ROUND ROCK — Sam Houston bounced back at the plate to trounce Iowa 6-0 at the Karbach Classic on Friday evening at Dell Diamond.
The Bearkats (4-2) collected 15 hits to drive in six runs with
Joe Redfield and
Myles Jefferson leading the way with three apiece.
Coltin Atkinson was solid on the mound, scattering two hits in seven strong innings with seven strikeouts to improve to 2-0 on the season.
Sam Houston got Atkinson all the support he would end up needed with a run in the top of the second. Clayton Chadwich laced a double down the right field line and scored when Redfield hit an RBI infield single.
Walker Janek accounted for another extra base hit when he ripped a double down the left field line. Chadwick brought the run to the plate to make it 2-0 on a single to center field.
It was Jefferson's turn to double down the left field line to begin the fifth. He moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by
Lane Brewster and came home to score on a single by
Justin Wishkoski through the left side.
The combo of Redfield and Jefferson pushed the lead to 4-0 in the sixth. Redfield singled through the right side with one out, and Jefferson ripped his second double of the game down the left field line to scratch across the run.
Sam Houston added a pair of insurance runs in the ninth as Jefferson singled, Brewster drew a walk and Wishkoski slipped a hit through the left side to load the bases. Janek was hit by a pitch to bring home a run, and Chadwick walked to make it 6-0.
The Bearkats will face Kansas State on day two of the Karbach Classic on Saturday at 4 p.m.
