Waxahachie, TX - A walk-off double led SAGU past Wayland Baptist in the final game of the series 3-2 on Saturday. The game was tied at two with the Lions batting in the bottom of the eleventh when
Cade Dorethy doubled on a 1-1 count, scoring
George Davey and giving SAGU the series sweep. With this win, SAGU Baseball has now won eleven games in a row. They improve to 26-7 on the year and 11-4 in Sooner Athletic Conference play.
The pitching was strong on both sides. As a pitching staff, the Lions struck out eight, while the Pioneers' staff sat down thirteen. Wayland would get things started in the second inning as Danny Arambula drove in one run on a single. The Pioneers would build their lead to 2-0 on an error by SAGU in the third inning.
The Lions answered in the bottom of the fourth as
Alejandro Garcia singled to right field, scoring
Bryson Collins. In the bottom of the seventh inning, SAGU would tie things up at two as an error at third base would score
Sonny Boyd from second base.
Grant McManus came out with the win for the Lions. The right hander went two-thirds of an inning, allowing zero run on zero hits and walking none.
Logan Mann started the game for SAGU. He would allow just four hits and two runs over four innings, striking out one and walking zero.
Kaden Kneip would throw a gem out of the bullpen. The right hander went six and a third innings in relief, striking out seven, walking four, and giving up zero runs.
Alejandro Garcia would lead the Lions with two hits in his three at bats. Dorethy and
Justin De Los Santos would each add a hit as well.
SAGU will now head to Dallas Christian College in a mid-week away game on Tuesday, April 5. The first pitch is set for 3:00 PM in Dallas, Texas.
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.
