April 19, 2006

Box Score

The UTPA baseball team pulled out a come from behind victory on Wednesday (Apr. 19) over the Stephen F. Austin State Lumberjacks, 8-7, thanks to a two-run home run from Patrick Brooks (Vallejo, CA/Santa Rosa J.C.) in the ninth inning.

The Broncs took the lead quickly, scoring a run in the first inning when Zach Smith (Sanger, TX/Sanger H.S.) drove a single up the middle to score T.J. Gilmer (Forney, TX/Forney H.S.) from second base. UTPA then extended the lead to 3-0 in the top of the third inning after Louie Alamia (Edinburg, TX/Edinburg North H.S.) and Gilmer both singled to lead off the inning.

After allowing a run in the fourth, the Broncs added to their lead with Brooks hitting an RBI double down the left field line, Abraham Garcia (McAllen, TX/McAllen Memorial H.S.) hitting a sacrifice fly to center field and Brady Honeycutt (Rosebudd, TX/Rosebudd-Lott H.S.) pulling an RBI double down the left field line for a 6-1 lead.

The Lumberjacks added a pair of runs off reliever Kelly Casares (Missouri City, TX/McLennan J.C.) before putting up a four-run seventh inning on five hits to take a 7-6 lead. Trailing by one in the top of the ninth, Osiel Flores (Mission, TX/UT-Brownsville) led off with an infield single and then moved over to second on an Otis Powers (Brownville, TX/Simon Rivera H.S.) sacrifice bunt. Brooks then drove a one-out home run over the left field wall to give the Broncs the 8-7 lead.

Tim Haines (Mission, TX/Blinn College) pitched the final 2 1-3 innings to pick up his fourth win of the season. The right-hander allowed just one hit while striking out one.

With a single through the right side in the third inning, Alamia recorded a hit in the 19th-straight game to pull within three of the longest consecutive-game hitting streak in program history. The senior was 1-for-4 at the plate and scored one run.

Brooks enjoyed a 3-for-5 day at the plate, driving in three runs and scoring two. Smith, Gilmer, Flores and Garcia all collected two hits in the game, accounting for five runs scored and four runs batted in.

The Broncs improve to 20-23 with the win while the Lumberjacks fall to 8-33.

UTPA next plays against the fifth-ranked University of Texas Longhorns in Austin, TX on Tuesday (Apr. 25) at 6:15 p.m.

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