SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – The University of the Incarnate Word baseball team split a non-conference doubleheader against Prairie View A&M on Tuesday, taking the first one, 12-2 and dropping the second, 5-1 at Sullivan Field.
In game one, the Cardinals (4-13) bats exploded. They scored three runs in the top of the first and kept the momentum going through the game.
Brance Kahle (Colleyville/Grapevine Faith HS) had a terrific game and was a homerun shy of the cycle. He finished with three hits, a run scored and five RBI's.
Austin Hoffman (Goodyear, AZ/Millenium HS) added three RBI's with two hits, including his first triple of the season.
Christian Divelbiss (Yuba City, CA/Yuba City HS) finished the game 3-for-4, scored once and drove in a run.
Five Cardinals finished the game with multi-hit performances in which they out-hit their opponents, 14-11. Leadoff hitter,
Ryan Gonzalez (Corpus Christi/Carroll HS) sparked the UIW offense at the top of the lineup going 2-for-3 with a walk, two RBI's and three runs scored.
Jake Bedevian (Houston/Second Baptist School) won his first game of the season going 5.2 innings while only allowing two earned runs, walking one and striking out two.
Trevor Hardee (Alvord/Alvord HS) came in the seventh inning in relief of
Ryan Dubbels (San Antonio/Johnson HS) and collected his first save of the season, pitching three scoreless innings, giving up two hits and striking out two without a walk.
For the Panthers (6-9), Darrien Williams picked up his second loss of the season. Shannon Washington led Prairie View with a three-hit game and Nick Gurka hit a solo homerun on the first pitch of the game.
The second game turned out to be a pitcher's duel. UIW'
Austin Preiss (La Vernia/La Vernia HS) and the Panthers' Edward Robledo faced off against each other. Robledo won the faceoff as he went all nine innings, only allowing one run on six hits. Preiss gave up an early run in the first inning, but then settled down and kept the Panthers in check for five innings. He got a no-decision only allowing one hit, one run and one walk while striking out four.
With the game tied 1-1 in the top of the seventh, the Panthers loaded the bases with one out against
Cody Allen (Bulverde/Smithson Valley HS) and were threating to score. Allen picked up a huge strikeout for the second out, but Brashad Jones then hit a ball over
Tanner Wall in right field for a double that cleared the bases and gave the Panthers a 4-1 lead. The next batter, Gurka, drove in Jones to gain the definitive 5-1 lead.
Allen picked up the loss for the Cardinals, his first of the season.
Lance Moszkowicz (Spring/Klein Collins HS) came in the seventh and finished the game without allowing a run. He went 2.1 innings allowed one hit and no runs with two strikeouts.
Kahle picked up the only Cardinal RBI, giving him six on the day, and doubling his season total to 12.
The Cardinals are set to host McNeese State for a three-game Southland Conference series this weekend starting on Friday at 6:30 p.m.
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