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Box Score 2 Game One Box Score | Game Two Box Score
THE RUNDOWN
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The St. Edward's baseball team holds off the St. Mary's rally to split day one of the four-game series at Dickson Stadium. The Hilltoppers fell in game one 13-3, but was able to salvage the day with a 10-8 win in game two, ending the Rattlers five game winning streak and handing them just their second loss at home this year.
In his first game back since March 17 and first Heartland Conference contest,
BLAKE ALEXANDER put the league on notice with his return, batting 4-for-9, scoring two runs and a team-best five RBIs.
BLAKE HOLUB also had a day, hitting 4-for-7 with two runs scored and three ribbies, while also picking up his third win of the season on the bump.
After a tough opening game, the Hilltoppers (18-17, 6-8) led 5-0 by the third inning thanks to a pair of two-run shots by Alexander and
TJ GISELBACH, and a RBI double from
ZACH SCHINDLER in the third. The Rattlers (25-11, 9-5) got on the board with an RBI single to left field off of Jacob Aguilar's bat, but SEU kept clicking offensively as they scored five more unanswered runs over the next three innings. STMU began to rally in the eighth however, scoring seven runs in the frame – three of them being RBI walks – to cut the deficit to two runs at 10-8.
JAKE DAVIS would finish strong on the mound though to record his third save of the year in 1.2 innings of work with two strikeouts. Holub (3-3) was credited the win after throwing five full innings with two punch-outs.
CHRIS LOGAN threw 2.1 innings for two strikeouts and
JOSIAH CHUPIK also saw some time out of the bullpen.
The Hilltoppers were forced to turn to the bullpen early in game one after giving up five runs thru two innings. The Rattlers continued to pour it on however, scoring five more runs in the third to build a 10-0 advantage. Alexander put SEU on the scoreboard with a two RBI single to right field and Holub knocked one to the opposite side of the field to drive in another in the fifth frame. That was all the visiting team could muster up though as STMU scored three more runs to win it 13-3.
JUAN CORTINA (2-6) was charged with the loss after two innings with two strikeouts.
JOEL MILLER threw 2.2 innings with two strikeouts in relief and
JACOB MCROBERTS made his first appearance in 2018 with 1.1 innings of work.
HIGHLIGHTS GAME ONE
•
BLAKE ALEXANDER logged his 25
th multiple hit game with SEU and 10
th on the year.
•
BLAKE HOLUB's hit was his 10
th of the season.
•
ZACH SCHINDLER's 16-game reached base streak snapped; was the longest streak of his career.
•
JOEL MILLER's 1
st strikeout was the 10
th of his career.
HIGHLIGHTS GAME TWO
•
BLAKE ALEXANDER logged his 15
th multiple RBI game of his career and 5
th this season.
• Alexander recorded his 5
th HR of the season.
•
BLAKE HOLUB recorded his 5
th multiple hit game of his career and a new career single-game high of three hits.
•
TJ GISELBACH recorded his 25
th multiple hit game of his career and 9
th of the season.
• Giselbach's double HR was the 35
th extra base hit of his career and his 3
rd HR of the season.
•
ZACH SCHINDLER's second hit of the game was the 50
th of his career.
STAT OF THE GAME I
13 – Thirteen runs ties for an opponent season high vs. the Hilltoppers.
STAT OF THE GAME II
7 – St. Edward's had seven extra base hits in game two after recording zero in game one.
WHAT'S NEXT
Both clubs will conclude the series with another doubleheader tomorrow beginning at 1 p.m. Live stats and video will be available at GoHilltoppers.com.
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