6-7
Illinois
6-4
Kats avoid series sweep with 10-6 win
3/5/2023 8:58:00 PM | Baseball
The Bearkats (6-7 overall) trailed 6-4 and was on the brink of a series sweep heading in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Justin Wishkoski was hit by a pitch to open the frame, and Walker Janek ripped a two-run home run to left center field to tie it. Jake Tatom connected on a one-out double, and Hunter Autrey gave Sam Houston the lead with a double to left field.
Easton Loyd was hit by a pitch with two outs, and Myles Jefferson sent a three-run blast over the wall in left to put the Kats up 10-6.
The Illini scored first with a run in the second inning, but Sam Houston brought three to the plate to take a brief lead in the third.
Jefferson drew a lead-off walk and Joe Redfield and Wishkoski hit back-to-back singles to lead the bases. Janek hit a sacrifice fly to center, and Carlos Contreras pushed a two-run single through the right side.
Illinois retook the lead with a run in the fourth and three in the fifth. The Bearkats got one back in the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Loyd.
Braden Davis got the win in relief. He gave up two runs in 2 2/3 innings to improve to 1-0.
Sam Houston will travel to Austin to face Texas on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Davis, Braden (1-0)
L: Lundgren, John (1-1)
Batting:
2B: McDonald, Cam 2 ; Harding, Brody 1
HR: Westcott, Drake 1
RBI: Westcott, Drake 3 ; Quagliano, Coltin 1 ; Harding, Brody 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Comia, Branden 1 ; McDonald, Cam 1 ; Janik, Camden 1 ; Westcott, Drake 1 ; Moerman, Ryan 1 ; Hejza, Cal 1
SB: Moerman, Ryan 1 ; Hejza, Cal 1 ; Harding, Brody 1
Batting:
2B: Tatom, Jake 1 ; Autrey, Hunter 1
HR: Janek, Walker 1 ; Jefferson, Myles 1
RBI: Janek, Walker 3 ; Contreras, Carlos 2 ; Autrey, Hunter 1 ; Loyd, Easton 1 ; Jefferson, Myles 3
SH: Folse, Wes 1
SF: Loyd, Easton 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Redfield, Joe 1 ; Wishkoski, Justin 2 ; Janek, Walker 1 ; Cotton, Caleb 1 ; Brewster, Lane 1 ; Autrey, Hunter 1 ; Loyd, Easton 1 ; Jefferson, Myles 2
SB: Wishkoski, Justin 1 ; Cotton, Caleb 1 ; Brewster, Lane 1
HBP: Wishkoski, Justin 1 ; Contreras, Carlos 1 ; Loyd, Easton 1 ; Jefferson, Myles 1
