Box Score
DBU and UT Pan American played game one of a three game series on Thursday night at Patriot Field. The Patriots and Broncs used 13 innings to complete a four and half hour long marathon game. DBU defeated UT-PA in the 13 inning off a walk off homerun, 7-4 to improve to 21-18 on the season, while UT-PA fell to 15-31.
The Patriots took the early lead, when Junior Austin Krum started the rally when he drew a walk after a nine pitch walk and then scored off a two out RBI triple down the right field line by Senior Matt Tucker. Tucker then scored the second run of the first inning off a single up the middle by Junior Nick Santos, giving DBU a 2-0 lead after one inning of play.
The Broncs took the lead back fom DBU in the top of the third inning, when they managed to score three runs off an RBI single and then a two run homerun over the left field wall, which brought the score to 3-2 heading into the middle half of the third.
DBU rallied in the bottom half of the seventh inning, when Sophomore Brandon Bantz led the inning off with an infield single and then advanced to second off a pass ball. Freshman Austin Knight then drew a walk, which brought up Senior Garrett Baker, who advanced the base runners on a ground out to first base. Krum drew his third walk of the game to load the bases for Tucker, who was hit by a pitch, which allowed Bantz to score the tying run.
UT Pan Am regain the lead in the top of the ninth off of relief pitcher Senior Jereme Wilson, when they led off the inning with a single and on a perfect sacrifice bunt advanced the base runner to second base. A fly ball to right field allowed the base runner to advance to third base and with two outs in the inning a single up the middle scored the go ahead run.
The Patriots tied the score up in the bottom of the ninth to force extra innings, when Senior Garrett Baker led off with a single and worked his way to third base. With one out in the inning Tucker hit a hard ground ball to first base, which allowed Baker to score the tying run.
DBU scored the winning runs in the bottom of the thirteenth inning, when they managed to get base runners to second and third for Sophomore Trevor Head, who hit a three run walk off home run over the right field wall, which gives him six for the season.
Picking up the win for DBU was Freshman Ryan Goins, who pitched his way out of a bases loaded no out situation in the top of the 12 inning, while starting pitcher Sophomore Jordan Meaker, went 8.0 innings, allowed three runs, on eight hits, and struck out five Broncs. Picking up the loss for the Broncs, was Alex Guajardo, who went 0.2 innings, allowing one hit and three runs.
Leading DBU at the plate was Tucker, who went two for four, with two runs scored and three RBI, while six other Patriots had at least one hit.
The Patriots and Broncs will continue their three game series tomorrow night at Patriot Field when they throw out the first pitch at 6:00.
