Bowles ends freshman season with 4th complete-game victory
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Clarendon College | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
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Amarillo College | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 | 6 | 0 |
AC rallied from a 3-0 deficit in the third frame, scoring five runs in the bottom of the inning to secure a 6-3 win in game three.
A David De Hoyos double, RBI single by Grant Watkins, single by Payton Bush, double by Gerardo Prado, and fielder's choice on a Jaxon Smith grounder propelled the Badgers' five-run third.
An RBI single by Prado during the fifth frame extended AC's advantage to 6-3.
Duncan Bowles needed only 82 pitches to complete his seven-inning complete game showing on the mound. The freshman recorded seven strikeouts and one walk – the second-to-highest rate of the season for the Amarillo native.
Bowles' 71% strike rate (59 strikes out of 82 pitches) was the most efficient mark of the season for the Badgers pitching staff.
Watkins and Prado led AC at the plate with two hits and two RBIs apiece.