VICTORIA, Texas – The St. Edward's Baseball pitching staff combined to throw a two-hit shutout Tuesday in a 5-0 win against Houston-Victoria.
 
AUSTIN WEAVER (3-0) earned the win with four innings of one-hit, no-walk work. HAYDEN BACH, BRANDON BOONE, and BEN MORALEZ provided nearly flawless relief, giving up no runs on just one hit and one walk over five innings.
 
TJ GISELBACH led the Hilltoppers at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI. Both Giselbach and DEREK THOMPSON accounted for the Hilltoppers three doubles on the game.
 
St. Edward's (23-17) snaps its three-game losing streak with the win. Houston-Victoria (14-22) has won three of its last five games.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Weaver carried a perfect game into the fourth inning before it was broken up with a single by UH-Victoria.
• Zach Schindler broke up the shutout by driving in Giselbach with a ground-ball RBI in the fifth inning.
• St. Edward's pitching continued to roll as it allowed just two Jaguar baserunners in the last five frames.
• Giselbach secured the win for the Hilltoppers with a bases-loaded double in the top of the eighth inning, scoring two to make it 3-0.
• St. Edward's ended the eighth with four runs on three hits to make the final tally.

 
HILLTOPPER NOTES

• St. Edward's is 13-2 in the all-time series with Houston-Victoria.
• ROMEO CORTINA has reached base safely in 22 straight games.
• The Hilltoppers have recorded three shutouts this season.

 
QUOTE BOARD: HEAD COACH ROB PENDERS
"Our pitching was outstanding today. Austin (Weaver) got us off to a great start, and everyone else followed suit. Our offense was a little slow to get going, but we stuck with a plan and eventually broke through. TJ (Giselbach) had a great day and got the big hit when we needed it."
 
UP NEXT
St. Edward's heads to Laredo, Texas to face Texas A&M-International. The three-game set opens Friday with a doubleheader at 3 p.m. at Unitrade Stadium. Live stats will be available at GoHilltoppers.com.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: St. Edward's 5, Houston-Victoria 0
Records: St. Edward's (23-17), Houston-Victoria (14-22)
W – Weaver (3-0) L – N. Pena (0-2)
Attendance: 65
 
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