Waxahachie, TX – The SAGU Baseball team took two wins from Sterling College to open up the 2022 season as they won game one 4-3 after a walk-off solo homerun from
Bryson Collins in the bottom of seventh inning. In game two, the Lions dominated the Warriors taking a 12-1 victory.
Game 1:
SAGU would end the game in dramatic fashion, thanks to a walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the seventh from
Bryson Collins to topple Sterling College. With a 3-3 tie ball game, one out, and a 1-0 count, Collins would lift one over the right field wall to give the Lions the 4-3 win.
Sterling would get things started in the second inning as Edrick Morillo grounded out, scoring one run. SAGU would then even things up at three in the bottom of the fifth inning as
Luis Salazar singled scoring one run, and then
Ben Bills tripled on a 1-1 count, scoring two runs.
Logan Mann earned the victory on the mound for the Lions. The senior pitcher allowed zero hits and zero runs over two innings, striking out two and walking zero.
Ethan Nors started the game for SAGU going five innings, allowing three runs on three hits and striking out seven.
SAGU racked up six hits in the game. Bills and Collins each managed two hits in the game to lead the Lions.
Game 2:
SAGU jumped out to an early lead in game two against Sterling College as
Alejandro Garcia drove in a run in the first inning to tie the ball game at 1-1. In the second inning it was
Matt Daiy who would hit a sacrifice fly to score
JV Verdin and give the Lions a 2-1 lead.
The Lions would pull away for good as they added five runs in the bottom of the fourth inning and another five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Bryson Collins,
Ben Bills, and
Cade Hendricks each had RBIs in the frame.
Michael Watson led SAGU to victory on the hill. The lefty allowed just one hit and one run over five innings, striking out ten.
Jadon Harper threw two innings in relief out of the bullpen allowing no runs and no hits. As a team, SAGU collected thirteen hits led by
Alejandro Garcia and
Luis Salazar. Garcia would lead the Lions going 3-3 with two doubles and three RBIs.
SAGU Baseball will be back in action tomorrow as they finish out the series with Sterling College. Game three's first pitch is set for 12:00 PM, and game four will follow.
As a leading Christian university, SAGU educates and prepares individuals who want to serve Christ and others. SAGU helps students discover and develop their God-given callings in a Spirit-empowered, learning community. We believe in affordable tuition, made possible in part through the financial support of donors who embrace the mission of SAGU and the importance of affordable, accredited programs to train Christians for leadership in ministry, business, education, and service. Most majors are available in-person in Waxahachie, TX, and online through a wide range of associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.
