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HOUSTON – The University of Texas-Pan American Broncs baseball team used a nine-run third to beat the Houston Baptist University Huskies 12-4 in seven innings in game one of a doubleheader on Saturday at Husky Field.
 
With the game tied at 2-2, the Broncs (17-17, 8-2 Great West Conference) sent 13 batters to the plate, eight of whom faced Huskies (17-17-1, 6-4 GWC) starter Tyler Hoelscher (4-4).
 
Derek Hagy opening the inning with a double down the right field line. Riley Goulding laid down a sacrifice bunt, but a wild throw by third baseman Curtis Jones allowed Goulding to reach and Hagy to go to third. Shane Ammon followed with an RBI-single and Alex Howe hit a two-run double. One out later, Aaron Moore walked and Dillon Engelhart and Chris Torres hit back-to-back RBI-singles to knock out Hoelscher. Matt Harding came in and issued a four-pitch walk to Shane Klemcke to load the bases Hagy followed with a grounder to first to drive-in a run, and an error allowed Hagy to reach. One out later, Ammon doubled to the left center gap to clear the bases and make it 11-2.
 
The Huskies came right back to score two runs in the bottom of the third and knock out Broncs starter Luis Flores with one out, but La Joya alum Guadalupe Barrera (2-1) stopped the rally and pitched four and two-thirds innings of one-hit relief, striking out four, to end the game.
 
Ammon led the Broncs by going 3-for-4 with four RBI and two runs scored. Howe went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a run scored, Hagy went 1-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored, and Torres went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored.
 
Game two of this doubleheader, which is scheduled to last the full nine innings, is expected to get underway at approximately 2:45 p.m.