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BRYAN — Adam De La Garza drew a go-ahead, bases-loaded walk in the eighth inning as the streaking East Texas Pump Jacks rallied for a 4-3 victory over Brazos Valley on Friday night.

It was the second bases-loaded walk of the inning as J.D. Dunn reached on a free pass to tie the game, 2-2.

The Pump Jacks, winners of four of their past five, added an insurance run in the ninth on a sacrifice fly RBI by Paige Hodges. Kory Cleveland recorded the final two outs in the bottom half of the inning to earn his first save.

Bryan Dixon (1-0), who pitched 2 1-3 innings of relief and allowed a run on two hits, earned his first win.

Nate Bryan went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored to lead the Pump Jacks at the plate. Hodges went 2-for-5 and Matt Curry was 1-for-3 with two runs scored.

Justin Murray started on the mound for East Texas and went six innings, allowing two runs on six hits with five strikeouts.

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East Texas 4, Brazos Valley 3

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BV 101 000 001 — 3 8 2

Justin Murray, Bryan Dixon (7), Kory Cleveland (9) and Andrew Nettune; Jim McGonigle, D. Sever (7) and Kip Masuda. W — Dixon (1-0). L — Sever (0-1). S — Cleveland (1). 2B — ET: Nate Bryan. BV: Masuda. SB — BV: Todd Cunningham, Nick Anders, Brian Nelson, Jake Sharrock.

RECORDS

— East Texas 7-9; Brazos Valley 8-8.

NEXT UP

— East Texas at Coppell, 7:05 p.m. today; McKinney at Brazos Valley, 7:05 p.m. today.