16-12, 7-5
UTRGV
16-11, 6-6
Kats fall to UTRGV in series finale
4/3/2022 5:04:00 PM | Baseball
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The game was tied up at 4-4 until the Vaqueros (16-11, 6-6 WAC) exploded for six runs on nine hits in the fifth on their way to 26 hits on the day, a mark one shy of the program record set in 2009.
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The Kats (16-12, 7-5 WAC) finished with 10 hits of their own, including a 3-for-4 day from Lane Brewster and 2-hit games from Justin Wishkoski, Carlos Contreras and Walker Janek.
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Matt Dillard took the loss, allowing eight runs in just 4.0 innings, while UTRGV starter Jesus Aldaz earned the win with 6.0 of work, allowing five runs on eight hits.
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Sam Houston will next head to Houston on Tuesday for the second game of the Don Sanders Cup series before hitting the road again for a weekend series at Abilene Christian.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Aldaz, Jesus (3-2)
L: Dillard, Matt (3-2)
S: Ariza, JC (1)
Batting:
2B: Blake, Cameron 1 ; Ramirez, Diego 1 ; Pimentel, Brandon 2 ; Sanchez, Jacob 1 ; Cain, Brett 2 ; Shelton, DeAndre' 1
HR: Rojas Jr., Freddy 1
RBI: Blake, Cameron 3 ; Ramirez, Diego 1 ; Sturges, Bryan 1 ; Rojas Jr., Freddy 3 ; Sanchez, Jacob 1 ; Cain, Brett 1 ; Shelton, DeAndre' 1 ; Lopez, Isaac 1
SF: Rojas Jr., Freddy 1 ; Shelton, DeAndre' 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Blake, Cameron 1 ; Ramirez, Diego 1 ; Pimentel, Brandon 2 ; Sturges, Bryan 1 ; Rojas Jr., Freddy 2 ; Sanchez, Jacob 2 ; Cain, Brett 2 ; Shelton, DeAndre' 2
SB: Sturges, Bryan 2
CS: Lopez, Isaac 1
Batting:
2B: Janek, Walker 1
3B: Brewster, Lane 1 ; Loyd, Easton 1
RBI: Brewster, Lane 1 ; Wishkoski, Justin 1 ; Contreras, Carlos 1 ; Janek, Walker 2 ; MacKenzie, Anthony 1
SF: MacKenzie, Anthony 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Brewster, Lane 2 ; Chadwick, Clayton 1 ; Contreras, Carlos 1 ; Loyd, Easton 2
SB: Loyd, Easton 1
HBP: Wishkoski, Justin 1
