Saints Plate 14 Runs in Loss to St. Mary's University
| Final (11) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |
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Our Lady of the Lake | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 |
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St. Mary's University | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 2 |
SAN ANTONIO (March 29, 2023) – The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) baseball team lost a nail-biting 11-inning game 15-14 at NCAA D2 St. Mary's University (StMU) on Tuesday night. The Saints move to 20-15 on the season while the Rattlers improve to 15-15.
Head Coach Matt Piker commented, "This was a tough game and a hard one to swallow. One of the special things about this group is how well they stay in the fight, regardless of previous scores and previous at-bats. The team does a tremendous job, and I can't say enough how proud I am of that. We have work to do and things to clean up. St. Mary's University is a good team and I'm proud of how our performed."
History
The Saints were 3-9 against the Rattlers prior to the game. St. Mary's defeated the Saints 6-4 in February.
Basics
The programs combined for 29 runs on 30 hits on Tuesday night. The Rattlers struck first in the first frame with five runs on three hits. The Saints committed two errors in the inning. OLLU shrunk the lead to two runs in the following inning. Tyler Vivier doubled to score Noah Rodriguez and Jacob Montejano tripled to bring in two runs. The scoring continued when the Rattlers jumped out to a four-run lead in the third inning. The Saints climbed back slowly, and the game was eventually tied 13-13 in the eighth inning. OLLU earned their first advantage of the game 14-13 in the same inning. Montejano singled up the middle to score Caimyn Holiday. The Rattlers tied the game in the bottom of the ninth inning on a wild pitch that allowed the runner to score from third base. The 10th inning was scoreless, and St. Mary's ended the game in the 11th frame on a single down the left field line that scored one run. Ram Maldonado started on the mound for the Saints and struggled after giving up five earned runs without recording an out. Joshua Mendez took the loss when he came to pitch in relief later in the contest. Four Saints players had a multi-hit game.
Up next
The Saints head to Alexandria, La., to face LSU-Alexandria in a three-game series starting on April 7.
