Waxahachie, TX –
Ben Bills was brilliant on the pitcher's mound in game one of the Sunday doubleheader against Bacone. The righthander threw a no-hitter to lead SAGU past Bacone 9-0. The Lions kept their momentum in game two, taking the game 10-3 and completing the four-game sweep.
Ben Bills recently joined the 200/200 club with 200 career strikeouts on the mound and 200 hits on the offensive end. In his final game pitched at the SAGU Baseball Field, the senior from York, Pennsylvania, threw a seven inning, no-hit shutout while striking out nine and walking just two.
Game One
SAGU got on the board in the first inning when
Alejandro Garcia doubled on a 3-1 count, scoring one run. The Lions went on to score three runs in the fifth inning as well.
Luis Salazar,
Craig Venable, and
Matt Daiy each had RBIs in the frame.
Ben Bills earned the win for SAGU, and he improves to 4-1 on the year. The righty lasted seven innings, allowing zero hits and zero runs while striking out nine and walking two.
Alexander Holland took the loss for Bacone College. The righthander went four and two-thirds innings, allowing nine runs on four hits and striking out four.
Alejandro Garcia led SAGU with two hits in three at bats.
Game Two
An early lead helped SAGU defeat Bacone College 10-3 in game two on Sunday. The Lions scored on a double by
Ben Bills in the first inning, a sacrifice fly by
Alejandro Garcia in the first inning, and a single by
Bryson Collins in the second inning.
After Bacone College scored two runs in the top of the sixth, SAGU answered with two of their own. Bacone College scored when Jackson Hitt drew a walk, scoring one run and Dawson Orso singled on a 1-2 count, scoring one run. SAGU then answered when
Ben Bills doubled on a 1-0 count, scoring two runs.
Grant McManus was the winning pitcher for SAGU. The righthander went four innings, allowing one run on three hits and striking out five.
Logan Mann,
Jadon Harper, and
Kaden Kneip all put in relief out of the bullpen, steering their team towards the victory.
Logan Bush took the loss for Bacone College. The lefthander lasted four innings, allowing six hits and six runs while striking out two.
The Lions saw the ball well in game two, racking up eight hits in the game.
Ben Bills and
Cade Hendricks each collected two hits to lead the Lions.
SAGU will now face Dallas Christian College in their final regular season game of the year on Tuesday, May 3, at 2:00 PM in Dallas, Texas. Next, SAGU will set their sights on making a run in the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament in Oklahoma City and Chickashaw, Oklahoma.
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.
