The baseball team won two games against Jarvis Christian College (JCC) March 19. The Saints are now 13-15 overall and 8-6 in the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC). The Bulldogs drop to 5-22 overall and 3-11 in conference.
Head Coach Bryan Aughney commented, “I was pleased with how the bats came alive in both games. Trey Ramirez III (SR/Donna, Texas) (SR/Donna, Texas) had a great outing on the mound in game two.”
History
The Saints were 10-13 against the Bulldogs prior to this weekend.
Game One, 13-8
The Saints scored 13 runs on 13 hits in game one against Jarvis. Following a 2-0 deficit in the top of the second inning, OLLU plated three runs in the bottom of the inning and four in the fourth inning. Jacob Mitchell (SR/Harker Heights, Texas), Brandon Betancourt (FR/San Antonio, Texas), and Jacob Montejano (JR/San Antonio, Texas) all picked up RBIs in the two frames. Mitchell hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning to break open the score to 7-2. The Saints added four more runs in the seventh inning and two in the eighth inning to win 13-8.
Mitchell finished with four RBIs and Betancourt batted 3-for-4. Starting pitcher Brett Vasquez (JR/Baytown, Texas) struck out nine batters in five innings and picked up the win.
Game Two, 16-3
OLLU continued to score runs at will in the second game. The Bulldogs tallied nine hits but were only able to score three runs. The Saints took an early 3-0 lead in the first inning after Betancourt and Matthew Klar (JR/San Antonio, Texas) recorded RBIs. The Saints scored in every inning but the fifth in the seven-inning affair. Seven Saints players recorded at least one hit and Mitchell hit a grand slam. Francisco Martinez (FR/San Antonio, Texas) batted 2-for-2 and Robert Arredondo (SR/Corpus Christi, Texas) went 2-for-3 at the plate. Ramirez III pitched the entire game and struck out nine batters to earn the win. The Saints won 16-3 backed by 10 hits.
Up next
The Saints travel to Marshall, Texas, to face Wiley College in a three-game series starting on March 25.