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THE RUNDOWN
AUSTIN, Texas – BLAKE HOLUB hit his first collegiate home run in the bottom of the sixth to kickoff a three-run inning that led the St. Edward's baseball team (16-15, 4-6) to a 4-1 victory over Rogers State (18-14, 4-6) in game one. The Hillcats responded however, with a 10-6 win in game two as the teams split Friday's doubleheader at Lucian-Hamilton Field.
 
TJ GISELBACH had a day at the plate hitting 5-for-7 with three hits registering as doubles. He also scored four runs and drove in one. Meanwhile, Holub continues to trouble pitchers as he batted .500 on the day (4-for-8) and has totaled six extra base hits over four games, including his first bomb of the season Friday. 
 
The pitchers seized control of game one as both clubs were locked into a scoreless affair until Rogers State's Garrett Hall broke the ice in the fifth inning with an RBI double. The Hilltoppers clapped back by tying the game with an RBI single from WILLIAM HAIRSTON in the bottom half before busting the game open with three runs courtesy of two long-balls in the sixth from Holub and ZACH SCHINDLER. JAKE DAVIS (3-1) topped off the game in the seventh, striking out two to claim the win. JUAN CORTINA got the start and tossed 5.1 innings with nine punch-outs. RSU's Time Luce (3-5) recorded the loss after throwing 5.1 innings and tallying six strikeouts.
 
The Hilltopper offense kept things rolling with back-to-back RBI doubles from Giselbach and ROBBIE LAMMONS, respectively, giving the home team a 2-0 lead in the first frame. However, RSU settled in defensively and held SEU scoreless for five consecutive innings while piling on ten unanswered runs including a plentiful seven-run, five-hit seventh inning. St. Edward's put a small rally together with two runs in the seventh and ninth stanzas but ultimately fell, 10-6.
 
Holub (2-3) was tagged with the loss after 3.1 innings of work and three strikeouts but walked six. CHRIS LOGAN tossed 3.0 innings with three Ks, JOSIAH CHUPIK threw 2.1 innings with two strikeouts, and GARRETT MILLER recorded one out in game two. Spencer Bivens (6-2) walked away with the win, earning just one run and struck out three in 6.2 innings.
 
HIGHLIGHTS GAME ONE
• BLAKE HOLUB's leadoff HR in the sixth was his first collegiate dinger.
• WILLIAM HAIRSTON went 2-for-4 at the dish and had one RBI; has 38 multiple hit games in his career and 16 on the season.
• ZACH SCHINDLER's only hit of the game was his 5^th career home run and third of 2018.
• Schindler has seven multiple RBI games in his career and logged his third of the season.
 
HIGHLIGHTS GAME TWO
• TJ GISELBACH was a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate to set a new single-game career high of four hits; he scored three runs and registered one RBI in game two.
• Giselbach's second double in game two was the 20^th of his career and ninth on the season.
• BLAKE HOLUB logged his third consecutive multiple-hit game and has five doubles on the year.
• DYLAN MACKIN recorded his second multiple RBI game of the season.

STAT OF THE GAME I
5 – BLAKE HOLUB's go-ahead solo shot was his fifth extra base hit over three games.
 
STAT OF THE GAME II
4 – St. Edward's had four errors in the seventh inning that led to Rogers State's seven runs.

WHAT'S NEXT
The series will conclude with another doubleheader tomorrow beginning at noon. Live stats and video will be available at GoHilltoppers.com.

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