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Brylee Sweeten
On the left: Dawson Beard throws a pitch towards the plate. On the right: Ricardo Franco makes contact with a pitch Saturday afternoon at Kokernot Field. (Photos by Brylee Sweeten)
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Winner LeTourneau LETUBB 5-7
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Sul Ross St. SRSU 0-13
Winner
LeTourneau LETUBB
5-7
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Final
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Sul Ross St. SRSU
0-13
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
LeTourneau LETUBB 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 5 12 14 0
Sul Ross St. SRSU 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 6 10 3

W: T. Spitdowsk (1-0) L: Beard, Dawson (0-4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

BASEBALL: Lobos rally late but fall to LeTourneau in series finale

On Saturday afternoon, the Sul Ross State baseball team suffered a 12-6 loss to the LeTourneau University Yellow Jackets at Kokernot Field.

>> HOW IT HAPPENED:

LeTourneau scored in the third with a solo home run and once more in the fourth on an RBI single to lead 2-0.

The Lobos were able to push across a run in the fifth when Jared Roiz scored on a passed ball.

On three hits, the Yellow Jackets separated themselves by scoring five runs in the sixth. Dane Jones hit a two RBI double to help make the score 7-1.

The Lobos got a run in the seventh when Aaron Morales belted a solo home run to right center.

LeTourneau answered back by scoring five runs in the top of the ninth. Jones hit a two-run home run during the frame to extend his team's lead to 10 runs.

Sul Ross State didn't want to go down quietly in the final inning.

Ricardo Franco and Roiz led off the bottom of the ninth with a pair of infield singles.

The Lobos then fell behind with two outs until Morales singled through the left side of the infield to drive in Franco.

Primo Vasquez later hit a two RBI double down the right field line.

Carsen Thor followed up with an RBI single up the middle to cut the deficit in half.

>> RECORDS: Sul Ross State (0-13); LeTourneau University (5-7)

>> GAME NOTES:
  • The Lobos had 10 hits.
  • Morales finished 2 for 4 with a single, home run, two RBI and a walk.
  • Vasquez tallied two doubles to go 2 for 5 with two RBI.
  • Thor hit a pair of singles to end up going 2 for 5 with an RBI.
  • Thor went 9 for 14 during the three-game series with two home runs and four RBI.
  • Thor leads the Lobos with 21 hits and a .438 average.
  • Franco went 2 for 4 with two singles.
  • Christopher Ulloa was walked twice while he singled in the third to go 1 for 2.
  • Roiz finished 1 for 3 with a single and a walk.
>> UP NEXT: The Lobos travel to Tucson, Ariz. for the Tucson Invitational beginning Friday, March 8 with a doubleheader against Wheaton College at 11:30 a.m. CST at the Kino Sports Complex.
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