January 28, 2023
Waxahachie, TX – On Saturday afternoon in Waxahachie, Texas, the Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) Lions baseball team continued their 2023 season-opening series against the Avila University (Mo.) Eagles
Game 1:
In the day's opening game, SAGU prevailed after a thrilling match with the home audience on the edge of their seats.
Alejandro Garcia was able to advance three SAGU runners to home plate in his three at-bats. Additionally, Garcia could dash to the plate and score two runs of his own.
In addition, Alejandro Garcia hit the first home run of the 2023 season.
Six strikeouts were recorded by Matthew Hickey in four innings pitched.
Bryson Collins hit to center field in the bottom of the eighth inning with the score knotted at seven to bring home Avery Chatman to score the winning run.
Game 2:
Reagan Smith took the mound for game two, and his powerful pitching left his mark on the contest.
Reagan Smith steamrolled scorching strikes, leaving Avila hitters bewildered in a cloud of dust. Smith pitched little more than five innings and struck out four Eagle hitters.
SAGU was again able to put up big scoring numbers against the Eagles.
Eli Lyons, Nick Mosley, and Bryson Collins broke through the Avila defense by destroying massive double plays.
Reagan Smith gave his team a comfortable buffer to play loosely and confidently by allowing one hit to be conceded.
Cornacchione's Corner
"Proud of our guys' response today. We adjusted our approach and found a way to win a hard-fought game one. Over the last two years, we've seen a lot of games like this, and I'm always impressed with how our guys compete." said SAGU head baseball coach Matt Cornachione
The Next Step
On Friday, February 3rd, Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) will face Sterling College (Kan.) in Waxahachie, TX, to continue their 2023 campaign.
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.
