Baseball overcomes Early 7-run Deficit; Game 2 Suspended in 8th
IRVING, Texas – It was a wet Saturday afternoon for the University of Dallas baseball team. Rain started coming down as Dallas completed a string of 10 unanswered runs with the go-ahead trio in the eighth inning for a 10-7 victory versus Schreiner University in the opener.
About a 30 minute delay followed in addition to usual break-time for the second of a doubleheader. Play was halted in the bottom of the eighth inning with UD down 3-1. That suspended game will resume tomorrow at 1 p.m. when the original series finale was set.
GAME INFORMATION
Team Results: Schreiner University (7), University Dallas (10)
Team Records: Schreiner (7-25, 2-11 SCAC), Dallas (8-23, 4-6 SCAC)
Pitcher Records: W) Marshall (1-2), L) Gonzales (0-3)
It was a slippery start for the Crusaders, allowing six runs in the first inning to Schreiner. The first two hitters for SU reached, and completed a double steal. Brandon Holms walked to load the bases a batter later after junior Erick Felchak (The Woodlands, Texas) got the first out on a strikeout. After a passed ball scored Sam Pistrui, Jc Kruczkowski singled in two more runs to give the Mountaineers a 3-0 edge. The guests doubled that mark and sent 11 batters to the plate that inning.
Another run in the second marked a seven-run deficit for Dallas, but a massive fourth inning nipped the hole and created a brand new ballgame at the completion of it. The Crusaders notched seven runs, a season-most for an inning, along with as many hits in the bottom of the fourth. Junior JP Fasone (Englewood, Colo.) ripped a double down the left field line to clear the bases that were juiced for the first three runs of the inning.
Freshman Paul Scioli (Lubbock, Texas) struck out for the second retired UD hitter, but the next four runs came through on the two-out rally. Classmate Mark Peterson (Cincinnati, Ohio) and junior Avery Arnold (McKinney, Texas) doubled consecutively to drive in a run apiece. Freshman Josh Abalos (Lewisville, Texas) singled and advanced to second on a throwing error by the Schreiner defense. Arnold scored on the miscue. Senior Rene Vargas, Jr. (San Antonio, Texas) knotted the score with a single to right field.
Senior Luciano Villanueva (San Antonio, Texas) broke the tie game with his first home run this season to left field. After the next three batters, Arnold bunted and reached on a fielder's choice, which scored Fasone. Scioli and Arnold performed a double steal for insurance.
Junior William Marshall earned the win matching a career-high four innings of relief by closing down the ninth in order.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- Schreiner outhit the Crusaders 13-10. Dallas did not commit an error.
- Fasone led the individual offense with a 3-for-4 game and three RBI. Villanueva and Arnold added a pair of ribbies.
- Villanueva and Fasone scored twice.
- Villanueva's home run was his fifth of his career.
- Fasone, Peterson, and Arnold recorded doubles. The double steal was the lone ones for Dallas.
- Junior Blake Palmer (Coppell, Texas) bridged the gap to Marshall with three innings of one-hit ball. He walked one and allowed a hit with three strikeouts. The tandem of him and Marshall combined for seven shutout frames and eight punch outs.
- Marshall fanned a season-high with five.
- Top two hitters for Schreiner amassed five hits, with Pistrui hammering three. Kruczkowski and Gio Diaz contributed multiple hit performances and each added a pair of runs batted in. Diaz and Osman Quintana recorded doubles.
- The Mountaineers snatched eight stolen bases with Pistrui and Quintana taking two apiece.
- Caleb Allen took a no-decision in the start. He logged five innings and allowed seven runs (5 earned) from eight hits. He walked and struck out two.
UP NEXT
Dallas completes the suspended game at 1 p.m. and will play the original scheduled game after that. Prior to the first pitch around 12:40 p.m., the University of Dallas baseball program will recognize alumni from the 1999-2001 American Southwest Conference East Division Championship Teams.