EDINBURG, Texas – Veterans
Colton Eager and
Grayson Tatrow each recorded two RBI,
Tommy Cruz drove in a run, but the ACU baseball team fell in the series finale to UTRGV Sunday. The Vaqueros scored 12 runs to claim the series win over ACU (8-7, 1-2 WAC), scored six runs on eight hits in the game.
How It Happened
- Tatrow doubled in
Mitchell Dickson to score the first run of the game in the top of the first. Cruz then drove in Tatrow with a groundout to lead 2-0.
- UTRGV matched it with a two-run homer in the bottom of the first.
- An eight-run second inning was the difference in the game, as UTRGV used four hits to take a 10-2 lead.
- Tatrow doubled into left center field to plate
Bryson Hill in the top of the fifth.
- UTRGV hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth to lead 12-3.
- Eager scored in the eighth inning after a double-play up the middle, and Eager would then drive in Tatrow and
Aaron Staehely in the ninth to give it a final of 12-6.
Stat Pack
- Tatrow had the lone multi-hit day for ACU, and led the way with Eager with two RBI.
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Adam Stephenson (1.1 innings) takes the loss, after allowing five earned on five hits.
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Adam Byrd struck out three in 1.2 innings of relief.
- Byrd,
Mitch White,
Sam Berberich, and
Garrett Egli all allowed no runs in their bullpen work.
Beyond the Box Score
- It is the fifth multi-RBI day for Tatrow this season.
Up Next
- The Wildcats head to future WAC opponent UT Arlington for the midweek game on Tuesday, March 15. First pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m. in the Metroplex. ACU then hosts SFA for a three-game series next weekend.
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