2
NM State NMSU 4-18, 2-8 WAC
3
Winner Sam Houston SHSU 17-10, 9-1 WAC
NM State NMSU
4-18, 2-8 WAC
2
Final
3
Sam Houston SHSU
17-10, 9-1 WAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NM State NMSU 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 9 1
Sam Houston SHSU 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 X 3 10 0

W: Atkinson, Coltin (4-1) L: Treyjen Meza (1-5) S: Davis, Braden (3)

Carlos Contreras swings at a NM State offering
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Game Recap: Baseball |

Kats fend off NM State to open WAC series

HUNTSVILLE — Sam Houston just beat the storm to hold on for a 3-2 victory over New Mexico State on Friday in the first game of a three-game WAC set at Don Sanders Stadium.
 
The Bearkats (17-10, 9-1) have won four straight and stand atop the WAC standings. Game two of the series is scheduled for Saturday at 3 p.m.
 
Starter Coltin Atkinson gave up a solo home run in the second inning as the Aggies grabbed a 1-0 lead. He settled in after that and allowed just one more run over the next four innings to improve to 4-1 on the season.
 
Sam Houston finally answered New Mexico State with a run in the fourth when Carlos Contreras singled to left, and Myles Jefferson laced a double down the left-field line to setup a sacrifice fly by Clayton Chadwick to tie it.
 
The Kats scored what would prove to be the game-winning runs in the fifth as Joe Redfield pushed a double into right center field with one out. He advanced on a flyout then scored when Contreras doubled down the right-field line.
 
Jefferson drove in the insurance run with a single to right to bring Contreras home.
 
Chandler Davis struck out five in 2 2/3 scoreless innings in relief, and Braden Davis picked up the save in the ninth.
 
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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play NMSU SHSU
NMSU TOP 2nd Perez, C. homered to right center, RBI (0-0). 1 0
SHSU BOT 4th Chadwick, C. flied out to lf, SAC, RBI (0-0); Contreras, C scored. 1 1
SHSU BOT 5th Contreras, C doubled down the rf line, RBI (3-2 BSSFBB); Redfield, J. scored. 1 2
SHSU BOT 5th Jefferson, M singled to right field, advanced to second, RBI (1-2 BKK); Contreras, C scored. 1 3
NMSU TOP 6th MartinezPaga homered to right field, RBI (2-1 BSB). 2 3

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