Friday, March 20
Nacogdoches, TX
6:00 P.M.
Stephen F. Austin
13-10
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Tarleton State
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Stephen F. Austin
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Photo by: Elysa Ripley
Big Seventh Not Enough for Jacks in Opener vs. Tarleton
3/20/2026 10:56:00 PM | Baseball
SFA plates six in frame highlighted by Swift Grand Slam; strands two in ninth of 9-8 loss
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Julian Swift emptied the bases with two outs in the seventh inning with a grand slam that tied Friday night's series opener with Tarleton State at 7-7, but the Jacks dropped game one after leaving a pair of runners on in the ninth of a 9-8 ballgame. SFA falls to 13-10, while Tarleton moves to 14-7.
Swift's blast highlighted a six-run frame for the Jacks who entered the post-stretch seventh trailing 7-1. Ethan Peña, who homered in the eighth to pull the Jacks to within a run of the TSU advantage, led off the inning with a HBP, Juan Cantua doubled before Josh Ibe, with one out in the frame, singled to score Peña and put runners at the corners.
Canuta scored as Trey Acreman flew out for a sac fly, while a HBP to Cooper Schneider and a four-pitch walk to Jhett Creel set the table for Swift.
SFA opened scoring in the home half of the first as Swift singled home Creel. Tarleton State responded with three in the second, one in the fourth and three more in the sixth. A two-run double in the eighth gave the Texans the lead for good.
Cody Templeton went 4.2 innings facing 23 TSU batters. Charlie Feris took over with two outs in the fifth and worked around a pair of runners to post a zero in the frame. A fielding error extended the inning for the Texans in the three-run sixth as Feris' day ended for Gage Elliott. Elliot worked 1.1 facing one over the minimum with three punchouts and an earned run. Jack James tossed the eighth and ninth innings allowing one earned run.
Mark Henning and Peña both singled in the ninth and moved up a bag on a wild pitch with two outs, before TSU closed the door to take game one.
POSTGAME NOTES
The Jacks and Texans meet at 6 p.m. on Saturday in game two. There will be no live stream, but other live coverage links will be available at www.SFAjacks.com.
SECURE YOUR SEATS TODAY
Single game tickets for all SFA baseball home games are available now. Fans interested in purchasing season ticket packages can secure their seats here. Don't miss out on all the exciting action from Pilgrim's Park this season!
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Swift's blast highlighted a six-run frame for the Jacks who entered the post-stretch seventh trailing 7-1. Ethan Peña, who homered in the eighth to pull the Jacks to within a run of the TSU advantage, led off the inning with a HBP, Juan Cantua doubled before Josh Ibe, with one out in the frame, singled to score Peña and put runners at the corners.
Canuta scored as Trey Acreman flew out for a sac fly, while a HBP to Cooper Schneider and a four-pitch walk to Jhett Creel set the table for Swift.
SFA opened scoring in the home half of the first as Swift singled home Creel. Tarleton State responded with three in the second, one in the fourth and three more in the sixth. A two-run double in the eighth gave the Texans the lead for good.
Cody Templeton went 4.2 innings facing 23 TSU batters. Charlie Feris took over with two outs in the fifth and worked around a pair of runners to post a zero in the frame. A fielding error extended the inning for the Texans in the three-run sixth as Feris' day ended for Gage Elliott. Elliot worked 1.1 facing one over the minimum with three punchouts and an earned run. Jack James tossed the eighth and ninth innings allowing one earned run.
Mark Henning and Peña both singled in the ninth and moved up a bag on a wild pitch with two outs, before TSU closed the door to take game one.
POSTGAME NOTES
- Both sides left eight runners on base
- Swift delivered five RBI, one off his single-game high
- It is the most RBI by a Jack this season and Swift now has three games with 3+ RBI this season
- Swift became the second Jack with 10 or more multi-hit games this season as Peña recorded his team-leading 12th multi-hit game
- Creel improved his team-leading hit streak to seven games
- Cantua's reached base safely streak moved to a dozen games
- It marked the fifth multi-home run game for the Jacks this season
- The Jacks were hit by a season-high four pitches
- Templeton fanned four batters as his season strikeout total crossed 30
- James struck out half of the eight batters he faced
The Jacks and Texans meet at 6 p.m. on Saturday in game two. There will be no live stream, but other live coverage links will be available at www.SFAjacks.com.
SECURE YOUR SEATS TODAY
Single game tickets for all SFA baseball home games are available now. Fans interested in purchasing season ticket packages can secure their seats here. Don't miss out on all the exciting action from Pilgrim's Park this season!
THE 'JACKS HAVE GONE MOBILE
SFA Athletics' newest mobile phone application is designed to bring Lumberjack fans closer to the action than ever before. Available now on both the App Store and Google Play, the new SFA Athletics app delivers schedules, scores, rosters, news, ticket access, and exclusive content right to your phone. Fans can also receive push notifications, so they never miss a moment of the action. Download now: Official SFA Athletics App.
FOLLOW THE JACKS
For all the latest information on SFA baseball, visit SFAjacks.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the Jacks on X, Instagram and Facebook.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Elizondo, Jackson (1-0)
L: James, Jack (1-1)
S: Bosse, Ben (1)
Batting:
2B: Heinrich, Rayner 1 ; Ricard, Chris 1 ; McCloud, Slade 1
HR: Tatom, Jake 1 ; McCloud, Cage 1
RBI: Lorch, Carson 1 ; Heinrich, Rayner 2 ; Tatom, Jake 1 ; McCloud, Cage 1 ; Ricard, Chris 2 ; McCloud, Slade 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Shirey, Ike 1 ; Johnson, Kendyl 1 ; Englett, Brady 1 ; Tatom, Jake 3 ; McCloud, Cage 1 ; McCloud, Slade 2
SB: Heinrich, Rayner 1 ; McCloud, Cage 1 ; McCloud, Slade 1
HBP: Englett, Brady 1
Batting:
2B: Cantua, Juan 1
HR: Swift, Julian 1 ; Peña, Ethan 1
RBI: Ibe, Josh 1 ; Swift, Julian 5 ; Peña, Ethan 1 ; Acreman, Trey 1
SF: Acreman, Trey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Schneider, Cooper 1 ; Ibe, Josh 1 ; Swift, Julian 1 ; Creel, Jhett 2 ; Peña, Ethan 2 ; Cantua, Juan 1
CS: Swift, Julian 1
HBP: Schneider, Cooper 1 ; Ibe, Josh 1 ; Swift, Julian 1 ; Peña, Ethan 1
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