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Kragen Kechely
4
Texas A&M TAMU 15-4
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Winner DBU DBU 13-3
Texas A&M TAMU
15-4
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Final
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DBU DBU
13-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas A&M TAMU 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 9 0
DBU DBU 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 X 5 7 2

W: Hines, MacGregor (1-0) L: Jozwiak, Chandler (2-1) S: Carraway, Burl (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Patriots Knock Off #18 Texas A&M for Eighth Straight Win

THE LEAD
DBU extended its winning streak to eight games Tuesday with a 5-4 win over No. 18 Texas A&M at a sold-out Horner Ballpark. The Patriots (13-3) hit three home runs, and Burl Carraway slammed the door to earn the save.

Luke Bandy drove in the Patriots' first run with a second-inning RBI single. Christian Boulware extended the lead to 3-0 with a two-run home run to left center in the fourth inning. The Aggies (15-4) picked up an RBI double in the sixth, but Bryce Ball and Blayne Jones hit back-to-back blasts to extend the lead in the bottom of the frame.

A&M cut the lead to one with a three-run seventh, but Kragen Kechely and Carraway combined to keep the Aggies off the basepaths in the final two innings. Kechely inherited a first-and-third, nobody out jam in the seventh but escaped with a fielder's choice, a strikeout, and a flyout. The junior righty pitched a perfect eighth with a pair of strikeouts.  Carraway coaxed a groundout to start the ninth and struck out the final two hitters to record his first career save.

THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
 - The Patriots' eight-game winning streak is their longest since the 2015 season.
 - The Aggies entered the game having allowed six home runs all season before the Patriots touched them for three Tuesday.
 - DBU has hit at least three homers in four of its last five games.

COACH DAN HEEFNER ON KECHELY'S SEVENTH-INNING ESCAPE
"That was the ballgame right there. They had runners at first and third with nobody out, and they didn't score. Super job by Kragen. And Burl was outstanding again at the end."

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
45 - Jimmy Glowenke extended his reached-base streak to 45 games with a second-inning walk.
5 - Ball has five home runs in his last five games.
9 - With a pair of doubles, Jackson Glenn collected his team-leading ninth multi-hit game of the year.
2,047 - The crowd at Horner Ballpark was 2,047, the largest regular-season attendance in stadium history.
 
UP NEXT
The Patriots host Houston in a weekend series Friday-Sunday. First pitch Friday is scheduled for 6:30 pm at Horner Ballpark.
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