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Photo by: Joe Harper
UTSA Scores Three Runs in Ninth to Defeat Southern Miss Saturday at Roadrunner Field
3/30/2019 6:27:00 PM | Baseball
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – UTSA rallied with three runs in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Roadrunners to a 6-5 Conference USA victory over Southern Miss Saturday afternoon at Roadrunner Field.
The Golden Eagles (16-8, 6-2) dropped their first Conference series since May 11-13, 2018, when they lost to Louisiana Tech 2 games to 1.
Southern Miss held a 5-3 advantage going into the bottom of the ninth. Mason Strickland, who had thrown six strong relief innings in which he allowed five hits and two walks with two strikeouts, gave up a leadoff walk. The visitors then went to the bullpen and freshman Hunter Stanley got a fielder's choice for the first out of the inning.
Stanley then walked a Roadrunner hitter before the Golden Eagles went to the pen again for redshirt-freshman Ryan Och. The left-hander posted a strikeout for the second out, but then gave up a slow roller to second which loaded the bases.
Bryan Sturges, who ended his day with three RBI, then laced an Och pitch into right-centerfield scoring two that was going to tie the score. The throw in from Matt Wallner, the rightfielder, short-hopped first baseman Hunter Slater and bounced off his leg to allow the game-winning run to score from first on the play.
Danny Lynch led the Golden Eagles with three hits and two RBI.
With the Golden Eagles trailing 2-0 in the fifth, Southern Miss took its first lead with a three-run fifth.
Lynch led off the frame with a double and scored one batter later when Will McGillis' sacrifice bunt was thrown away at first base. Matthew Guidry then tripled and scored on a wild pitch to give the Golden Eagles their first advantage of the weekend.
After the Roadrunners (13-14, 5-3) tied the game in the bottom of the frame, the Golden Eagles retook the lead with solo tallies in the sixth and eighth innings on a pair of Lynch RBI singles.
Wallner also added two hits for the Golden Eagles.
Jake Harrison threw the final inning and posted a strikeout to get credit for the victory and improve to 1-1 on the year. Och allowed an unearned run on two hits with a strikeout to suffer the loss and fall to 1-3.
The two teams complete the series with a 1 p.m., contest on Sunday.
The Golden Eagles (16-8, 6-2) dropped their first Conference series since May 11-13, 2018, when they lost to Louisiana Tech 2 games to 1.
Southern Miss held a 5-3 advantage going into the bottom of the ninth. Mason Strickland, who had thrown six strong relief innings in which he allowed five hits and two walks with two strikeouts, gave up a leadoff walk. The visitors then went to the bullpen and freshman Hunter Stanley got a fielder's choice for the first out of the inning.
Stanley then walked a Roadrunner hitter before the Golden Eagles went to the pen again for redshirt-freshman Ryan Och. The left-hander posted a strikeout for the second out, but then gave up a slow roller to second which loaded the bases.
Bryan Sturges, who ended his day with three RBI, then laced an Och pitch into right-centerfield scoring two that was going to tie the score. The throw in from Matt Wallner, the rightfielder, short-hopped first baseman Hunter Slater and bounced off his leg to allow the game-winning run to score from first on the play.
Danny Lynch led the Golden Eagles with three hits and two RBI.
With the Golden Eagles trailing 2-0 in the fifth, Southern Miss took its first lead with a three-run fifth.
Lynch led off the frame with a double and scored one batter later when Will McGillis' sacrifice bunt was thrown away at first base. Matthew Guidry then tripled and scored on a wild pitch to give the Golden Eagles their first advantage of the weekend.
After the Roadrunners (13-14, 5-3) tied the game in the bottom of the frame, the Golden Eagles retook the lead with solo tallies in the sixth and eighth innings on a pair of Lynch RBI singles.
Wallner also added two hits for the Golden Eagles.
Jake Harrison threw the final inning and posted a strikeout to get credit for the victory and improve to 1-1 on the year. Och allowed an unearned run on two hits with a strikeout to suffer the loss and fall to 1-3.
The two teams complete the series with a 1 p.m., contest on Sunday.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: HARRISON, Jake (1-1)
L: Och, Ryan (1-3)
Batting:
2B: Wallner, Matt 1 ; Bowen, Bryant 1 ; Lynch, Danny 1
3B: Guidry, Matthew 1
RBI: Guidry, Matthew 1 ; Lynch, Danny 2
SH: Montenegro, Gabe 1 ; Bowen, Bryant 1 ; McGillis, Will 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Guidry, Matthew 1 ; Wallner, Matt 1 ; Blaylock, Brant 1 ; Lynch, Danny 1 ; McGillis, Will 1
SB: Wallner, Matt 1 ; Blaylock, Brant 1
Batting:
2B: PAXTON, Griffin 1
3B: STACY, Ryan 1
RBI: ARIAS, Bryan 1 ; ROCK, Dylan 1 ; STURGES, Bryan 3
SF: ROCK, Dylan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: ARIAS, Bryan 2 ; STACY, Ryan 1 ; ROCK, Dylan 1 ; MOON, Garrett 1 ; BARRY, Layton 1
SB: TAPIA, Jonathan 1
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