Saints Win Conference Series Over UHV
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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Our Lady of the Lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
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Houston-Victoria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Our Lady of the Lake | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
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Houston-Victoria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Game 1
Game 1
| Final (10) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
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Our Lady of the Lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
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Houston-Victoria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
VICTORIA, TEXAS (Feb. 18, 2023) – The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) baseball team took two-of-three games against the University of Houston-Victoria (UHV) this weekend. The Saints move to 8-7 overall and 2-1 in Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) play. The Jaguars are 6-9 overall and 1-2 in the RRAC.
Head Coach Matt Piker said, "It was good to start the conference schedule with a series win. We dropped a tough game two, but I was really proud with how the team bounced back in game three. We showed a lot of fight in the series finale and played our brand of baseball. It was a good weekend overall and we have a lot of work to do, but I'm proud with how we competed. Our assistant coaches did a great job this weekend."
Game One
The Saints won the first game of the series by putting up runs late in the game. The contest was scoreless until the top of the eighth inning. Jackson Kalisky singled to left field to bring in Caimyn Holiday and Jacob Montejano. The Saints added two more runs in the ninth inning. Tyler Vivier singled to score Jonathan LaCourse and Kalisky also followed with a single to bring in Criztian Delgado. The Jaguars hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, but it wasn't enough to complete the comeback. The Saints won 4-2 backed by eight hits. Joshua Mendez had a fantastic start on the mound. He went 8.2 innings with 10 strikeouts and allowed only two hits. Chase Dunn pitched in relief to one batter after Mendez gave up the two-run home run. Mendez had a no-hitter brewing until the seventh inning and earned the win.
Game Two
The Jaguars won game two to start the doubleheader on Saturday. The Saints went up 2-0 after scoring one run in the fifth and sixth inning. Francisco Martinez hit a solo home run in the fifth inning and followed with an RBI single in the sixth. The Jaguars tied the game with two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Vivier put the Saints back in the lead with an RBI single in the ninth inning. The Saints were unable to close out the game in the bottom of the frame. UHV singled to bring in one run and then won the game with a walk off single in the 10th frame. Alec Martinez started for the Saints and had four strikeouts in five innings pitched. John B. Ortega II suffered the loss.
Game Three
The Saints finished the series with an exclamation point. They scored six runs on 10 hits and allowed only one run by the Jaguars. Javier De Alejandro started for the Saints and went four innings with one strikeout. Dominique Boggs pitched in relief and picked up the win. Kalisky pitched the final inning for the Saints. Noah Rodriguez batted 2-for-3 with three RBIs. The Saints won 6-1 to start RRAC play with a 3-1 mark.
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Up next
The Saints play at NCAA D2 St. Mary's University on Feb. 21 at 6 p.m.