TUCSON, Arizona - Baseball finished their trip at the Tucson Invitational with an 11-1 win over Macalester on Saturday and a 12-9 win over Augsburg on Sunday.
"The last two weeks of non-conference have been good for us," said head coach
Bobby Mesker. "We played a 2021 regional in Texas Lutheran and saw what we need to win games against opponents like that. This Tucson Invitational gave us a feel of what it's like to play four games in three days. Situations like this throw routines off and you're not feeling 100%. I thought they handled the Macalester game like a championship caliber team, but the long weekend caught up with us today in the middle of the game and nearly cost us the win against Augsburg. They did find a way when it counted late, but they know they'll have to play better to beat teams in the ASC Tournament."
Sul Ross 11, Macalester 1 (7 innings) - 3/12/2022
Matthew Wheeler plated
Carsen Thor on a sacrifice fly for a 1-0 lead in the second.
Tristan Karels made it 2-0 in the third with a triple to score
Jared Roiz.
Tye Lindsey later brought in Karels on a single for a 3-0 advantage. Thor made it 5-0 in the third with a two-RBI single to score
Jared Lorenz and Lindsey for a 5-0 lead after three.
Estevan Ortiz added a run in the sixth with a single to plate
Orlando Moreno for a 6-0 score after four.
Sully continued to put runs on the board with three more in the fifth. Thor first singled home Lindsey to make it 7-0. Moreno later brought in Thor on a sacrifice fly before Wheeler came around on a passed ball for a 9-0 lead.
Macalester got on the board with a run in the bottom of the fifth to make it 9-1.
Lindsey brought in Karels with a groundout in the sixth for a 10-1 score.
The Lobos brought in the final run of the game when Roiz scored on an error for an 11-1 lead that eventually went final.
Roiz and Thor led the way with three hits each.
Karels, Lindsey, Thor and Roiz each led the game with two runs scored.
Ian Craigie moved to 2-0 on the season after throwing five innings of one-run and seven strikeout ball.
Sul Ross 12, Augsburg 9 - 3/13/2022
Augsburg got out to a 4-0 lead with two in the first and two in the second.
Ortiz put Sully on the board in the second with a single to plate Thor. Lorenz soon tied the game with a three-run shot, scoring
Peyten Kennard and Ortiz for a 4-4 tie.
Jorge Marquez later doubled home Karels and Lindsey for a 6-4 lead after two.
The Auggies got one back in the top of the third for a 7-5 score that remained until the sixth.
Augsburg retook an 8-7 lead with three runs in the top of the sixth.
Karels scored on a throwing error to tie it 8-8 in the bottom of the sixth. Marquez and Lindsey later scored on an error for a 10-8 score after six.
The Auggies added one back in the top of the seventh to make it 10-9.
Sully added a pair in the eighth on a Lorenz triple to score Roiz before Karels plated Lorenz on a sacrifice fly for a 12-9 lead.
Isaac Gallego took the mound in the ninth and retired the side in order. He finished with two strikeouts for his first save of the season in the 12-9 win.
Lorenz finished with a team-high four RBI and tied Karels for a team-best three hits.
Marquez, Lindsey, Karels and Lorenz each scored a pair of runs.
The Lobos improve to 10-5 on the season and are 7-2 in conference.
Sully is continues conference play at home against Belhaven on Friday, March 18.
