ABILENE – Grayson Tatrow led the way with three hits,
Tanner Tweedt drove in two runs, but the ACU baseball team fell in the opener Friday night to UTRGV, 6-4. The Wildcats (18-19, 7-9 WAC) held a 4-2 lead after two innings, but the Vaqueros (22-15, 8-8 WAC) scored four in the sixth, which proved to be the difference in the game at a very windy Crutcher Scott Field. Tatrow, Tweedt, and
Mitchell Dickson each recorded multi-hit nights for ACU.
How It Happened
- UTRGV struck twice in the top of the first off
Tyler Morgan, scoring on a sacrifice fly and an rbi-single to lead 2-0.
- ACU answered in the home second inning. Tatrow tied the game with a ground-rule double, and two batters later, Tweedt gave ACU a 4-2 lead with a single to left field.
- After the starting pitching settled down in the third, fourth, and fifth innings, the Vaqueros cracked back with a four-run sixth, forcing Morgan out of the game. UTRGV scored on a passed ball, a two-run home run, and a single to lead 6-4. The four-run sixth prove to be the game-winning inning for the visitors.
Stat Pack
- Morgan went 5.1 innings, allowing five earned runs on eight hits with four strikeouts.
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Max Huffling pitched 2.2 innings out of the bullpen, allowing one earned on three hits with three strikeouts.
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Sam Berberich tossed a scoreless ninth inning for the 'Cats.
- Tatrow went 3-for-5 with a pair of RBI, while Tweedt tallied two hits with two driven in as well.
- Dickson put together a multi-hit night with a pair of hits.
Beyond the Box Score
- Tatrow tallied his 10th multi-hit game of the season, and extends his reached-base streak to 29 games.
- Dickson put together his 11th such game of the year, while Tweedt tallied his eighth game with multiple hits in 2022.
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Colton Eager's reached-base streak is up to 23 consecutive games.
- The wind was blowing 35 miles per hour towards the left-field corner Friday night, the windiest game in Abilene this season.
On Deck
- The series wraps up on Saturday with a doubleheader. The teams will not play Sunday due to inclement weather in Abilene. The twin bill begins at 1:05 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. Game 2 of the series airs on ESPN+, while Game 3 airs on the WAC Digital Network.
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