Waxahachie, TX – SAGU nabbed the lead late in the game in an 11-10 victory over Jarvis Christian College on Tuesday afternoon. The game was tied at four as the Lions went into the bottom of the sixth inning where
JV Verdin tripled on a 1-0 count, scoring three runs.
Cade Dorethey would homer on a 2-1 count in the next at-bat, scoring two runs.
Despite falling down by six runs in the eighth inning, Jarvis tried to fight back scoring three runs in the failed comeback on a fielder's choice by Kenneth Lopez and a double by Alexis Bobyn.
Cade Hendricks was credited with the victory on the mound for the Lions. The righthander surrendered one run on three hits over two innings, striking out two and walking zero.
Michael Watson recorded the last out to earn the save for SAGU.
The Lions totaled 12 hits in the game.
Alejandro Garcia,
Bryson Collins,
JV Verdin, and
Cade Dorethey each racked up multiple hits for SAGU. Both Collins and Garcia each collected three hits to lead the Lions.
SAGU now sits at 7-2 on the year and will face York College in a four-game series on Friday and Saturday, February 18-19. The first pitch is set for 12:00 PM on both Friday and Saturday.
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.
