March 11, 2006
Box Score
The University of Texas-Pan American baseball team lost on Saturday (Mar. 11) to the Dallas Baptist Patriots by a score of 13-9.
The Broncs got on the board early, scoring one run when Zach Smith (Sanger, TX/Sanger H.S.) doubled in Osiel Flores (Mission, TX/UT-Brownsville) for a 1-0 lead in the first inning. DBU answered immediately when Austin Krum homered off Bronc starter Chad Linder (Reklaw, TX/Rusk H.S.) to tie the game. Linder retired the next two batters before giving up three straight hits and allowing two more runs in the inning.
UTPA regained the lead in the third inning when Louie Alamia (Edinburg, TX/Edinburg North H.S.) led off with a triple and was then knocked in by Jason Buhagiar (Penngrove, CA/Santa Rosa J.C.). Smith drove in Buhagiar and Patrick Brooks (Vallejo, CA/Santa Rosa J.C.) with a single to center field and later scored on a Brady Honeycutt (Rosebudd, TX/Rosebudd-Lott H.S.) ground-out to second base. The Broncs led 5-3 through two and a half innings.
DBU answered against with a Krum lead-off home run followed by another home run by the next batter, Cody Montgomery. Later in the inning, Jimmy Thoma hit a grand slam off Bronc reliever Ray Silva (Clearlake, CA/Santa Rosa J.C.), giving the Patriots a 9-5 lead. UTPA closed the gap to 9-7 in the fourth on a Smith double that drove in Brooks and Alamia.
The Patriots scored three more in the fourth to extend their lead to 12-7 and they added one more in the eighth. The Broncs scored their last two runs in the seventh on a Blake Whittlesey (Marble Falls, TX/UT-Brownsville) single and a T.J. Gilmer (Forney, TX/Forney H.S.) fielder's choice.
Smith had a big day at the plate, reaching base safely five times in as many plate appearances, going 3-for-3 with two walks. He drove in five runs and scored two while collecting two doubles in the game.
Whittlesey also finished with three hits in five at-bats, scoring one run and driving in one. Alamia was 1-for-4 while scoring two runs.
Linder lasted just two innings in his first start of the season, allowing eight earned runs on six hits while striking out two and hitting two batters. His record falls to 0-1 on the season. Tyler Rowland earned the win for DBU.
The Broncs are now 9-12 for the season while Dallas Baptist is 12-9.
UTPA will travel to Prairie View, TX on Tuesday (Mar. 14) for a double-header with Prairie View A&M starting at 1:00 p.m.
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