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EDINBURG, Texas – Colton Van Comen scored the winning run on an Adrian De La Rosa RBI in the bottom of the 13th inning to lead the University of Texas-Pan American baseball team past the Billikens of Saint Louis University 5-4 in the fourth game of the 2011 Al Ogletree Classic tournament Saturday night at Edinburg Baseball Stadium. The win gives the Broncs (2-0) back-to-back 5-4 wins to start the season, after beating Illinois-Chicago on Friday night by the same score.

Van Comen, who entered game four hours after the first pitch was thrown, led the 13th inning off with a triple to the right-center field gap.

Saint Louis (2-1) started the day with an impressive 17-7 victory over Illinois-Chicago in Saturday's matinee. They kicked off the scoring in the nightcap with a run in the first. Cody Cotter was hit by a Cody Plunk pitch to lead off the game and later advanced to third after a stolen base and a wild pitch. Steve Fernandez singled in Cotter to give Billikens the 1-0 lead. Plunk left the game for UTPA after retiring only two batters.

The Billikens added a pair of runs in the third to take a three run lead. Fernandez led off the inning with a single to left, and was followed by a Zach Miller double to left-center, putting a pair of Billikens into scoring position. Travis Parker's ground out scored Fernandez, and Marco DiRoma's single scored Miller.

The Broncs began their rally in the bottom half the third. Angel Ibanez hit a one-out single to left field and scored one batter later on Roger Bernal's two run blast into the bullpen in left making the score 3-2 SLU. Vinne Mejia reached on an error by Fernandez in right. The next hitter up was Stuart MacInnes who drove the C.J. Rose offering over the wall in left, putting the Broncs in front 4-3.

Jordan Hammerman tied the game at four in the top of the fifth with his double down the right field line, scoring Parker from second base.

The two teams stayed scoreless until De La Rosa's game winning hit in the 13th.

Arnold Franco (1-0) pitched a scoreless 13th inning to earn the victory for UTPA. Jon Levin (0-1) took the loss pitching an inning, and throwing to Van Comen and De La Rosa in the 13th. Neither started lasted long as Plunk faced just five batters, pitching .2 innings and allowing a run on two hits with a walk and a strikeout. Rose lasted 2.1 innings allowing four runs, three earned, walking one and striking out two.

The 2011Al Ogletree classic wraps up on Sunday with a pair of games, both featuring UTPA. The Broncs begin with a 9:00 AM match-up with Illinois Chicago and will face Saint Louis after the conclusion of the first game. Matt Salemi (NR) is scheduled to take the mound for UIC, while Brett Vanover (NR) will take the mound for Saint Louis. The Broncs will counter with Jonathan Sa (NR) and Mike Zouzalik (NR)