Saturday, May 9
San Antonio, TX
1:00 P.M.
Stephen F. Austin
27-25, 15-15
9
at
6
Incarnate Word
19-29, 9-21
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 1 |
| Incarnate Word | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
Photo by: Elysa Ripley
Jacks Rally Again, Close Regular Season with Series Win at UIW
5/9/2026 5:05:00 PM | Baseball
SFA overcomes 4-1 deficit, wins for 27th time and finishes regular season above .500 for first time 2017
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – One final regular season rally was in the works for Stephen F. Austin on Saturday afternoon at Sullivan Field as the Lumberjacks overcame an early 4-1 deficit in addition to trailing 5-4 to win 9-6 and take the series from Incarnate Word. The victory closed out the regular season for the Jacks who will now turn their attention to SLC postseason bracket play as the No. 7 seed.
Jhett Creel doubled down the right field line with two outs to score two in the sixth inning to push the Jacks out front 6-5 and SFA supplied more run support in the ninth as Coby DeJesus tripled with one gone to plate a pair before scoring with two outs on an RBI single from the bat of Ethan Peña.
The final five runs backed the relief efforts of Kadin Munson and Brennan Greer who each made their second appearance of the series on Saturday. Munson worked the sixth and seventh allowing one hit and one walk with two strikeouts, while Greer handled the eighth and ninth allowing only a solo homer with three punchouts.
The Jacks opened scoring in the finale with Julian Swift plating a run on a double play groundout. Creel reached on an error that plated a run in the third and Peña doubled in two in the fourth to tie the game. UIW regained the lead in the bottom half.
Jonathan Valdez worked the game's first two frames in a starting role picking up a pair of strikeouts. Noah O'Farrell earned the win after a three-inning stint saw him scatter five hits and a walk and allow a single run before stranding two in the fourth.
POSTGAME NOTES
The Jacks lock up the No. 7 seed in the Southland Conference Championship. SFA will play the 6 p.m. game in the opening round against the host of either the Hammond or Beaumont bracket. More information on next week's bracket round of the SLC tournament will be available at www.SFAjacks.com.
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Jhett Creel doubled down the right field line with two outs to score two in the sixth inning to push the Jacks out front 6-5 and SFA supplied more run support in the ninth as Coby DeJesus tripled with one gone to plate a pair before scoring with two outs on an RBI single from the bat of Ethan Peña.
The final five runs backed the relief efforts of Kadin Munson and Brennan Greer who each made their second appearance of the series on Saturday. Munson worked the sixth and seventh allowing one hit and one walk with two strikeouts, while Greer handled the eighth and ninth allowing only a solo homer with three punchouts.
The Jacks opened scoring in the finale with Julian Swift plating a run on a double play groundout. Creel reached on an error that plated a run in the third and Peña doubled in two in the fourth to tie the game. UIW regained the lead in the bottom half.
Jonathan Valdez worked the game's first two frames in a starting role picking up a pair of strikeouts. Noah O'Farrell earned the win after a three-inning stint saw him scatter five hits and a walk and allow a single run before stranding two in the fourth.
POSTGAME NOTES
- The Jacks win an SLC series for the sixth time this season
- SFA finishes with 15 victories in SLC play which are the most since 2021
- Saturday's win was the 12th for the Jacks on the road which matches the most since the 2016 season
- The Jacks will make their first Southland Conference Tournament appearance since 2019
- SFA finishes a regular season schedule north of .500 for the first time since 2017
- Greer pitched twice in the series tossing four innings and allowing just two hits, one walk and a run, while fanning five
- Munson also pitched twice in the final series of the regular season becoming the first Jack to make 20 appearances this spring
- Munson went 2.2 total innings allowing two hits and a walk with three strikeouts and no runs allowed
- It marked the 24th game this season with 10+ hits and the fourth time that the Jacks reached 15
- SFA hit a season-high five doubles to run its season total in two-baggers to 81
- Peña recorded his third game this spring with 3+ hits and his 16th multi-hit game this season, the third-most among all SFA hitters
- DeJesus registered his fifth 3+ hit game which is the second-most on the team
- Creel and Peña each delivered three RBI with the latter joining Swift as the lone Jacks with 10+ games of multiple RBI, while Creel recorded his eighth multi-RBI game this season
- Cantua's active team-leading hit streak improved to ten games and DeJesus' increased to eight games
- Henning has reached safely in 30 of his last 31 games
The Jacks lock up the No. 7 seed in the Southland Conference Championship. SFA will play the 6 p.m. game in the opening round against the host of either the Hammond or Beaumont bracket. More information on next week's bracket round of the SLC tournament will be available at www.SFAjacks.com.
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: O'Farrell, Noah (0-2)
L: Capers, Hayden (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Bland, Cermodrick 1 ; Ibe, Josh 1 ; Peña, Ethan 2 ; Henning, Mark 1
3B: DeJesus, Coby 1
RBI: Swift, Julian 1 ; DeJesus, Coby 2 ; Creel, Jhett 3 ; Peña, Ethan 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Bland, Cermodrick 1 ; Schneider, Cooper 2 ; Ibe, Josh 2 ; Swift, Julian 1 ; DeJesus, Coby 2 ; Henning, Mark 1
SB: Schneider, Cooper 1 ; DeJesus, Coby 1 ; Creel, Jhett 1 ; Henning, Mark 1
HBP: Swift, Julian 1
Batting:
2B: Anderson, Drake 1 ; Newberry, Preston 1
HR: Anderson, Drake 1
RBI: Anderson, Drake 3 ; Rucker, Trent 2 ; Tabor, Cole 1
SF: Tabor, Cole 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Weaver, Jake 1 ; Anderson, Drake 1 ; Cymbalista, Colin 1 ; Rucker, Trent 2 ; Rumfield, Justin 1
PO: DeJesus, Tony 1
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