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Miles Peterson produced a season-high-tying three hits.

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Eagles defeat Gold Rush to win RRAC series

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2024 Red River Athletic Conference standings

        ATLANTA, Texas — A pair of three-run innings helped Texas A&M-Texarkana score a 9-3 victory Sunday against Xavier University of Louisiana in the finale of a three-game Red River Athletic Conference baseball series.
        The Eagles won the series two games to one. XULA won the opener 12-1 Friday.
        Next for the Gold Rush: 5 p.m. Wednesday at home against Jarvis Christian at Slidell High School's Tiger Field in Slidell, La.
        XULA (18-19 overall, 11-15 RRAC) scored first — Cohen Boyd's fielder's choice grounder brought home Miles Peterson, who led off with his third triple of the season — but the Eagles (20-23, 17-10) tied it in the bottom of the first on Dakota Leopold's RBI single, then took a 4-1 lead in the second on RBI singles by Jarren Lewis and Jonathan Rios and Brandon Riley's sacrifice fly.
        The Gold Rush chipped away — closing to 4-3 when Robert Robinson singled home Jayden Smith in the third inning and Ben Adams' double-play grounder scored Alex Crews in the fourth — but the Eagles pulled away with three runs in their fourth.
        Winning pitcher Gage Mason (3-3) worked the first seven innings, allowing six hits, walking one and striking out five.
        Peterson had a season-high-tying three hits, and it was his ninth multi-hit game this season.
        The finale was moved to an all-artificial-surface facility at Atlanta Sports Complex after a Saturday rainout in Texarkana at George Dobson Field.
        XULA remained in the eighth place in the RRAC, a game and a half behind seventh-place Southwest (N.M.) and one game ahead of ninth-place Jarvis Christian. The top eight teams in the standings will qualify for the RRAC Tournament May 2-5 at Sterlington Sports Complex in Sterlington, La.
 
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Players Mentioned

Cohen Boyd

#1 Cohen Boyd

OF-IF
5' 10"
Sophomore
R-R
Jayden Smith

#13 Jayden Smith

OF
5' 11"
Sophomore
S-R
Robert Robinson

#11 Robert Robinson

IF-P
5' 10"
Graduate Student
R-R
Alex Crews

#14 Alex Crews

IF
5' 7"
Junior
R-R
Miles Peterson

#16 Miles Peterson

OF
6' 2"
Junior
R-R
Ben Adams

#35 Ben Adams

C
5' 8"
Freshman
R-R

Players Mentioned

Cohen Boyd

#1 Cohen Boyd

5' 10"
Sophomore
R-R
OF-IF
Jayden Smith

#13 Jayden Smith

5' 11"
Sophomore
S-R
OF
Robert Robinson

#11 Robert Robinson

5' 10"
Graduate Student
R-R
IF-P
Alex Crews

#14 Alex Crews

5' 7"
Junior
R-R
IF
Miles Peterson

#16 Miles Peterson

6' 2"
Junior
R-R
OF
Ben Adams

#35 Ben Adams

5' 8"
Freshman
R-R
C