The Sul Ross State baseball team hosted the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor for the season finale on Saturday, April 27 at Kokernot Field. (Photo by Brylee Sweeten)
Brylee Sweeten
The six seniors were honored before the start of Game 3 on Saturday afternoon at Kokernot Field. (Photo by Brylee Sweeten)
13
Winner Mary Hardin-Baylor MARY HAR 24-15
5
Sul Ross St. SUL ROSS 10-29
Winner
Mary Hardin-Baylor MARY HAR
24-15
13
Final
5
Sul Ross St. SUL ROSS
10-29
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mary Hardin-Baylor MARY HAR 6 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 13 20 0
Sul Ross St. SUL ROSS 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 7 1

W: K. Symons (6-2) L: Rojo, Derek (2-5)

Game Recap: Baseball |

BASEBALL: SRSU closes out 2024 season

Six seniors — Zack Gutierrez, Dawson Beard, Carsen Thor, Orlando Moreno, Peyten Kennard and Derek Rojo — were all honored before the start of Game 3 on Saturday afternoon between the Sul Ross State baseball team and University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders.

The Lobos gave it their all, unfortunately the Crusaders came away with the 13-5 victory at Kokernot Field.

>> HOW IT HAPPENED:

UMHB sent 11 batters to the plate in the top of the first while it scattered six hits to take a 6-0 lead.

The Lobos cut the deficit in half in the bottom of the second.

Primo Vasquez had a leadoff double. Moreno was hit by a pitch while Alvaro Hernandez drew a walk to load up the bases.

Brock Rodgers delivered a clutch bases-clearing double to make the score 6-3.

The Lobos managed to get within two runs during the bottom of the fourth after Corbin Dube started the inning off with a single through the right side and then Moreno drew a walk.

Hernandez then hit an RBI single up the middle.

On a sacrifice fly, the Crusaders were able to push across a run to make the score 7-4 in the top of the fifth.

UMHB then began to pull away by scoring three runs in the top of the sixth. Riley Bender highlighted the inning with a two RBI double to left to extend the lead to 10-4.

Sul Ross State scored its final run of the game when Dube drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth.

>> RECORDS: UMHB (24-15); Sul Ross State (10-29)

>> GAME NOTES:
  • Hernandez finished 2 for 3 with two singles, a walk and an RBI.
  • Rodgers went 1 for 3 with a double, a walk and three RBI.
  • Estevan Ortiz had a triple to go 1 for 3 with a walk.
  • Vasquez finished 1 for 5 with a double.
  • Moreno reached base four times going 1 for 1 with a single, hit by pitch and two walks.
  • Dube went 1 for 4 with a single, a walk and an RBI.
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