Stephen F. Austin
3-4
UTSA
3-3
Lumberjacks Lose to Roadrunners in First Game of Sugar Land Classic
2/23/2024 8:32:00 PM | Baseball
The Lumberjacks got the scoring started in the second inning when Cal Martin and Nolan Brown hit back-to-back home runs to left field to put the 'Jacks on top 2-0. The Roadrunners responded in the bottom of the inning plating two runs of their own and tying the game 2-2.
UTSA scored one run in the bottom of the third inning to take the lead 3-2. Nolan Brown came to the plate in the top of the fourth inning and blasted his second home run of the day over the left field wall to tie the game at 3-3. Yet again the Roadrunners answered in the bottom of the fourth scoring two runs to take the lead 5-3.
With one out in the top of the sixth, Peyton Parker got things started for the Lumberjacks with a single. Cal Martin followed with a single of his own putting runners at first and second with one out. Nolan Brown then stepped to the plate and picked up his third hit of the day crushing a ground rule double to center field and scoring Peyton Parker. After a Cody Fleischer walk, Sam Adams went down swinging bringing Dylan Bourgeios to the plate with two outs and the bases loaded. Bourgeios singled up the middle plating two runs. The Lumberjacks now led 6-5.
After being held scoreless in the bottom of the sixth inning, UTSA hit a two-run home run to put the Roadrunners back on top 7-6. The Lumberjacks were unable to respond in the eighth and ninth innings and UTSA took the victory by a final score of 7-6.
Ruger Rojas (2-0) picked up the win on the mound for the Roadrunners and Andrew Kithil (1-1) took the loss for the Lumberjacks.
SFA will be back in action Saturday the 24th against Lamar University. First pitch is set for 7:00 P.M. CST. You can keep up with all the action on the SFA athletics website and social media. The SFA website will have live stats on the baseball schedule. There is no radio or ESPN+ broadcast. To follow live stats for all the games click here.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Riojas,Ruger (2-0)
L: Kithil, Andrew (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Brown, Nolan 1
HR: Martin, Cal 1 ; Brown, Nolan 2
RBI: Martin, Cal 1 ; Brown, Nolan 3 ; Bourgeois, Dylan 2
SH: Biggs, Tom 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Parker, Peyton 1 ; Martin, Cal 2 ; Brown, Nolan 3
SB: Griffin, Colton 1 ; Hill, Cole 1
CS: Dixon, Will 1
Batting:
2B: Lytle,Mason 1 ; King,Matt 1
3B: Hill,Caleb 1 ; Morresi, Lorenzo 1
HR: Parmer,Broc 1
RBI: Lytle,Mason 1 ; King,Matt 1 ; Hill,Caleb 1 ; Parmer,Broc 2 ; Morresi, Lorenzo 1 ; Taussig,James 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lytle,Mason 1 ; King,Matt 1 ; Hill,Caleb 2 ; Parmer,Broc 1 ; Morresi, Lorenzo 1 ; Taussig,James 1
SB: Lytle,Mason 1 ; Hill,Caleb 1 ; Morresi, Lorenzo 1
HBP: Olivo,Alexander 1
