Box Score The Basics
-Score: St. Edward's 9, Texas A&M-International 4
-Records: St. Edward's 17-7, 13-5 HC; TAMU-International 16-10, 11-7 HC
-Location: Laredo, Texas (Uni-Trade Stadium)
 
How It Happened
-St. Edward's didn't waste any time, as it put up five runs in the first inning. TAYLOR JOHNSON led off with a single. CUTTER RUNTE followed with another single. Each would move up a base on a wild pitch and RANSOM LALONDE singled them both home. After a single by CJ MANNING and DYLAN WATTS reached on an error to score LaLonde, JOE PIROZZOLO singled home two more runs to make it 5-0.
-TAYLOR JOHNSON got things started again in the second inning when he led off with a double. He would eventually score on a passed ball.
-The Dustdevils got two runs back in the bottom of the second when Fernando Garza tripled home two runs.
-The Hilltoppers responded with a run in the fourth inning. Johnson was at it again as he reached on bunt single with one out. He moved to second on a single by Runte, and would score on a single by CJ MANNING to make the score 7-2.
-The Dustdevils tried to chip away at the lead as they pushed across a run in the bottom of the fourth inning to cut the lead to 7-3.
-Johnson made it 9-3 in the fifth inning when his double drove in two.
-The Hilltoppers would hold off the Dustdevils down the stretch, only giving up one more run for the final margin.
 
Beyond the Box Score
-The seven-game winning streak is the highest this season, and most since last season when the Hilltoppers had an eight-game winning streak.
 
2013 Heartland Conference Baseball Standings
Team                           Conference             Overall
St. Edward's                       13-5                      17-7
#21 St. Mary's                   13-5                      16-8
UA Fort Smith                    12-6                      13-7
#18 TAMU-International 11-7                    16-10
Newman                              9-9                      11-10
UT-Permian Basin             4-13                      6-15
Panhandle State                0-17                      0-22
Oklahoma Christian           0-0                       14-8
McMurry                             0-0                      10-14
 
Up Next
St. Edward's will be back in action Tuesday when they host Incarnate Word. First-pitch is set for 2p.m. at Lucian-Hamilton Field. Live video and stats will be available on the Hilltopper Athletic Website.