Abilene Christian
18-13, 9-5
SFA
5-26, 2-12
Cats Even Series at SFA
4/6/2024 8:27:00 PM | Baseball
The Wildcats posted 14 hits, led by Gino D'Alessio and Maddox Miesse with three singles, Zandt Payne with two doubles and a single and Miller Ladusau with two doubles. Benjamin Greer and Holden Rook each added a double and Ranse Radtke had a single.
ACU took the lead in the first inning on a two-run double by Payne and went ahead 3-0 in the third with an RBI single by Miesse.
SFA took a 4-3 lead in the fourth, but ACU scored five runs in the fifth on a two-run single by D'Alessio a two-run error and an RBI for Ladusau, who was hit by a pitch with the bases full.
Ladusau added an RBI double in the eighth.
ACU scored three in the ninth inning on a two-run double by Payne and a two-run double by Rook.
Brett Palmer pitched 1.2 scoreless innings in relief to get the win. He fanned three batters.
The teams meet with the series on the line at noon on Sunday.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Palmer, Blaine (2-0)
L: J. James (0-3)
S: De La Cruz, Rolando (1)
Batting:
2B: Greer, Benjamin 1 ; Ladusau, Miller 2 ; Payne, Zandt 2 ; Rook, Holden 1
RBI: Ladusau, Miller 2 ; D'Alessio, Gino 2 ; Miesse, Maddox 1 ; Payne, Zandt 3 ; Rook, Holden 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Greer, Benjamin 2 ; D'Alessio, Gino 2 ; Miesse, Maddox 2 ; Payne, Zandt 2 ; Radtke, Ranse 2 ; Staehely, Aaron 1 ; Rook, Holden 1
SB: Radtke, Ranse 1 ; Staehely, Aaron 1 ; Rook, Holden 1
HBP: Ladusau, Miller 1 ; Miesse, Maddox 1 ; Radtke, Ranse 1
Batting:
2B: B. Knoerr 1
RBI: C. Martin 1 ; T. Biggs 1 ; N. Brown 2
SH: C. Griffin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: C. Hill 1 ; B. Knoerr 1 ; T. Biggs 2
CS: C. Hill 1
HBP: C. Martin 1
