Emory University freshman Ben Hinojosa held Hendrix College scoreless through eight innings on just two hits, and finished out the ninth inning to earn a complete game victory with a 7-2 win over Hendrix College on Saturday afternoon at Chappell Park.

The complete game was the first by an Emory pitcher since May 25, 2007, when former Eagle Jason Glushon pitched the entire outing during a loss to the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point during the College World Series.  The last nine-inning complete game by an Eagle was also by Glushon on March 17, 2007 against Washington University (Mo.).

Hinojosa finished the day with two runs allowed (one earned) on six hits and one walk, while striking out four batters.  He improved to 3-2 on the season with the victory, while lowering his ERA to 3.06 during the 2011 campaign.

The freshman carried a two-hit shutout into the ninth inning, but after committing a throwing error to start the frame, allowed four more hits, scoring two runs for the Warriors.  However, with the bases loaded and one out, Hinojosa induced a fly out to right and a ground out to short to end the contest and earn the complete game win with 116 pitches.

Emory scored all of its runs over two innings, plating four in the first and three in the sixth.  The first six Emory batters of the game reached off Hendrix starter Jordan Suydam, including an RBI single from Kevin O’Connor, a bases-loaded hit by pitch drawn by Andrew Cohn, and a bases loaded walk to Patrick Riebsame.  Designated hitter Daniel Iturrey added a sacrifice fly in the inning to cap off the four run frame, but the sophomore was 0-for-3 in the game, putting an end to his 11-game hitting streak.

In the sixth, Jared Welch and Gabe Shivers picked up back-to-back singles with one out, and after a wild pitch moved the pair into scoring position, Ryan Jones drove them both in with his team-leading 15^th double of the season.  Cohn added a bases loaded walk in the inning, extending the lead to 7-0 after six.

O’Connor finished the game two-for-two with an RBI and two walks, while Jones was two-for-three with two RBIs, and is now six-for-eight during the first two games of the series.

Suydam took the loss on the day for the Warriors, falling 3-1 on the season.

Emory improved to 20-10 on the season, surpassing its win total from all of last year, when the Eagles went 19-20.  It was the fifth win in the last six games for Emory.  Hendrix dropped to 13-13 on the season with the loss.

The two teams will wrap up their series at Chappell Park tomorrow at 1:00 PM, as the Eagles will go for the sweep of the three-game series.