Big Inning Sinks 'Roos in Loss to Pirates
GEORGETOWN, Texas - The Austin College baseball team jumped out to a 4-0 lead but a nine run inning for Southwestern gave the Pirates the edge for good, as the 'Roos fell 12-5 on Saturday.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Austin College
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0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
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Southwestern (Tex.)
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0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 12 | 14 | 1 |
GEORGETOWN, Texas - The Austin College baseball team jumped out to a 4-0 lead but a nine run inning for Southwestern gave the Pirates the edge for good, as the 'Roos fell 12-5 on Saturday. The 'Roos fall to 8-22 overall on the season with the loss.
Gus Daniel got the scoring started for Austin College with a two run homer in the second, and Austin Dudley added a solo shot as part of a two run third inning to make it a 4-0 game. However, the Pirates got a three run triple and a two run homer as part of a nine run inning in the bottom of the third to go on top 9-4, and they would not look back.
The lead grew to 12-4 before Scott Gelbart brought home a run with an RBI single in the top of the eighth to make it a seven run final margin. Chase Almaguer took the loss, surrendering 11 runs on 10 hits in 4.0 innings of work. Dudley finished 2-for-4, and Thomas Oberg added a pair of hits in the loss.