Saints Baseball Falters in Loss to St. Mary's University

SAN ANTONIO (Feb. 13, 2024) – The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) baseball team fell to NCAA D2 St. Mary's University 10-3 on Tuesday night. The Saints move to 6-5 on the season while the Rattlers jump to 4-5.

Head Coach Matt Piker said, "This was a tough loss tonight and we had a lot of opportunities to let them off the hook. We didn't play well enough to win and I didn't coach well enough to win. Our assistants performed well tonight by putting us in good positions. They handled their responsibilities but at the end of the day if we don't play well enough, it's on me. I take full responsibility for how we played tonight. We have to do a better job and reset for the University of the Southwest series this week."

History

The Saints were 2-11 against the Rattlers prior to the game.

Basics

The Rattlers opened the scoring in the first inning on a ground out RBI. St. Mary's advantage remained until the sixth inning when the Saints took the lead. Diego Zuniga hit a two-run double to center field that scored Jack Kalisky and Caimyn Holiday. The Rattlers quickly responded in the bottom of the frame. They totaled eight runs on five hits including a grand slam. OLLU added a run in the top of the eighth inning on a wild pitch, but the Rattlers won 10-3 in the nine-inning contest. Jack Kalisky started on the mound and went one inning with three walks and an earned run. Esai Puente, Ethan Garza, Roman Rodriguez, Matthew Sanchez, Austin Mitchell and Chase Dunn all pitched in relief. Rodriguez suffered the loss after allowing three runs. Holiday finished batting 2-for-3, while Zuniga and Kalisky were responsible for the other two hits.

Up next

The Saints travel to face the University of the Southwest in a three-game series starting on Feb. 15 at 1 p.m.