NEW ORLEANS – A three-run fifth and a six-run eighth propelled the University of New Orleans baseball team (5-7, 1-2 Southland) to a 12-6 victory over Stephen F. Austin (9-4, 2-1 Southland) on Sunday afternoon at Maestri Field.
Dylan Biddick took a pitch off the shoulder from Gage Elliott before
Jayden Adcox singled to open the bottom of the fifth.
Adrian Dominguez sent a ball into the left-center field gap for an RBI double. A perfect sacrifice bunt from UNO starting pitcher
Karson Evans scored Adcox in the next at-bat, and a wild pitch from Brennan Greer brought home Dominguez to cap the inning for UNO.
Julian Swift's two-run home run in the top of the seventh put Stephen F. Austin within a run before the Privateers left no doubt about the result in the bottom of the eighth.
Reid Bowyer walked
Kruise Newman to load the bases before
Evan Rogers smashed a two-run double into the left-center gap to give UNO a three-run cushion. With Kareh
Valentin at the plate, Rogers scored on a fielder's choice. Evans scored on an ensuing wild pitch, and Valentin was driven home by a
Carson Hepworth sacrifice fly to finish the
Privateers' scoring.
SFA opened the scoring with four consecutive base hits in the top of the second inning. Juan Cantua's double scored Julian Swift before Cooper Schneider singled through the left side to bring home Cantua, giving the 'Jacks a 2-0 lead.
Owen Smith got the Privateers on the board with an RBI single in the bottom of the third following a single and stolen base from Hepworth to kick-start the UNO rally. Adcox singled home Smith to tie the game at 2-2.
INSIDE THE BOX
Tyler Velino (1-0) picked up the win for the Privateers. He went 1 1/3 innings, giving up a pair of hits and one earned run. The graduate student struck out one and walked one. Elliott (1-1) gave up a pair of earned runs and two hits in his lone inning pitched and took the loss for the 'Jacks.
Luke Lycette picked up his second save of the season after pitching the final three innings and allowing two runs on two hits with three strikeouts.
Smith, Adcox and
Evan Rogers each had three hits Sunday for the Privateers. Rogers and Evans both had two RBI. Nine different Privateers scored runs, and UNO hitters forced Stephen F. Austin to use 10 pitchers Sunday.
NEXT UP
New Orleans returns to action on Tuesday night when Jackson State visits Maestri Field. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. with the game airing on ESPN+.
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