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University of Incarnate Word Baseball vs Prairie View A&M
Soobum Im / The University of the Incarnate Word
3
Prairie View PV 12-22
16
Winner UIW UIW 21-12
Prairie View PV
12-22
3
Final
16
UIW UIW
21-12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Prairie View PV 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 6 1
UIW UIW 1 0 4 3 1 1 5 1 X 16 17 0

W: Morgan, Andrew (1-0) L: Tracy Warren (0-5)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball defeats Prairie View A&M

SAN ANTONIO -- The University of the Incarnate Word baseball team defeated Prairie View A&M, 16-3, on Tuesday night at Daniel Sullivan Field, sponsored by H-E-B.
 
NOTABLES
  • Antonio Valdez hit his first career home run. He went 3-for-6 with three runs, one RBI, a double and a home run.
  • Eddy Gonzalez had a 3-for-5 outing with three runs, three RBI and a triple.
  • Chance Medina notched two hits with three runs, two RBI and two doubles.
  • Lee Thomas recorded two hits with two RBI, while Ryan Flores amassed two hits with a run, a RBI, a double and a home run.
  • Andrew Morgan earned the win, striking out five batters in 4.0 innings pitched.
  • Michael Garza closed the game for the Cardinals, striking out three batters in 2.0 innings pitched.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Cardinals began scoring in the bottom of the first when Valdez hit a solo home run to right center field to give UIW an early 1-0 lead. Four runs in the bottom of the third -- a Ryan Flores solo home run, a two-RBI single by Ridge Rogers, and a Shea Gutierrez RBI single -- gave UIW a 5-0 advantage.
 
In the bottom of the fourth, Valdez came home on a wild pitch and Medina hit a two-RBI double to extend the Cardinals' lead to 8-0. Arnold scored on a passed ball in the fifth and Medina came home on a Lee Thomas single in the sixth to stretch UIW's lead to 10-0.
 
The Panthers got on the board with a three-run home run in the top of the seventh to make the score 10-3, in favor of UIW. The Cardinals responded with five runs in the bottom of the frame, including a two-RBI single by E. Gonzalez, a RBI single by Thomas, a RBI single by Tyler Pettit, and a wild pitch to plate Medina, increasing their lead to 15-3.
 
Kendall Achilles then came home on an E. Gonzalez triple in the bottom of the eighth to secure the 16-3 victory.
 
RECORDS UPDATE
UIW: 21-12
PVAMU: 12-22
 
UP NEXT
The Cardinals travel to Thibodaux, Louisiana, to face Nicholls State University for a three-game conference series on Friday-Sunday. First pitch of game one is set for 6 p.m. (CT) at Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field.
 
FOLLOW ALONG
For the most up-to-date information on UIW Athletics, visit uiwcardinals.com, follow the Cardinals on Twitter @UIWAthletics and like UIW Athletics on Facebook at UIW Athletics.
 
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