NEW ORLEANS -- The University of the Incarnate Word baseball team secured a series victory over the University of New Orleans with an 8-2 win Sunday afternoon at Maestri Field.
 
HOW THE GAME WAS WON
The Cardinals took an early lead and never looked back en route to a series victory over the Privateers. A Kyle Bergeron RBI double to left center drove in Mark Whitehead in the top of the first for the early 1-0 advantage.
 
The Cardinals added three more runs in the second frame. Whitehead's RBI single to left center scored Ryan Gonzalez, Ridge Rogers used a single to plate Sean Arnold, and Bergeron collected his second RBI of the game to bring home Whitehead, giving UIW the 4-0 advantage.
 
UIW extended its lead again in the fourth inning when Arnold scored on a sacrifice bunt by Bergeron. Rogers then scored on a Privateer error to give the Cardinals a 6-0 edge.
 
In the top of the seventh frame, David Anaya's RBI double down the left field line drove in Rogers and increased UIW's advantage to 7-0.
 
The Privateers jumped on the board in the bottom of the eighth, scoring on back-to-back RBI singles, but the Cardinals responded in the ninth when a Rogers single up the middle scored Shea Gutierrez before UIW eventually finished the 8-2 victory.
 
NOTABLES

• Rogers led the Cardinals, going 4-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs in the series finale.
• Bergeron was 2-for-3 with three RBIs, while Whitehead, Eddy Gonzalez, Anaya, R. Gonzalez, and Arnold all chipped in hits.
• Jenner Jackson (2-3) earned the win, throwing four strikeouts and allowing just one hit in 5.2 innings pitched.
• UIW's 27 wins and 12 conference victories are the most since becoming Division I and joining the Southland Conference.
• This is the fifth SLC series UIW has won this season.

 
RECORDS UPDATE
UIW: 27-18,12-9 SLC
UNO: 19-27,8-13 SLC
 
UP NEXT
UIW travels to Edinburg, Texas, on Tuesday for a midweek matchup against UTRGV. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m. (CT).
 
STAY TUNED
The Cardinals return to Sullivan Field on May 4-6 for a three-game SLC series with Northwestern State.
 
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