Baseball falls short in series against LSU-A

The OLLU baseball team took one of three games against LSU-Alexandria (LSUA) this past weekend, winning the finale, 13-0, after dropping the first two games, 7-5 and 8-3.

The Saints move to 21-22 overall and 10-14 in the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC). The Generals jump to 17-18 overall and 14-9 in the RRAC.

In the finale, Vincent Banda, Brandon Betancourt and Kobey Allison each had three RBI for the Saints.

Baseball wins conference series over Houston-Victoria

The baseball team took two of three Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) games against the University of Houston-Victoria (UHV) this weekend. The Saints won the opener, 6-1, the third game, 5-1, and lost the second contest, 9-4.

The Saints jump to 9-8 overall and 3-3 in the RRAC. The Jaguars drop to 9-5 overall and 2-4 in conference.

Saints first baseman Jack Kalisky drove in three runs with a double and triple in the first game to support Devin Benavides, who threw eight scoreless innings, striking out seven and scattering seven hits.

OLLU centerfielder Brandon Betancourt drove in two runs in the third game while Christian Perez notched the win and struck out five batters in four innings.

Baseball scores 22 runs in sweep of Arlington Baptist

The OLLU baseball team swept Arlington Baptist University (ABU) in a three-game series with matchups on Thursday and Friday. The Saints won the opener, 10-0, behind the one-hit pitching of Devin Benavides and the bat of Nicholas Alonzo, who went 3-for-4 at the plate and drove in one run.

Jack Kalisky went 2-for-3 and drove in one run as OLLU won the second game, 5-1. And Brandon Betancourt went 2-for-2 and drove in three runs to lead the Saints to a 7-0 victory in the final game.

The Saints improve to 6-4 on the season while the Patriots drop to 0-3.