February 19, 2016
† † † After dropping three straight, the Northeast Texas Community College Eagles baseball team is now riding a two game win streak into the weekend series against Hutchinson, KS. †The Eagles dominated Centenary College Wednesday from the first pitch.††Although the game remained tied through the first three innings, the Eagle bats were hot.††The Eagles scored four runs in the fourth, with two of the runs coming on an RBI double from Mount Pleasant native, Riley Greenlee.
Adam Bontkes got the win on the mound for the Eagles, allowing one earned run with two strike outs over five innings of work against the four year school.
† † † The Eagles started their two-game win streak in dramatic fashion with a come-from-behind 6-5 victory over Weatherford College last weekend.††The Eagles were down 5-2 heading into the top of the ninth.††With one out, Will Dawson, Brandon Torres, and Hunter Vansau all hit singles to load the bases.††Justin Bundy proceeded to clear the bases with a three-run RBI triple over the head of the right fielder.††After a strike out by Greenlee for the second out of the inning, Luis Lopez singled to right scoring Bundy putting the Eagles up for good 6-5.
† † † The Eagles will be in action this weekend with three home games against Hutchinson Community College being played at Bob Baker Stadium at NTCC.††Friday's game will start at 6:00 p.m., Saturday's game will also start at 6:00 p.m. and the game on Sunday will start at 11:00 a.m.††If you cannot make it to the games, you can follow the action by downloading the Gamechanger App. and searching for NTCC Eagles. For more information about Eagles Athletics, visit ntcceagles.com.
