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UT Arlington UTA 19-30
7
Winner DBU DBU 35-12
UT Arlington UTA
19-30
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Final
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DBU DBU
35-12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UT Arlington UTA 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 6 15 0
DBU DBU 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 9 0

W: Mackay, Conner (3-1) L: H. Hammond (0-2)

Tom Poole

Game Recap: Baseball |

Poole's Walk-Off Blast in the Ninth Lifts DBU to Win Over UT Arlington

THE RUNDOWN
On Tuesday night at Horner Ballpark, a walk-off home run from Tom Poole in the bottom of the ninth lifted DBU to a 7-6 win over UT Arlington. After the Patriots let a four-run lead slip through their grasp in the final two innings, Poole delivered the knockout punch on the first pitch he saw from Mavericks' reliever Harrison Hammond.

DBU got the scoring started early in the first inning when Poole ripped an RBI single into right to give the Patriots a 1-0 lead. That lead would be short-lived as the Mavericks responded in the next half-inning with a solo homer from Caylon Dygert that tied things up at one apiece.

Poole continued his hot hitting in the third, driving a two-run shot over the right-center field wall to put the Patriots up 3-1.

UTA would get one back in the fourth with a sacrifice fly, but the Patriots would use a big offensive inning in their half of the fourth to expand their lead. An RBI single from Chayton Krauss, a bases-loaded walk by Miguel Santos, and a sacrifice fly from Ethan Mann led to a three-run inning for DBU.

The Mavericks got two back in the bottom of the eighth on a sac fly and a single from Tate Bethel. In the ninth, UTA pulled to within a run on Dygert's infield single, and Garrison Berkley came through with the game-tying RBI single to left. 

Tied at six apiece, Poole wasted no time as the Patriots' junior right fielder blasted the first pitch into the Dallas sky and over the wall in right to hand DBU their third walk-off win of the season.

THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Tom Poole went 3-4 with two home runs and four RBI.
- The Patriots are 4-1 on their current eight-game homestand.
- DBU did not commit an error for the 29th time this season.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
16 - Michael Dattalo extended his hit streak to a career-high 16 games.
6 - DBU's first three hitters in the order (Dattalo, Krauss, and Poole) had a combined six hits.
4 - The Patriots played their fourth straight one-run game.

DBU HEAD COACH DAN HEEFENR & TOM POOLE'S POSTGAME COMMENTS

 
UP NEXT
DBU will host Liberty this weekend in their final Conference USA home series. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. on Friday at Horner Ballpark.


 
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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play UTA DBU
DBU BOT 1st POOLE, T. singled through the right side, RBI (3-2 BKFBBF); DATTALO, M. scored. 0 1
UTA TOP 2nd C. Dygert homered to left center, RBI (2-1 BKB). 1 1
DBU BOT 3rd POOLE, T. homered to right center, 2 RBI (0-0); DATTALO, M. scored. 1 3
UTA TOP 4th T. Armstrong flied out to cf, SF, RBI (1-2 BFF); P. Airhart scored. 2 3
DBU BOT 4th KRAUSS, C. singled to left field, RBI (2-0 BB); DATTALO, M. advanced to second; HUMPHREYS, N scored. 2 4
DBU BOT 4th SANTOS, M. walked, RBI (3-0 BBBB); POOLE, T. advanced to second; KRAUSS, C. advanced to third; DATTALO, M. scored. 2 5
DBU BOT 4th MANN, E. flied out to cf, SF, RBI (3-2 KSBBB); KRAUSS, C. scored. 2 6
UTA TOP 8th J. Hill flied out to cf, SF, RBI (0-2 FK); G. Berkley advanced to third; C. Dygert scored. 3 6
UTA TOP 8th T. Bethel singled to second base, RBI (0-1 K); G. Berkley scored. 4 6
UTA TOP 9th C. Dygert singled to shortstop, RBI (2-2 KBBK); P. Airhart advanced to third; R. Black scored. 5 6
UTA TOP 9th G. Berkley singled to left field, RBI (0-0); C. Dygert advanced to third, out at home lf to c; P. Airhart scored. 6 6
DBU BOT 9th POOLE, T. homered to right field, RBI (0-0). 6 7

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