SAN ANTONIO -- The University of the Incarnate Word baseball team beat the University of Massachusetts in convincing fashion, 19-4, on Tuesday afternoon at Sullivan Field, sponsored by H-E-B.
 
NOTABLES

• Sean Arnold extended his hitting streak to 12 games. He went 2-for-5, recording his first home run of the season.
• Chance Medina had a 3-for-5 outing, hitting the two-RBI double in the bottom of the fourth that gave the Cardinals the lead.
• Taylor Smith hit his conference-leading sixth and seventh home runs of the season, a three-run blast in the bottom of the fourth as well as a grand slam in the bottom of the eighth.
• Antonio Valdez went 3-for-5, including two doubles and two runs.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Cardinals opened scoring in the bottom of the first. Smith and Valdez scored on a Ryan Gonzalez triple to give UIW the 2-0 lead. The Minutemen responded in the top of the third, scoring three runs to take a 3-2 lead. 
 
The Cardinals then tied the game up in the bottom of the third when Arnold hit a solo home run to left field to make the score 3-3. 
 
UIW took the 9-3 advantage in the bottom of the fourth, scoring six runs on a Chance Medina two-RBI double, a Tyler Pettit RBI single and a three-run home run by Smith.
 
The Cardinals extended their lead to 10-3 in the bottom of the seventh when Ryan Flores singled to drive in Valdez. The Minutemen scored a run in the top of eighth to make the score 10-4 in favor of UIW.
 
The Cardinals tacked on nine more runs in the bottom of the eighth frame to secure the 19-4 victory.
 
RECORDS UPDATE
UIW: 10-7, 1-2 SLC
UMass: 4-4
 
UP NEXT
The Cardinals travel to Huntsville, Texas, to play a three-game conference series against Sam Houston State. The series begins on Friday at 6:30 p.m. (CT) at Don Sanders Baseball Stadium. 
 
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