Box Score AUSTIN, TEXAS – The University of the Incarnate Word baseball team dropped a mid-week, non-conference game against No. 16 Texas, 7-1 at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Tuesday.

The Longhorns (11-6) did not waste any time to open the scoring. They scored five runs in the first three innings and later added two runs in the seventh. Bret Boswell fueled the Texas offense with a pair of doubles bringing in two runs. He also scored two runs on the night. Ben Johnson, Tres Barrera and Michel Cantu all collected two hits apiece. The two runs in the bottom of the seventh came off back-to-back homeruns from Barrera and Brooks Marlow.

The Cardinals (7-10) struggled against a Texas pitching staff that used six pitchers on the night. Mark Whitehead (San Antonio/Johnson HS) got UIW's first hit in the top of the third with a hard-hit groundball through the left side of the infield. The next Cardinal hit did not come until the top of the ninth when Ethan McGill (Penn Valley/Nevada Union HS) led the inning with a double over the right fielder. McGill later scored the only run for the Cardinals on an RBI single from Colton Besett (Cedar Park/Vista Ridge HS).

The Longhorn pitching staff combined to allow only three hits and two walks while striking out seven.  Tyler Schimpf took the win for the Longhorns with 2.2 innings of work allowing no hits, no runs, no walks and one strikeout.

The Cardinal bullpen slowed the Longhorn offense with five innings of two-run baseball.  John Shull (San Antonio/Churchill HS) pitched three scoreless innings, allowing only one hit and one walk while striking out one.  Tyler Miller (Conroe/Oak Ridge HS) threw a scoreless eighth inning for UIW.

The Cardinals totaled one run on three hits and one error, while the Longhorns finished the night with seven runs, 11 hits and no errors.

The Cardinals are on the road this weekend where they will take on McNeese State in a Southland Conference matchup.  The three-game series starts Friday at 6:00 p.m. followed by games on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. and Sunday at 1:00 p.m.
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