14-4, 0
New Orleans
4-10, 0
Kats bounce back with 6-3 win
3/15/2014 12:17:00 AM | Baseball
Catcher Anthony Azar blasted a solo home run in the fifth inning to lead the Sam Houston baseball team to a 6-3 win over New Orleans in the league opener for both teams. The Bearkats (14-4, 1-0) allowed three first-inning runs but nothing else.
The two teams will play a doubleheader Saturday starting at 2:00 p.m. because of the threat of inclement weather on Sunday.
The Privateers hit a three-run homer off of Bearkat starter Tyler Eppler in the first frame but the junior righty recovered to pitch 6 2/3 innings with four strikeouts.
SHSU scored two runs in the third before tying the game at 3-3 in the fourth on an RBI single by center fielder Colt Atwood. The Bearkats took the lead for the first time in the fifth when Azar led off the frame with a solo home run to give the Kats a 4-3 lead.
The Kats would add a run each in the sixth and seventh. Atwood drove in a run on a sacrifice and lefet fielder Luke Plucheck hit an RBI single that scored third basemen Carter Burgess.
Reliever Alan Scott closed out the game for the Bearkats by throwing the final 2 1/3 innings. Scott struck out the side in the ninth around a one-out single. He registered his second save of the season.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Eppler, Tyler (4-0)
L: Smith, A. (0-3)
S: Scott, Alan (2)
Batting:
HR: Azar, Anthony 1
RBI: Atwood, Colt 2 ; Azar, Anthony 1 ; O'Hearn, Ryan 1 ; Burgess, Carter 1 ; Plucheck, Luke 1
SH: Burgess, Carter 2 ; Plucheck, Luke 1
SF: Atwood, Colt 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Atwood, Colt 1 ; Simerly, Hayden 1 ; Azar, Anthony 1 ; Burgess, Carter 1 ; Perry, Dalton 1 ; Plucheck, Luke 1
HBP: Azar, Anthony 1
Batting:
HR: Randolph, H. 1
RBI: Randolph, H. 3
SH: Liberto, Z. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Capielano, S 1 ; Kanter, R. 1 ; Randolph, H. 1
HBP: Kanter, R. 1
PO: Capielano, S 1
