SAN ANTONIO – Colton Eager went 4-for-4,
Mitchell Dickson tallied three hits, but the ACU baseball team fell to UIW on the road Wednesday night at Sullivan Field, 12-5. The Wildcats (4-4) trailed 4-1 after the first inning, then UIW (3-2) put together an eight-run fifth inning to break it open. Wednesday marked the first-ever non-conference game in the 75-game series between the schools. ACU outhit UIW 12-9, but will head back to Abilene with a .500 record before the weekend series with Marist.
How It Happened
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Hunter Gieser doubled in Eager to get the scoring started in the top of the first.
- UIW responded with four runs in the home first off
Genner Cervantes, scoring on a pair of singles and a double.
- Eager doubled in
Mitchell Dickson in the top of the fifth to cut the deficit to 4-2.
- Three singles, two hit-by-pitches, a walk, and a wild pitch all scored runs in the eight-run fifth for the Cardinals.
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Bryson Hill hit his second homer of the season, a two-run shot to plate
Tanner Tweedt, in the sixth inning, to put ACU down 12-4.
- Eager doubled, and Dickson eventually scored on an error in centerfield in the sixth.
Stat Pack
- Eager recorded four hits on the afternoon, with one run scored and one run driven in.
- Dickson tallied three knocks and scored twice.
- Tweedt recorded two hits as well.
- Cervantes took the loss after tossing the first inning.
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Drake Boggan (2.0 innings),
Garrett Egli (1.0 inning),
Austin Hale (0.0 inning),
Connor Carlton (0.0 inning),
Tanner Riley (1.0 inning),
Riley Bauman (1.0 inning),
Mitch White (1.0 inning), and
Adam Byrd (1.0 inning) all saw action on the mound.
Beyond the Box Score
- ACU now leads the all-time series with UIW, 46-29.
- This was the first of nine non-conference mid-week games/series this season.
Up Next
- The Wildcats return to Crutcher Scott Field this weekend for a three-game set with Marist. Friday night's game gets underway at 6:05 p.m., while Saturday's game starts at 3:05 p.m., and Sunday's finale begins at 11:05 a.m.
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