Abilene Christian
12-11, 5-4
Tarleton State
9-13, 5-4
Wildcats dominate Texans Sunday afternoon
3/27/2022 5:23:00 PM | Baseball
Back in the win column!#ATO | #GoWildcats pic.twitter.com/UDgbWypeqL
— ACU Baseball (@ACU_Baseball) March 27, 2022
How It Happened
- ACU loaded the bases without an out in the bottom of the first, and the scoring got started with Bash Randle getting hit by a pitch to score Mitchell Dickson. Miller Ladusau followed that with a sacrifice fly to left field, and the 'Cats led 2-0.
- The game broke open incredibly early when Tanner Tweedt launched a three-run home run to put ACU in front, 5-0.
Early lead! Three-run blast for @TannerTweedt!#ATO | #GoWildcats pic.twitter.com/MKHvbiM3mh
— ACU Baseball (@ACU_Baseball) March 27, 2022
- Hunter Gieser, getting the start at first base for Tommy Cruz, put a bow on the first inning with a two-run blast to put the Wildcats in front, 7-0.
Launched! @gieser_9 #ATO | #GoWildcats pic.twitter.com/ugyOOJSmST
— ACU Baseball (@ACU_Baseball) March 27, 2022
- Tarleton scored one in the second inning on a hit-by-pitch with the bases loaded, but outside of that Genner Cervantes held the potent Texan offense in check.
- ACU would plate four more in the third inning, beginning with a wild pitch that plated Brett Hammit.
- Colton Eager singled into center and advanced on an error, scoring Dickson and Grayson Tatrow on the play. The lead was now 10-1.
Two more runs! @coltoneager #ATO | #GoWildcats pic.twitter.com/HQJGKhYVn9
— ACU Baseball (@ACU_Baseball) March 27, 2022
- Randle added to the lead with a double down the line in right to score Eager, capping the four-run inning.
Opposite way, all the way to the wall! @BashRandle #ATO | #GoWildcats pic.twitter.com/j2hYih4DBf
— ACU Baseball (@ACU_Baseball) March 27, 2022
- Tarleton scored its final run in the top of the fourth on an rbi-groundout.
- ACU got the run right back in the bottom of the fourth with a single from Hammit, plating Tweedt.
Hammit delivers! @BeRett21 #ATO | #GoWildcats pic.twitter.com/8i5BhSVoUM
— ACU Baseball (@ACU_Baseball) March 27, 2022
- Dickson plated a run with a sacrifice fly, and Tatrow added two more with a double into right center field.
Two more runs! @gtate__19 #ATO | #GoWildcats pic.twitter.com/qh3FfuRviJ
— ACU Baseball (@ACU_Baseball) March 27, 2022
- ACU scored four more in the sixth inning to make the run-rule even more likely, beginning with a pinch-hit, rbi-single from Aaron Staehely. Eager and Ladusau would also single to push the lead to 18-2.
Pinch hit rbi single for @aaron_s12!#ATO | #GoWildcats pic.twitter.com/yjJJ61PVqy
— ACU Baseball (@ACU_Baseball) March 27, 2022
Another run! @coltoneager #ATO | #GoWildcats pic.twitter.com/Z2qPD4pySv
— ACU Baseball (@ACU_Baseball) March 27, 2022
Miller joins the fun! @ladusau_m #ATO | #GoWildcats pic.twitter.com/0Tg8OaEVgQ
— ACU Baseball (@ACU_Baseball) March 27, 2022
Stat Pack
- Eager led ACU with three hits and matched Tweedt with a team-high three RBI. Eager reached four times and scored three runs Sunday.
- Dickson recorded two hits, scored twice, and drove in one.
- Randle tallied two hits with two driven in and a run scored.
- Tweedt's one hit was a loud one with the three-run homer.
- Tatrow, Ladusau, and Gieser each drove in two runs.
- Hammit and Eager scored three times, while Dickson, Tatrow, Tweedt, Gieser, and Bryson Hill all scored twice.
- ACU drew nine walks and were hit by the pitch twice.
- Cervantes got the win, moving to 1-2 on the season. It was a stellar outing, going 4.0 innings, allowing one earned run on two hits with a career-high eight strikeouts.
- Adam Stephenson pitched an inning out of the bullpen, throwing a scoreless frame on two hits.
- Austin Glaze was back for ACU, and in his first outing of the season, threw a scoreless sixth inning with two strikeouts.
- Zach Smith tossed a scoreless seventh for ACU as well.
Welcome back, @austin_glaze14! 👏👏👏#ATO | #GoWildcats pic.twitter.com/wo2jZ01PWa
— ACU Baseball (@ACU_Baseball) March 27, 2022
Beyond the Box Score
- Dickson's reached base streak is up to 17 games, while Tatrow has reached base safely in 15 games.
- The 18 runs scored are the second-most this season, behind the March 5 performance of 23 runs against Marist.
- The nine walks taken are the most in a game this season for ACU, and the most in a game since the team took 10 against Houston Baptist on April 30, 2021.
Up Next
- ACU will have its rematch with No. 19 TCU next Tuesday, March 29. First pitch in Fort Worth is slated for 6 p.m. The game airs on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ and 102.7 The Bear.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Cervantes, Genner (1-2)
L: Hackett, Bryce (1-4)
Batting:
RBI: Perez, Jaime 1 ; Aguilar, Bryan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Thomas-Rivera,Kemuel 1 ; Seltzer, Colby 1
HBP: Morrison, Trace 1 ; Aguilar, Bryan 1
Batting:
2B: Tatrow, Grayson 1 ; Randle, Bash 1
HR: Tweedt, Tanner 1 ; Gieser, Hunter 1
RBI: Dickson, Mitchell 1 ; Staehely, Aaron 1 ; Tatrow, Grayson 2 ; Eager, Colton 3 ; Randle, Bash 2 ; Ladusau, Miller 2 ; Tweedt, Tanner 3 ; Hammit, Brett 1 ; Gieser, Hunter 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Dickson, Mitchell 2 ; Staehely, Aaron 1 ; Tatrow, Grayson 2 ; Eager, Colton 3 ; Randle, Bash 1 ; Tweedt, Tanner 2 ; Hill, Bryson 2 ; Hammit, Brett 3 ; Gieser, Hunter 2
SB: Staehely, Aaron 1 ; Eager, Colton 1 ; Hammit, Brett 1
HBP: Randle, Bash 1 ; Hammit, Brett 1
