Final Stats

TUCSON, Ariz.- A bases-loaded, ninth inning rally fell short as the Sul Ross State University Lobos dropped an 8-5 decision to University of the Redlands in the first day of the annual Cactus Classic Friday in Tucson.
 
The Bulldogs scored a run each in their first two innings before a single by Andres Martinez in the bottom half of the second scored Monty Maley and pulled the Lobos to within a run, trailing 2-1.
 
Redlands then scattered six runs over the fifth, sixth and seventh innings to expand their lead, 8-1.
 
A two-run double by Wesley Moss in the Sul Ross seventh scored Martinez and Tye Lindsey with the Lobos down, 8-3. Moss then scored in the same inning off a single by Jorge Marquez and narrowed Sully's deficit to four.
 
With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Jacob Ochoa hit into a fielder's choice to load the bases. Maley then stepped to the plate and reached on an RBI hit-by-pitch which scored Martinez as the Lobos trailed 8-5.
 
The game ended on a fly out to center field for the 8-5 Redlands victory.
 
Moss led the effort at 2-for-5 hitting with two RBI and a run scored.
 
Freshman left-hander Damian Aspetia shouldered the loss with the start and pitched 4.2 innings. Aspetia yielded three runs off of six hits with three walks and three strikeouts.
 
The Lobos drop to 1-3 on the season with Friday's loss while the Bulldogs pick up their first season win and improve to 1-3.
 
Sul Ross will face George Fox University at 2:00 p.m. (3:00 p.m. Central) Saturday.