Dallas Baptist DBU 18-3, 1-0 CUSA

Sam Houston SHSU 15-8, 2-2 CUSA

Dallas Baptist DBU

18-3, 1-0 CUSA

Final

Mar. 22, 2024

Sam Houston SHSU

15-8, 2-2 CUSA

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Dallas Baptist DBU	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	8	0
Sam Houston SHSU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	1

W: Johnson, Ryan (4-0) L: Coltin Atkinson (3-2)

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Game Recap: Baseball | 3/22/2024 9:19:00 PM

No. 10 Patriots Use Johnson's Complete Game to Defeat Sam Houston

THE RUNDOWN
No. 10 DBU took game one of their weekend series at Sam Houston with a 3-1 victory over the Bearkats on Friday night at Don Sanders Stadium in Huntsville, Texas. The Patriots were led by an outstanding performance from their ace, Ryan Johnson, who pitched a complete game and struck out a carer-high 15 batters en route to his fourth win of the year.

DBU's bats came to life early against Sam Houston starter Coltin Atkinson when Tom Poole sparked the offense with a lead-off double down the right-field line in the top of the second. Taking full advantage, Luke Heefner laced a timely single up the middle to bring Poole home and give the Patriots a 1-0 lead.

Neither team was able to score in the next two innings, but in the fifth, Nathan Humphreys reached base on a walk, setting the stage for Miguel Santos. Right on cue, Santos delivered a blast over the right field wall for a two-run homer, giving the Patriots insurance runs and a 3-0 advantage over the Bearkats.

The score remained the same until the ninth inning, mainly due to Johnson's brilliant performance on the mound. In his complete game effort, Johnson fanned 15 batters, only allowing four hits, and issued just one walk.

With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Sam Houston staged a late rally. On the first pitch of Caleb Cotton's at-bat, the Bearkats' lead-off man drilled a triple to keep Sam Houston's alive. Next up, Walker Janek, extended his hit streak to 27 games with an RBI double to put some pressure on the Patriots.

Remaining steady under pressure as he had all night, Johnson induced a fly ball out to left field to end the game with a gritty 3-1 road win for DBU in their CUSA opener.

THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Ryan Johnson becomes the first pitcher to throw a nine-inning complete game for DBU since Taylor Massey on June 1, 2012, against UTA in the Waco Regional.
- DBU's 18-3 start ties the 2015 team for the program's best record through the first 21 games.
- Chayton Krauss tied Grant Jay for the team's longest hit streak of the year with his 13th consecutive game to hit safely in.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
15 – Ryan Johnson registered a career-high 15 strikeouts in the win.
39 – Ethan Mann reached base safely in his 39th consecutive game.
8 – Miguel Santos crushed his eighth home run of the season on Friday.

UP NEXT
DBU aims to clinch the series over Sam Houston on Saturday. First pitch is scheduled for 3:05 p.m. at Don Sanders Stadium.

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Score By Innings
		DBU	SHSU
*TOP 2nd*	Heefner, L. singled up the middle, RBI (2-0 BB); Poole, T. scored.	1	0
*TOP 5th*	Santos, M. homered to right field, 2 RBI; Humphreys, N scored.	3	0
*BOT 9th*	Janek, W. doubled to right center, RBI (0-2 KK); Cotton, C. scored.	3	1