AUSTIN, Texas – ROMEO CORTINA and GABLE WHITACRE hit home runs Saturday in a 12-3 win over Missouri S&T to earn a doubleheader split after dropping game one, 4-3 in 12 innings.
 
Cortina went 2-for-2 in game two with three runs and two RBI. He finished his day batting .500 and slugging 1.000. Whitacre finished his day with one run on three hits and three RBI. TJ GISELBACH also had a big day with two runs on two doubles and two RBI.
 
On the mound, AUSTIN WEAVER earned the first win of his Hilltopper career. The freshman pitched three innings of two-run, one-hit relief with two strikeouts in game two.
 
St. Edward's (10-5) has won eight of its last 10 games. Missouri S&T falls to 2-4 on the season after going to the NCAA Midwest Regional Tournament in 2016.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Game One (Missouri S&T 4, St. Edward's 3 – 12 innings)
W – Erger (1-0), L – Bach (0-1)
 

• St. Edward's struck first with a RBI-groundout from JACOB VASQUEZ in the bottom of the second inning.
• A run in the third and a run in the fifth gave the Miners a 2-1 lead.
• Vasquez struck again in the sixth with an RBI single to tie the game, 2-2.
• Defense and pitching held both teams scoreless for five straight innings until Missouri S&T plated two in the top of the 12^th to earn the win.

 
Game Two (St. Edward's 12, Missouri S&T 3)
W – Weaver (1-0), L – Marcheschi (1-1)
 

• Missouri S&T took advantage of an error in the opening frame to take a 1-0 lead.
• Cortina's two-run home run capped a four-run second inning, and gave the Hilltoppers a 4-1 lead.
• Whitacre's three-run home run highlighted a seven-run fourth inning for St. Edward's.
• Runs from HUNTER COURSON, Giselbach and Cortina made the final tally.

 
HILLTOPPER NOTES

• The Hilltoppers are 6-2 all time against Missouri S&T.
• Whitacre extended his hitting streak to 13 games.
• BLAKE ALEXANDER did not appear in game two, but went 3-for-4 at the plate in game one, and has reached base in nine straight games.
• Head Coach Rob Penders is five wins away from 400 career victories.

 
QUOTE BOARD: HEAD COACH ROB PENDERS
"It's all dependent on the pitching and offense, and we got both in the second game. Ballard (Infante) got us off to a pretty good start, but defensively we didn't help him. The bats got going early, and Austin (Weaver) came in and got the game under control. We're still throwing too many pitches. I don't think that killed us in game one, but defensively we didn't perform."
 
UP NEXT
St. Edward's closes its series against Missouri S&T Sunday at 12 p.m. Live stats and video will be available at GoHilltoppers.com.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: St. Edward's 3, 12 Missouri S&T 4, 3
Records: St. Edward's (10-5), Missouri S&T (2-4)
Attendance: 358
 
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