Box Score

DBU picked up their second straight win over Texas Southern, after Senior Randall Taylor led them to victory by pitching 7.0 innings, allowing no runs, scattering three hits, and striking out six Tigers.  With the 4-0 victory, Taylor improved to 4-2 and the Patriots to 18-16, while TSU fell to 9-18.

Texas Southern threw two pitchers at DBU, who allowed four runs, on eight hits, and struck out three Patriots.

The Patriots took the early lead in the bottom of the second inning, when Sophomore Evan Bigley led off the inning with a single and advanced to second off an error.  Senior Matt Tucker then drove in Bigley with an RBI double to right center field and later scored off a two out RBI single by Sophomore JT Bloodworth, which made the score 2-0 after two innings of play. 

DBU padded their lead in the bottom of the third after Freshman Austin Knight reached on an error and was later drove in by a two out RBI single by Tucker bringing the score to 3-0.

Junior Tyson Bagley came in and shut down the Tigers in the eight with a three up, three down inning, while Freshman Ryan Goins picked up his first save of the season when he shut down TSU in the top of the ninth.

Leading DBU at the plate was Tucker who went two for three, with two RBI and one run scored.  Also having strong night was Sophomore Trevor Head, who two hits in three at bats and a base on balls.

The Patriots and Tigers will finish off their three game series tomorrow afternoon when they take Patriot Field at 2:00.