Box Score
The DBU Baseball Team slapped the baseball all over Olsen Field in College Station, Texas, on Thursday night to upset the #5 team in the nation; the Texas A&M Aggies. The 12 runs scored by the Patriots tied a season high allowed by the Aggies, while DBU's pitching staff did what they had to do to pick up the victory, only allowing six runs.
Junior Jordan Meaker was lights out for DBU through seven innings to pick up his fifth victory of the season. The 12-6 win for DBU improved their season record to 30-13, while the Aggies, who had won their previous eight games, fell to 38-8.
The Patriots raced out to an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning after Sophomore Ryan Enos led off the game with a bunt single and advanced to third base on a double by Junior Evan Bigley. Junior Trevor Head drove in Enos for the first run of the game on an RBI sacrifice fly to centerfield. Bigley then scored on a two out RBI single to right field by Senior Nick Santos.
DBU extended their lead to 3-0 in the top of the second inning on Junior Brandon Bantz fourth homerun of the season.
The Aggies cut the lead to 3-2 in the bottom of the second inning after back to back doubles by Luke Anders and Darby Brown allowed the first run to score. Brown then scored the second run of the inning on an error by DBU's shortstop Sophomore Austin Knight.
The Patriots pushed their lead to 5-2 in the top of the third inning after Knight scored the first run on a sacrifice RBI fly by Santos. Bigley who had singled earlier in the inning scored the fifth run of the game on an RBI single through the right side by Sophomore Ryan Goins.
Back to back two out doubles by Knight and Bigley gave the Patriots a 6-2 lead heading into the middle half of the fourth inning.
Goins started the two run rally in the top of fifth inning after he singled and then advanced to third on a double down the left field line by Bantz. Senior Clay Kelly drove in both base runners on a two out two RBI single to centerfield, which gave the Patriots an 8-2 advantage.
DBU scored three runs in the top of the sixth inning making the score 11-2. Goins hit an RBI double over the left fielders head and Bantz hit a two RBI single up the middle to manufacture the three runs.
The Patriots added one run to their lead in the top of the seventh inning when Bigley scored from third base on a sacrifice RBI fly by Santos.
The Aggies tried to make things interesting in the bottom of the eighth inning when they scored four runs on five hits, including a 415 foot homerun by Blake Stouffer.
Meaker's final line was 7.1 innings pitched, allowing five earned runs, on nine hits, while striking out seven and walking none. Freshman Jared Stafford and Senior Tyson Bagley combined to pitch 1.2 innings, allowing no runs, on two hits, and striking out two.
Leading DBU at the plate was Bigley, who went four for five, with one RBI, and a run scored, while Bantz finished his night three for four, with three RBI, and two runs scored. Goins also had three hits in five at bats, while five other Patriots had at least two hits a piece.
DBU and the Aggies will play the second game of a three game series on Friday night in College Station starting at 6:30.
