Boxscore Game 1
Boxscore Game 2

GEORGETOWN, Texas — Hardin-Simmons' baseball team dropped a doubleheader to Southwestern, 4-3 and 13-0, on Saturday afternoon at Rockwell Field in Georgetown.

In the first game, HSU took the lead in the first as J.T. Armstrong doubled home Brian Weeks. Taylor Berlin had a fielder's choice RBI and Armstrong had an RBI single to drive in two Cowboy runs in the fifth inning.

Southwestern scored a run on two hits in the first and two runs on three hits in the third. Southwestern scored the eventual winning run in the fourth, taking advantage of two hit by pitches and a run-scoring double.

Armstrong and Regan Dixon had two hits each for the Cowboys.

Will Burke (0-2) took the loss as he allowed four runs on seven hits in four and one-third innings of work. Michael Reinhardt and Kyle Barton worked one and two-third scoreless innings out of the bullpen.

In the second game, the Cowboys managed just one hit and committed four errors in the game. Tim Kriegel took the loss for the Cowboys and J.T. Armstrong had the only hit. Kriegel allowed six runs in an inning and two-thirds of work.

Brantley Freeman allowed one hit and struck out nine over six innings to earn the win.

HSU is now 1-4 on the year and Southwestern improved to 6-4. HSU will be in action next weekend in its first American Southwest Crossover series against East Texas Baptist.

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