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Game 1: Texas Southern 10, EIU 7
Tied at six heading into the top of the ninth inning, Texas Southern (2-1) scored four runs on four hits to go up 10-6. The Panthers were able to score one run in the bottom of the frame after they started the inning with back-to-back hits, but the rally fell short with Caleb Howell flying out to centerfield to end the game.
 
“We really battled back a couple of times from deficits to tie the game up, only to allow Texas Southern to come back and score,” said Eastern Illinois head coach Jim Schmitz. “Andrew Grahn was good as a starter today when he settled down into the game.”
 
The Tigers took a 3-0 lead in the top of the third, scoring three runs on three hits and the Panthers lone error of the contest. EIU scored three unanswered runs over the next two innings to tie the game at three. Treysen Vavra and Demetre Taylor both had RBI singles in the third inning while Tyler Schweigert added one run in the fourth on a stolen base at home plate.
 
Vavra and Nathan Sopena both went 3-for-5 at the plate to pace the Panthers while Brant Valach added two RBI and Jacob Reese scored three runs.
 
Ben Kennedy (0-1) took the loss for EIU, allowing two hits and two runs in 2.1 innings. Adrian Losoya (1-0) earned the win for Texas Southern, striking out two and surrendering one run and four hits in 2.1 innings.
 
Both squads posted 12 hits in the game while the Tigers had one more error (2-1). EIU left five more runners on base (12-7) than Texas Southern.
 
Game 2: EIU 4, Jackson State 3 (11 innings)
Tied at three in the top of the 11^th inning, Treysen Vavra hit two-out RBI single to give the Panthers a one-run advantage. Redshirt-senior George Kalousek struck out the first Tiger batter in the bottom of the frame before the Panthers converted a double play to end the contest and pick up their first win of the season.
 
Vavra drove in Trey Russell in the third inning to give EIU an early 1-0 lead before he added another RBI in the fifth inning on a sacrifice fly, making the score 2-0. After Jackson State scored three runs on one hit and two Panthers in the bottom of the fifth inning, the Panthers tied the game at three in the top of the eighth inning on a Nathan Sopena RBI single.
 
Brant Valach went 5-for-7 at the plate with one run in the victory while Caleb Howell and Sopena both added two hits. Vavra posted a game-high three RBI.
 
Joe Greenfield made the start on the mound for EIU, striking out six and surrendering three runs (two earned) in 4.2 innings of work. Jaden Widdersheim (1-1) posted the win, striking out one and surrendering one hit in two innings while Kalousek posted the save. Sergio Parra took the loss for Jackson State, allowing one run and two hits in two innings.
 
EIU had seven more hits (14-7) than Jackson State, but committed one more error (2-1). The Tigers stranded one more runner on base (14-13) in the contest.
 
The Panthers conclude tournament action on Sunday, Feb. 17 against Jackson State at 1 p.m.