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University of the Incarnate Word Athletics

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Flores vs. Bradley
Vashaun Newman/UIW Athletics
2
Incarnate Word UIWB20 8-4
3
Winner A&M-Corpus Christi AMCC 7-7
Incarnate Word UIWB20
8-4
2
Final
3
A&M-Corpus Christi AMCC
7-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Incarnate Word UIWB20 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 8 0
A&M-Corpus Christi AMCC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 X 3 6 1

W: Lopez,Dom (2-0) L: Taggart, Luke (2-2) S: Nelson,Daniel (2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball suffers late-inning loss to Islanders in Southland Conference opener

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – It was a tough loss on Friday night for the University of the Incarnate Word baseball team as it fell to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi by a score of 3-2. The Cardinals led through 7.1 innings before the Islanders scored three in the bottom of the eighth to sneak out the victory.

 
NOTABLES

  • Luke Taggart pitched seven shutout innings before a tough eighth frame. He struck out four batters while only allowing four hits in 7.1 innings of work.
  • Kyle Bergeron went 2-3 at the plate, including an RBI double.
  • Ryan Flores had a single in each of his first three at bats of the game as he finished 3-5 in the contest.


HOW IT HAPPENED
The game started out as a pitcher's duel through the first four innings as Luke Taggart battled with TAMU-CC's John Gaddis, with neither pitcher allowing a run.

The first run of the game came from the Cardinals with a Landon Etzel single to left field in the top of the fifth to score Ridge Rogers, giving UIW a 1-0 lead.

The next run came again from the Cardinals in the top of the sixth. Flores led off with a single through the left side, marking his third such hit of the game. After Grant Smith was hit by a pitch, Kyle Bergeron stepped up to plate with a chance to add to UIW's lead. He did not disappoint as he roped a two-out double to left field to score Flores from second, giving the team a two-run advantage.

The Islanders started off the bottom of the eighth with three consecutive walks drawn. Those free passes proved to be costly as TAMU-CC followed up with three hits in the inning to eventually take a 3-2 lead over the Cardinals.

UIW was unable to manufacture any momentum in the top of the ninth as it dropped its opening conference game to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.

RECORDS UPDATE
UIW: 8-4
TAMU-CC: 7-7
 
ON DECK
UIW will look to bounce back tomorrow in the middle game of the series against the Islanders. The game will start at 4 p.m. (CT).
 
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