Creel Clutch, Bullpen Backs LeBlanc as Jacks Take Series from UTRGV

Saturday, April 11

Nacogdoches, TX

6:00 P.M.

Stephen F. Austin

20-16, 11-6

UTRGV

14-20, 9-11

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
UTRGV	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	12	0
Stephen F. Austin	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	X	5	8	1

Photo by: Elysa Ripley

Creel Clutch, Bullpen Backs LeBlanc as Jacks Take Series from UTRGV

4/11/2026 10:35:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

SFA wins 11th SLC game, moves into a tie for second place in league standings

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Jhett Creel singled down the left field line with two outs in the fourth inning to plate a pair of runs and give Stephen F. Austin a 4-2 advantage, while bullpen arms Elian Balmaceda and Reid Bowyer backed the starting effort of Gabriel LeBlanc as the Jacks dispatched UTRGV 5-3 on Saturday night from Pilgrim's Park to take the series; SFA's fifth Southland series win of the season.

Creel's efforts highlighted a four-run fourth that also saw an RBI single by Josh Ibe and Ethan Peña score on a balk. Creel enjoyed a three-hit day, while a fielder's choice groundout off the bat of Julian Swift in the sixth was an insurance run that the Jacks took back after a UTRGV run scored in the top half of the frame.

Like Templeton in game one, LeBlanc shrugged off an early two-run lead by the Vaqueros and found a groove working 1-2-3 frames in the second and third and stranding a single runner in both the fourth and fifth innings. LeBlanc benefitted from a 3-6-1 double play in the third and left a two-out triple on the basepaths in the fifth.

LeBlanc earned his second win of the season as his start was upheld by Balmaceda who pitched 1.2 innings in relief scattering three hits and a walk before giving way to Bowyer who tossed the final two frames allowing just two hits to pick up the save after facing two over the minimum.

POSTGAME NOTES

SFA moves into a tie for second place in the Southland Conference with Saturday's victory
The Jacks have won five of six SLC series this season and have won seven of eight dating back to last season
SFA's 11 SLC wins are the program's most since winning a dozen in 2023
The Jacks recorded home win No. 12; the most in a single season at Pilgrim's Park since winning 13 in 2019
SFA has reached 20 wins in a season for the first time since 2023 when that year's squad won 22 games
Creel became the fifth Lumberjack this season to reach double-digit multi-hit games
Creel recorded his sixth multi-RBI effort of the season
Creel, Ibe and Juan Cantua all doubled
Mark Henning moved his reached safely streak to 16 games

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The Jacks eye a sweep of the Vaqueros on Sunday afternoon at 12 p.m. from Pilgrim's Park. Live coverage links will be available at www.SFAjacks.com.

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