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Cristian Holloway had three hits for Trinity including a solo home run in the fourth inning. His RBI double in the fifth inning tied the game 5-5.
McDonald’s homer put Trinity in front 7-5.
The three-game Conference USA series continues Saturday with the final game on Sunday.
Poston hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning to give UTSA a 7-1 lead.
Bailey, UTSA’s home run leader on the season, hit a solo shot in the third inning that made it 5-1.
Bailey finished the game with three hits. Jonathan Tapia had three hits, a walk, three RBIs and scored four runs.
UTSA starter Luke Malone pitched 5 1/3 innings and improved his record to 6-1. He allowed six hits with five strikeouts, no walks and no earned runs.
The sophomore second baseman from Katy, Texas, put Trinity back in front after Mary Hardin-Baylor tied it 3-3 with two runs in the top of the seventh.
Trinity, ranked 19th, won its 11th game in a row to run its record to 21-7.
Trinity right fielder Jack Vonderhaar had three hits, one run and one RBI. First baseman MJ Metz had two hits and two RBIs.
Tigers reliever Alex Bihn pitched 5 1/3 innings to earn his first win of the season.
UTSA jumped ahead with four runs on five hits in the bottom of the first for a 4-1 lead. Louisiana Tech came back with three runs in the fifth and single runs in the sixth and eighth innings.
UTSA finished with 12 hits including three each by Leyton Barry and Ryan Flores. Shane Sirdashney had a two-run single in the first inning.
The Roadrunners got home runs from Leyton Barry, Chase Keng, Ian Bailey and Sammy Diaz. UTSA starting pitcher Jacob Jimenez (2-0) went five innings and allowed four runs to earn the win.
It was UTSA’s sixth victory in a row. The series continues Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. at Roadrunner Field.
UTSA beat No. 2 Stanford 6-5 in 10 innings on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022 at Roadrunner Field.
UTSA beat No. 2-ranked Stanford 6-5 in 10 innings on Monday at Roadrunner Field for a landmark victory in the school’s 40-year history of college sports.
UTSA led 5-2 after four innings before Stanford came back to tie it 5-5 with a run in the fifth and a two-run homer from Carter Graham in the eighth.
That put UTSA in a position to end it with a run in the bottom of the 10th. Shane Sirdashney led off with a ground ball that Stanford turned into a throwing error that went into the Cardinal dugout. That put Sirdashney at second base with no outs and the Roadrunners were in business.
This was the second summer for San Antonio’s entry in the Texas Collegiate League and the first time the Chanclas won the title.
The Chanclas broke the game open in the late innings to beat the Victoria Generals 8-0 at Wolff Stadium.
Chanclas pitchers Alec Martinez, JT Moeller, Jarek Wells, Evan Maldonado and Connor Schmidt combined to shut out the Generals.
Rody Barker drove in Cole Modgling with the first run of the game in the bottom of the fifth.
The Chanclas got three runs in a sixth inning that included RBI hits by Zac Vooletich and Modgling and a sacrifice fly by Cole Posey. They added four runs in the seventh on two bases-loaded walks and a Generals error.
The Chanclas swept the best-of-three series and will play at home Saturday at noon at Wolff Stadium in a single-game championship.
The Chanclas held off the Bombers with solid pitching. Starter Kolby Lunsford allowed two runs on five hits through seven innings and left with a 4-2 lead. Jarek Wells was the Chanclas’ first reliever, taking care of the eighth inning. Connor Schmidt came in to close it out in the ninth.
The Chanclas took their first lead of the game and went in front for good when Ryan Flores drove in Cole Modgling with two outs in bottom of fourth. Rody Barker’s hit into short right-center brought in Cole Modgling in the bottom of the sixth to make it 4-2.
The Chanclas scored twice in the bottom of the third to tie it 2-2 after the Bombers scored twice in the top of the inning. Justin Thompson drove in Ryan Flores for the Chanclas’ first run and Zac Vooletich’s grounder scored Thompson with the tying run.
The 6-foot-3 right-hander from Round Rock appeared in 17 games for UTSA in 2021 with seven starts and a 2-2 record. He had a 6.41 ERA with 35 strikeouts in 46 1/3 innings.
