Box Score
The Patriots Baseball Team dropped their second straight game on Tuesday night when they were defeated by Sam Houston State University, 10-8. The Bearkats, who is one of the top hitting teams in the nation, smashed 17 hits to manufacture the victory and improve their record to 27-18, while the Patriots fell to 29-13.
DBU took an early 2-0 lead in the top of the third inning when they loaded the bases for Junior Trevor Head, who reached base on an error by the Bearkats centerfielder, which also allowed two runs to score. The Patriots added a run to their lead in the top of the fourth inning when Sophomore Austin Knight reached base on an error, advanced to third on a wild pitch, and scored on a sacrifice RBI Fly by Freshman Bradshaw Perry.
Sam Houston used four hits and two Patriot errors to rally for five runs in the bottom of the fifth. Heath Pugh had an RBI single and Keith Stein a two-run single to give the Bearkats a 5-3 lead.
Head blasted a home run over the scoreboard in center field and Junior Brandon Bantz doubled, then scored on an error to tie the contest at 5-5 in the top of the fifth inning.
The Bearkats retook the lead in the bottom half of the fifth after they scored two runs on three hits, including a double and two singles.
DBU tied the game at 7-7 in the top of the sixth and took a one run lead in the top of the seventh inning on three hits, including RBI singles by Senior Nick Santos and Head, while Freshman Jason Krizan drove in the third run on an RBI sacrifice fly.
The Patriots, however, were not able to hold the 8-7 lead letting the Bearkats score three unanswered runs in seventh and eighth innings using five hits and one DBU error. Freshman Chris Haney was the victim of the final three runs and the loss, after he pitched 1.2 innings, allowing three runs on five hits.
Head and Bantz led the way at the plate with each of them having two hits, while Head drove in three and scored a run.
DBU will look to get back to their winning ways on May 1, when they travel to College Station, Texas, to start a three game series with Texas A&M University.
