Feb. 16, 2007
Box Score
The University of Texas-Pan American baseball team suffered a 7-4 setback in the first meeting of the three-game series with Texas A&M at Olsen Field in College Station, TX, on Friday (Feb. 16).
The Broncs jumped on the Aggies in the early innings where they took a 1-0 lead in the third inning after Matt Guzman (Corpus Christi, TX/UTSA), who reached first on an error by the shortstop, came around to score following a RBI-single by senior Osiel Flores (Mission, TX/UT-Brownsville).
Texas A&M was able to take control of the scoreboard in the bottom of the fourth inning when Brian Ruggiano drove in a pair of runners following a two-run double off of UTPA starter Cody Cisper (Peggs, OK/Northeastern State Univ.).
Flores was able to tie up the score for the Broncs at 2-2 after Flores drove in his second run of the game in the top of the fifth inning when he grounded out to shortstop allowing junior Roly Gonzalez (Miami, FL/UNC-Greensboro) to score from third base.
The Aggies regained control of the scoreboard in the bottom of the fifth inning, but were able to add insurance to their run tally in the bottom of the sixth frame when the home team plated a trio of runs to take the score to 6-2.
Ruggiano drove in his third run of the game in the bottom of the seventh inning when he connected on a sacrifice fly allowing Luke Anders to score from third base and give the Aggies a 7-2 advantage on their home field.
The Broncs were able to connect on a pair of runs in the top of the ninth inning, but the rally would not be enough as they fell to the Aggies by a 7-4 decision.
Anders led the Aggies with three hits and two runs scored in the contest while Ben Feltner, Brandon Hicks and Kyle Colligan each added a pair of hits for the home squad.
Jason Meyer picked up the victory for the Aggies as he hurled 6.0 innings allowing two runs on five hits while striking out five hitters.
Cisper earned the loss for the Broncs as the UTPA junior dropped his record to 0-2 on the season after he allowed three runs on seven hits in 5.0 innings of action.
Gonzalez, Leighton Autrey (Stephenville, TX/Navarro J.C.) and Zach Smith (Sanger, TX/Sanger H.S.) each added two hits apiece for the Broncs.
The Broncs and Aggies will meet for the second time in their three-game series on Saturday with first pitch set for 2:00 p.m.
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