Abilene Christian
12-8, 3-2
UT Arlington
7-12, 3-2
Cats Outlast Mavs, 8-7
3/16/2024 7:23:00 PM | Baseball
Miller Ladusau had four hits, including two doubles and a home run to pace ACU's 16-hit outing.
The Wildcats scored three times in the first inning on an RI double by Miller Ladusau and RBI singles from Gino D'Alessio and Caden Matlon.
ACU went ahead 4-1 in the third on Ladusau's solo home run to center field.
After UTA made it a 4-3 game in the top of the fourth, ACU added a sacrifice fly by Garrett Williams for a 5-3 lead.
Zandt Payne drove in a run with a base hit in the sixth and Ranse Radtke added a two-run single in the seventh for an 8-4 lead.
The Mavericks threatened with three in the eighth but Cade McGarrh came in and shut things down for his second save of the season. McGarrah allowed one hit and fanned two in 1.2 innings.
Payne finished with three hits, D'Alessio and Williams added two apiece and DJ Van Atten, Matlon, Radtke, Benjamin Greer and Holden Rook added one each.
Chandler Benson got the win in relief.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Benson, Chandler (1-0)
L: Caylon Dygert (2-2)
S: McGarrh, Cade (2)
Batting:
2B: Ryan Ellis 1 ; Parker Airhart 1
HR: Ryan Ellis 1 ; Tate Bethel 1 ; Parker Airhart 1
RBI: Ryan Ellis 2 ; Tate Bethel 3 ; Parker Airhart 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Tyson Pointer 2 ; Ryan Ellis 3 ; Tate Bethel 1 ; Parker Airhart 1
Batting:
2B: Payne, Zandt 1 ; Ladusau, Miller 2 ; Greer, Benjamin 1
HR: Ladusau, Miller 1
RBI: Payne, Zandt 1 ; Ladusau, Miller 2 ; D'Alessio, Gino 1 ; Williams, Garrett 1 ; Matlon, Caden 1 ; Radtke, Ranse 2
SH: Matlon, Caden 1
SF: Williams, Garrett 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Payne, Zandt 1 ; Ladusau, Miller 3 ; D'Alessio, Gino 1 ; Williams, Garrett 1 ; Van Atten, DJ 1 ; Greer, Benjamin 1
CS: Payne, Zandt 1
HBP: Van Atten, DJ 1
