Stephen F. Austin
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Houston
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Erwin Records First Collegiate Hit in Wednesday Matchup with Houston
3/27/2019 5:26:00 PM | Baseball
Freshman notches one of SFA's four hits in non-conference battle
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Freshman catcher Trey Erwin recorded the first hit of his collegiate career with a single in home half of the seventh inning, but that base knock came after Houston scored 16 of the game's 17 runs to hand the SFA baseball team a 16-1 setback in seven innings at Jaycees Field Wednesday afternoon.
In the first meeting between the two clubs since 2012, the Cougars pounded out 17 hits and scored multiple runs in the first five innings of the non-conference showdown.
SCORING SUMMARY
T1 | The Cougars got their bats going early, picking up four hits on a trio of runs in the opening frame. Jared Triolo got things going with an RBI double before Joe Davis drove in the eventual game-winning runs on a two-run homer to left that made matters 3-0. SFA starter Trayson Kubo went on to record three of his six strikeouts in the game to escape the frame.
B1 | SFA countered in the home half of the frame by loading the bases on singles from Brandon Uhse and Jordan Monacy as well as a four-pitch walk by Jared Martin. Manny Vasquez put the 'Jacks on the board with a sacrifice fly to score Uhse and trim the Cougars' lead to 3-1.
T2 | Houston's damage in the second came with two outs and with one swing of the bat. Again it was Davis who came up big as the first baseman clubbed his second homer of the day on the first pitch he saw from Kubo. The three-run long ball upped Houston's lead to 6-1.
T3 | Two walks and an infield single given up by SFA relief arm Joseph Sgambelluri set the Cougars up for another big inning. Grayson Padgett delivered a two-run single to the gap in right-center before SFA's lone error of the game allowed another run to score. Houston put a cap on its four-run frame with an RBI single off the bat of David that made matters 10-1.
T4 | All four of the Cougars runs in the fourth came with two outs, too. After relief arm Tyler Starks recorded the first two outs of the frame, Kyle Lovelace pushed a two-run single through the 'Jacks infield to keep the line moving. Padgett added an RBI double before Triolo ended the four-run frame with an RBI single to put SFA in a 14-1 hole.
T5 | Senior left-hander Cody Adams let up the final two runs of the game in Houston's two-run fifth. Kobe Hyland and Johnathon Thomas each drove in a run with a groundout to account for the final 16-1 margin.
AT THE DISH
• In addition to the hits by Erwin, Monacy and Uhse, freshman shortstop Carson Clowers also came up with a single.
• Davis did a good portion of Houston's damage by himself, finishing 4-for-5 with six RBI and two runs scored.
• Padgett tied David for game-high honors in his with a 4-for-4 outing at the dish. He also finished with three RBI and four runs.
• Lovelace and Triolo each drove in a pair of runs on two hits apiece.
ON THE HILL
• Kubo (0-1) wound up in the loss column for the first time in 2019, giving up six runs on six hits and a walk in 1 2/3 innings of work. The senior recorded six of the 'Jacks' 14 strikeouts on the afternoon.
• Senior Austin Hearn pitched a one, two, three seventh for the 'Jacks.
• Getting the first start of his collegiate career, Jared Pettitte worked 1 2/3 innings of two-hit, one-run baseball to receive credit for the win.
• The Cougars allowed just three SFA baserunners through the final five innings of the game.
ON DECK
• SFA continues its five-game home stand by getting back into Southland Conference play this weekend. The 'Jacks play host to Louisiana adversary Southeastern Louisiana this weekend at Jaycees Field for a three-game set. Game one is set to get underway at 6:30 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: PETTITTE, Jared (1-0)
L: Kubo, Trayson (0-1)
Batting:
2B: PADGETT, Grayson 1 ; TRIOLO, Jared 1 ; WAY, Blake 1 ; BURCKEL, Brad 1
HR: DAVIS, Joe 2
RBI: PADGETT, Grayson 3 ; TRIOLO, Jared 2 ; DAVIS, Joe 6 ; HYLAND, Kobe 1 ; THOMAS, Johnathon 1 ; LOVELACE, Kyle 2
Base Running:
RUNS: PADGETT, Grayson 4 ; TRIOLO, Jared 2 ; DAVIS, Joe 2 ; CHERRY, Derrick 1 ; WAY, Blake 1 ; HYLAND, Kobe 2 ; THOMAS, Johnathon 1 ; BURCKEL, Brad 1 ; LOVELACE, Kyle 2
SB: PADGETT, Grayson 1
HBP: BURCKEL, Brad 1
Batting:
RBI: Vasquez, Manny 1
SF: Vasquez, Manny 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Uhse, Brandon 1
