SAN ANTONIO -- The University of the Incarnate Word baseball team defeated Houston Baptist, 6-3, on Thursday night at Daniel Sullivan Field, sponsored by H-E-B.
 
NOTABLES

• Sean Arnold extended his reached-base streak to 33 games. He had a 3-for-5 outing with a double, a run and a RBI.
• Eddy Gonzalez went 3-for-4 with a home run, a run and a RBI.
• Ryan Flores, Taylor Smith and Antonio Valdez contributed two hits each.
• Luke Taggart (6-3) earned the win, striking out five in 6.0 innings pitched.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Cardinals opened the scoring in the bottom of the first when Ryan Flores scored on a Taylor Smith single to give UIW the 1-0 lead.
 
After two scoreless innings, the Huskies plated three runs in the top of the fourth to take a 3-1 advantage, but UIW answered. The Cardinals added a run on an Arnold RBI single in the bottom of the frame to cut the Huskies' lead to 3-2. 
 
UIW then tied the game at 3-3 when Flores hit a solo home run to right field in the bottom of the fifth. Eddy Gonzalez blasted a solo home run to right field in the bottom of the sixth to give UIW the 4-3 lead before the Cardinals secured the 6-3 victory with a Ryan Gonzalez two-RBI double in the bottom of the eighth.
 
RECORDS UPDATE
UIW: 24-13, 12-7 SLC
HBU: 12-25, 5-11 SLC
 
UP NEXT
The Cardinals continue their three-game conference series against Houston Baptist on Friday. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. (CT) at Sullivan Field, sponsored by H-E-B.
 
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