Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Dallas, Texas - Southwestern Christian University and Dallas Christian College completed their weekend series today, playing two more games that the Eagles would handily win. Game 3 of the weekend finished with a 9-2 score, and Game 4 finished with a 21-3 score.

Game 3

Southwestern Christian continued their success this weekend by getting out to an early lead in Game 3 when Gregory Berroa scored in the first, but throughout the game, the bottom of the Eagles lineup would come up big. Berroa, Jake Cox, and Joey Thornton all scored twice, with Thornton going 3-4 with 2 RBIs, a double, and a home run. Elvis Rojas had another great game, going 2-4 with a double and triple. Braden Browning had a home run, and Jhors Gomez went 2-3 with a double, a walk, and 2 RBIs. On the mound, Elian Cuevas threw six full innings, striking out nine, and only allowing three hits for one Crusaders run. Jacob Hogan closed the game out, allowing the only other Crusaders run, but striking out one and only allowing one hit.

Top Pitchers:
Elian Cuevas: 6.0 IP, 9 K, 3 H, 3 BB, 1 R, 23 BF, W
Jacob Hogan: 1.0 IP, 1 K, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 R, 5 BF

Top Batters:
Joey Thornton: 3-4, 2 RBI, 2 R, HR, 2B
Jhors Gomez: 2-3, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2B
Elvis Rojas: 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 R, 3B, 2B
Gregory Berroa: 1-3, 1 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB, 2B
Braden Browning: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 R, HR
Jake Cox: 2-4, 2 R

Game 4

Dallas Christian College ran out of steam against the Eagles in Game 4, as SCU scored 21 runs against DCC, with Jhors Gomez hitting for the cycle and headlining the SCU offense. His grand slam in the 7th was the cherry on top for an Eagles team that outscored the Crusaders 64-17 this weekend. This time, the Eagles grabbed three runs in the first and held onto the for the entire game, as Dallas Christian managed one run in response in the bottom half of the inning before SCU poured on the scoring. Gomez went 5-6 while left fielder Gregory Berroa went 5-5; the pair both scored five times, with Gomez knocking in 9 runs and Berroa knocking in 3. Braden Browning was 3-3 with 2 RBIs, while Draike Sparks, Matys Gagnon, Kyler Ayres, and James Folsom all grabbed one or more RBIs. The Eagles finished with 22 total hits in this game, with 2 coming from Dario Paredes, Elvis Rojas, and Jake Cox each. Mozart Duarte got the win after throwing four innings, and Alexis Hurens relieved the starter, finishing the game out and throwing three full innings.

Top Pitchers:
Mozart Duarte: 4.0 IP, 9 K, 3 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 17 BF, W
Alexis Hurens: 3.0 IP, 6 K, 4 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 15 BF

Top Batters:
Jhors Gomez: 5-6, 9 RBI, 5 R, 2 HR, 3B, 2B
Gregory Berroa: 5-5, 3 RBI, 5 R, 3 SB
Braden Browning: 3-3, 2 RBI, 
Draike Sparks: 0-2, 2 RBI, 1 R, 2 BB
Dario Paredes: 2-4, 1 R, 1 BB
Jake Cox: 2-5, 3 R, 2B, SB

Following the series sweep, SCU will prepare to travel to Missouri for their next four games. The Eagles plan to continue their offensive success against Kansas Christian College on February 7th, starting at 1 PM.