first run of the game for the Patriots on a solo home run.

Two innings later in the fourth, DBU put together one of their signature crooked number innings to extend the lead. Joey Nerat brought in the first two runs of the inning on an opposite-field double down the left-field line, scoring Chayton Krauss and Luke Heefner. The Patriots added three more runs after Nathan Humphreys hit a double of his own to score Nerat and Grant Jay, with Tom Poole also making it home on an error in right field. Finishing the inning, Miguel Santos grounded out at second but enabled Humphreys to score from third, giving DBU a 7-0 lead.

Dattalo drove in his second run of the night on a sacrifice fly in the fifth that plated Heefner and extended DBU's lead to eight. 

Patriot ace Ryan Johnson followed up his complete game from last week with another masterful performance on Thursday. In 7.0 shutout innings, Johnson allowed just three hits and three walks while registering nine strikeouts.

After Johnson's exit, New Mexico State was able to score a couple of runs in the eigth versus River Ridings and Jace Russell. A double to left center from Keith Jones scored the first run, and a wild pitch allowed Jones to make it home, cutting the deficit to 8-2.

With the bases loaded and one out, Charlie Atkinson entered the game and immediately forced a groundout that Santos and Krauss turned into DBU's third double play of the night. Atkinson pitched the final 1.2 innings of the ballgame, allowing one earned run and sealed an 8-3 victory on a flyout to Ethan Mann in left.

THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Ryan Johnson notched his sixth consecutive quality start.
- The Patriots have not lost a series opener this season.
- Luke Heefner led DBU with a team-high three hits on Thursday.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
17 – Chayton Krauss extended his hit streak to 17 straight games.
42 - Ethan Mann's streak of reaching base safely ended at 42 games.
3 – Michael Dattalo has homered in three of the last four games.

UP NEXT 
DBU continues their series with New Mexico State on Friday, looking to clinch their second CUSA series win of 2024. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. at Horner Ballpark.
 
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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play NMSU DBU
DBU BOT 2nd DATTALO, M. homered to left center, RBI (1-1 BF). 0 1
DBU BOT 4th NERAT, J. doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI (1-2 BSS); JAY, G. advanced to third; KRAUSS, C. scored; HEEFNER, L. scored. 0 3
DBU BOT 4th HUMPHREYS, N doubled, advanced to third on an error by rf, 2 RBI (2-1 BSB); POOLE, T. scored; NERAT, J. scored; JAY, G. scored. 0 6
DBU BOT 4th SANTOS, M. grounded out to 2b, RBI (1-1 KB); HUMPHREYS, N scored, unearned. 0 7
DBU BOT 5th DATTALO, M. flied out to rf, SF, RBI; HEEFNER, L. scored. 0 8
NMSU TOP 8th Jones doubled to left center, RBI (2-1 KBB); Ballesteros scored. 1 8
NMSU TOP 8th Jones scored on a wild pitch. 2 8
NMSU TOP 9th Jones doubled to right center, RBI (0-2 KS); Acton scored. 3 8

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