Fort Worth, TX – The SAGU Baseball team won the series 2-1 over Texas Wesleyan after taking a 3-1 win in game two but falling 5-4 in game three on Saturday afternoon at Sycamore Park. The Lions now sit at 14-4 overall and 2-1 in conference play after their opening Sooner Athletic Conference series.
Game Two:
Both teams were strong on the mound Saturday, but SAGU defeated Texas Wesleyan University 3-1.
Michael Watson allowed just one hit on the afternoon. The Lions opened up the scoring in the first inning as
Alejandro Garcia tripled scoring two runs.
Watson pitched the Lions to victory as he surrendered one run on one hit over seven innings, striking out 13. SAGU totaled seven hits in the game.
Ben Bills and
Justin De Los Santos each had two hits in the game to lead the Lions. SAGU was sure-handed and didn't commit a single error.
Game Three:
It came down to the last play, but SAGU was on the wrong end of a 5-4 defeat to Texas Wesleyan. The game was tied at four with the Rams batting in the bottom of the seventh when Hayden Hutchins doubled on a 1-2 count, scoring one run.
In the first inning, Texas Wesleyan got their offense started when Matt Espinosa singled on a 2-2 count, scoring one run. The Lions put the pressure on in the fifth inning, led by an error on a ball put in play by
Cade Hendricks and
Ben Bills and a fielder's choice by
Alejandro Garcia, scoring three runs.
Grant McManus started the game for SAGU, allowing four hits and three runs over four innings. McManus struck out three and walked just one.
Justin De Los Santos,
Timothy Compomizzi,
Craig Venable, and
Bryson Collins each managed one hit to lead SAGU.
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.
