Box Score

DBU completed the sweep of UT Pan American on Saturday afternoon when they defeated the Broncs 31-8.   The Patriots, who used 10 long balls to secure the victory, improved to 23-18 on the season, while UT-PA fell to 15-33.

The Broncs jumped out to the early lead in the final game of the three game series, when they scored three runs on a two out rally.  UT-PA managed back to back singles, which allowed third baseman Patrick Brooks to hit a three run home run giving the Broncs a 3-0 lead heading into the middle of the third.

UT-PA padded their lead in the top of the fourth inning when first baseman Dominic Tognietti hit a solo home run over the left field wall, which gave UT-PA a 4-0 lead.

DBU began their rally in the bottom of the fifth inning when they force the Broncs to start unraveling.  Junior Nick Santos led off the inning with a single and advanced to second when Sophomore Trevor Head reached base on an error.  Pinch hitter Sophomore Evan Bigley then drove a single into centerfield to load the bases for Sophomore Brandon Bantz, who drew a walk to score Santos .  Freshman Austin Knight singled up the middle to drive in Head and with the bases loaded again, Senior Garrett Baker singled to right field to score one more run.  Junior Austin Krum finished up the sixth run inning with a single to right field and an error by the right fielder allowed three runs to score, bringing the score to 6-4 in favor of DBU after five.

The Broncs cut the lead to 6-5 in the top of the sixth inning after second baseman Abraham Garcia led off with a triple and scored when relief pitcher Junior Brett Lester was called for a balk.

The Patriots powered their way to an 11 run lead in the bottom of the sixth inning when Head hit his third home run of the series and following him up was Bigley, who hit a solo home run to left center field.  Bantz then drew a walk to bring up Sophomore JT Bloodworth, who hit the third home run of the inning, which was a two run shot to left field.  Knight and Baker came to the plate and drew walks to bring up Krum, who hit a three run homerun over the centerfield wall.  Tucker then came to the plate and on the next pitch hit the fifth homerun off the inning.  Head came up for the second time in the inning and for the second time hit a two run homerun to left field.  Bigley and Bloodworth reached base on a walk and a hit by pitch, which brought up Knight, who hit an RBI single to right field.  With runners on the corners, Baker then hit a two RBI double down the left field line, which brought up Krum, who hit a double off the left field wall to score Baker for the 14^th run of the inning.  Head hit for the third time of the inning and drove in Krum off a sacrifice fly to right field, which gave him four RBI for the inning and the Patriots a 21-5 lead after six innings.

DBU continued to stroke the ball in the bottom of the seventh inning when they loaded the bases up for Sophomore Will Stramp, who hit a grand slam to left field, which gave the Patriots a 25-5 lead. 

The Patriots wrapped up their scoring in the bottom of the eighth inning when they smashed three more homer runs, which gave DBU 10 for the game and broke the single game school record. 

The Broncs finished out their scoring in the top of the ninth when Ruben Shives hit a three run home run to left field, which brought the score to 31-8.

Picking up the victory for DBU, was Lester, who pitched 3.0 innings, allowing one run on one hit, while improving his season record to 3-2. 

Krum led all batters going three for five, with seven RBI, and three runs scored, while Head finished the day four for six, including three homeruns, he also had five RBI and four runs scored.  Knight, Baker, and Santos also added three hits, while Bigley and Tucker each had two hits for the game.

The Patriots will be in action again on April 27, when they travel to Edinburg, Texas to take on UT Pan American for another three game series.