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ALPINE, Texas — Hardin-Simmons' baseball team scored 12 runs in the top of the sixth inning to propel the Cowboys to a 15-6 win over Sul Ross State State in American Southwest Conference action Friday night at Kokernot Field.

Sul Ross got on the board first with a solo home run by Brett Keith in the top of the second inning. HSU countered with three runs in the third inning, thanks to three Sul Ross State errors. Brian Weeks reached on a two-out error by Javier Arrieta, Matt Roam walked and Regan Dixon reached on an error by Arrieta. J.T. Armstrong then had a RBI single and James Gage followed with an RBI single.

The Lobos played small ball in the fifth for a run as Monte Piper walked, was bunted to second and scored on a Chris Monclova double.

HSU busted the game open in the sixth with 12 runs. Gage doubled with one out and Taylor Berlin reached on an error by Monclova and Jaxon Jordan was intentionally walked to load the bases. Gage scored on a wild pitch and then Michael Morgan singled home two more runs with a ball past a drawn-in infield.

Kevin Ellison then walked and Brian Weeks had a bloop single to reload the bases. Roam then walked with the bases loaded and Regan Dixon unloaded on a pitch to left field for his 12th home run of the season. Armstrong and Gage had back-to-back doubles and Jordan had an RBI single and advanced to second on the throw to put runners on second and third. Morgan followed with a three-run home run to left center.

Sul Ross State added four unearned runs in the eighth inning.

Sam Walker (5-2) was outstanding for the Cowboys on the mound he went eight innings and allowed only two earned runs. He struck out a career-best 12 batters including six in a row in the sixth and seventh innings for the Cowboys. The 12 strikeouts were the most by a Cowboy pitcher in the non-scholarship era.

Armstrong and Gage had three hits each for the Cowboys and Morgan and Roam each had two hits. Morgan added five RBIs and Dixon had three.

HSU is now 21-13 on the year and 11-5 in ASC action. Sul Ross State fell to 4-30 overall and 3-13 in league play. The teams will play a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday.