12-8, 5-0
UTRGV
9-9, 1-4
Kats stretch win streak to six
3/18/2023 10:08:00 PM | Baseball
The Bearkats (12-8, 5-0) have now won six games in a row heading into the series finally at noon on Sunday at UTRGV Baseball Stadium.
The game was back and forth as the Vaqueros (9-9, 1-4) managed to tie the contest each time Sam Houston took the lead.
The Bearkats grabbed a 3-1 lead in the top of the sixth thanks to a sacrifice fly by Easton Loyd in the fourth, an RBI single by Tyler Davis in the fifth and a solo home run to right by Loyd in the sixth. UTRGV was able to tie it with a run in fourth and two in the sixth.
Sam Houston briefly went back on top in the seventh on an RBI single to center field by Walker Janek to bring home Davis. Yet again, the Vaqueros managed to scratch across a run in the bottom of the frame to knot the game at 4.
The Kats got something brewing in the eighth when Carlos Contreras drew a lead-off walk and pinch runner Caleb Cotton stole second base. Lane Brewster also walked and both runners advanced on a double steal to setup a two-run single by Joe Redfield for the game-winning runs.
Rome Shubert got the win in relief by tossing 1 1/3 shutout innings. Braden Davis earned the save with a scoreless ninth inning.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Shubert, Rome (1-2)
L: Garza, Randy (0-1)
S: Davis, Braden (3)
Batting:
2B: Davis, Tyler 1
HR: Loyd, Easton 1
RBI: Davis, Tyler 1 ; Redfield, Joe 2 ; Janek, Walker 1 ; Loyd, Easton 2
SH: Brewster, Lane 1
SF: Loyd, Easton 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Davis, Tyler 1 ; Janek, Walker 1 ; Loyd, Easton 1 ; Cotton, Caleb 1 ; Jefferson, Myles 1 ; Brewster, Lane 1
SB: Redfield, Joe 2 ; Janek, Walker 1 ; Wishkoski, Justin 2 ; Cotton, Caleb 2 ; Brewster, Lane 1
HBP: Wishkoski, Justin 1 ; Jefferson, Myles 1
Batting:
RBI: Pimentel, Brandon 1 ; Torres, Adrian 1 ; Ochoa, RJ 1
SH: Lopez, Isaac 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Saenz, Zerek 1 ; Gonzalez, Roberto 1 ; Cain, Montclair 1 ; Sanchez, Jacob 1
SB: Cain, Montclair 1 ; Ochoa, RJ 1
CS: Cain, Montclair 1
HBP: Saenz, Zerek 1
PO: Torres, Adrian 1
