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GREAT MOMENTS IN HORNER BALLPARK HISTORY
June 1, 2015
No. 13 DBU advanced to the Dallas Regional Championship after a 2-1 win over Virginia Commonwealth. Freshman Dalton Higgins worked 4.1 innings and surrendered just one run, while Brandon Koch came on in relief in the fifth inning and struck out seven batters in 4.2 innings to earn the win.
March 22, 2016
Darick Hall blasted four home runs in a 17-1 win over Incarnate Word, becoming just the fourth player in school history to hit four home runs in a game. Hall finished his career day at the plate by going 5-for-5 with seven RBI and four runs scored.
May 13, 2016
DBU left-hander Colin Poche struck out a career-high 14 batters in a 9-5 win over Missouri State. Poche, who would go on to be named the Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year in 2016, allowed just three runs over 6.0 innings and did not surrender a walk.
February 26, 2017
Trailing 6-4 in the 11th inning against New Mexico, Tim Millard delivered a three-run walk-off home run over the wall in left field to cap of a series win over the Lobos. Millard’s blast capped off a dramatic comeback that saw DBU rally after giving up a three-run lead in the ninth inning and then surrendering two runs in the 11th.
April 10, 2018
In a Lone Star showdown between No. 25 DBU and No. 4 Texas Tech, the Patriots rallied from a 5-4 deficit going into the bottom of the eight to claim a 6-5 win over the Red Raiders. MacGregor Hines came on in relief to shutout Texas Tech over the final three innings and allowed just one hit while striking out seven.
March 2, 2019
Senior right-hander MD Johnson set the program’s Division I record with 15 strikeouts in a 12-2 win over Houston Baptist. Johnson took a no-hitter into the seventh inning before allowing his only hit in a game that was decided in seven innings.
March 12, 2019
In their first-ever game at Horner Ballpark, DBU defeated No. 18 Texas A&M, 5-4. Christian Boulware, Bryce Ball, and Blaye Jones each homered for the Patriots in the win over the Aggies. Leading by a run going into the seventh inning, Kragen Kechely shutout out A&M for two innings before handing the ball to closer Burl Carraway to finish off the Aggies in the ninth.
April 9, 2022
In one of the wildest games of the college baseball season, No. 21 DBU scored a season-high 17 runs and survived two valiant comebacks from Missouri State to claim a 17-16 win over the Bears. Jace Grady led the offensive charge, hitting two home runs, including a grand slam, and drove in seven runs in the win.
March 10, 2022
Trailing by one run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, a Blayne Jones walk-off homer lifted DBU to an 8-7 win over No. 3 Oklahoma State in front of a sellout crowd at Horner Ballpark. The win ranks as the Patriots’ highest victory versus a ranked opponent in school history.
Blayne Jones’ walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth gave DBU an 8-7 win over No. 3 Oklahoma State on March 10, 2022.
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