UTSA’s Bats Led To 9-2 Victory Over No.18 Sam Houston State

By Cheval John

Though it was Spring Break, a capacity crowd of 848 was out on a beautiful Tuesday at Don Sanders Stadium in Huntsville, Texas to watch a midweek baseball game.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t pretty for No.18 Sam Houston State as they lost to the University of Texas-San Antonio (UTSA) 9-2.

UTSA’s (12-5) offense was on fire as they totaled 15 hits.

Catcher John Bormann, who came into the game with 0 home runs and two RBIs, went two for four with 2 home runs and five RBIs.

Logan Onda pitched 4 2/3 innings in relief and secured his second win of the season.

It was the opposite of what this video* shows below for Sam Houston (13-4) as they got 11 hits, but left 9 runners on base.

The Bearkats used seven pitchers in the matchup with starter Ryan Brinley suffering his first loss of the season.

UTSA struck for two runs in the top of the first for a 2-0 lead.

Right fielder John Welborn led off the game with a double and advanced to third on an error by right fielder Hayden Simerly.

Welborn scored on the infield single by center fielder Jesse Baker, who beat out the throw at first and advanced to second on the throwing error by short stop Jake MacWilliam.

A batter later, Baker was driven in from second on a double by short stop Horacio Correa III.

Sam Houston was threatening in the bottom of the first when center fielder Colt Atwood led off with a single and first baseman Ryan O’Hearn followed with a walk.

However, starting pitcher Boone Mokry got catcher Anthony Azar to fly out, Simerly to hit into a fielder’s choice play and third baseman Carter Burgess to fly out to end the threat.

That allowed the Roadrunners to explode for a 5-0 lead in the top of the third on a three-run, home run by Bormann.

It only got worse as UTSA increased their lead to 7-0 in the top of the fifth inning on a two-run jack by Bormann.

Sam Houston were able to get on the board in the bottom of the fifth to cut the lead to 7-1.

Designated Hitter Dalton Perry led off with a single and a batter later, Atwood hit a single up the middle and an error by Baker allowed Perry to score all the way from first.

That didn’t fazed the Roadrunners as they increased their lead to 8-1 in the top of the sixth inning on a RBI single by R.J. Perucki.

UTSA tacked on another run in the top of the seventh for a 9-1 lead on a throwing error by the Bearkats.

Sam Houston added another run in the bottom of the seventh to make it 9-2 on a RBI single by Azar.

But the damage was already done as Onda kept the Bearkats silenced in the final two innings to secure the win.

The Bearkats looks to rebound in their Southland Conference’s series opener against the University of New Orleans in New Orleans this Friday night at 6:30 p.m.

*Video courtesy of the Southland Conference via Bearkat Sports Network