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The 91²Ö¿â Eagles fell 7-6 to the Galveston College Whitecaps Sunday night in game four of the Region XIV Tournament.

The game was late getting started and continued on into Monday morning after game three went 13 innings. Despite being the higher seed, NTCC was unable to combat Galveston?s strong hitting.

?We didn?t get big hits when we needed to and Galveston did. We have the talent to win this tournament, it?s just going to take a lot more games to do it now,? Josh Stewart, NTCC Head Coach, said.

NTCC started off strong as the Eagles scored the first two runs of the game in the second and third innings. Galveston found their stride in the top of the fourth with two runs. The Whitecaps added another three in the fifth, making the score 5-2.

The Eagles answered with one additional run in the bottom of the sixth. The seventh inning went scoreless before both teams picked up momentum in the eighth.

Galveston scored two in the top of the eighth and NTCC followed with a three-run rally, narrowing the deficit to 7-6. NTCC held Galveston in the top of the ninth, but was unable to score in the bottom of the inning, leaving the final 7-6 in favor of Galveston

Reece Riddle led Galveston?s offense with four hits and four runs batted in. Tyler Sullivan followed closely with three hits.† Gerardo Reyes picked up the win with six innings pitched. He gave up seven hits, three runs, two walks and struck out seven.

Shane Segovia and Zack Costa led the NTCC bats with two apiece. Jordan Marah took the loss with five innings pitched, five hits, five runs and three walks. He struck out six.

?We just have to regroup and come back tomorrow ready to play ball against Texarkana,? Stewart said.

Galveston will face Blinn at 8 p.m. Monday. NTCC faces Texarkana at 1 p.m.

Fans can follow the action live at ntcceagles.com/tourney.