OKLAHOMA CITY, OK: The Texas Wesleyan University baseball team (10-11, 1-2 SAC) dropped a 5-3 game before edging out a 4-3 win over Southwestern Christian University (14-3, 2-1 SAC) to take their first conference win at Eagle Field on Saturday.
 
In the first game, the Rams posted a 3-0 lead in the third inning. Tanner McMahon singled to left field before Ryan Mendez reached on a walk. That made way for Ryan Adam who launched a beauty over the right-center fence for a home run.
 
The Eagles fired back in the bottom of the inning with a four hit rally. Michael Lowe dropped in a double down the left field line to plate one. Drew Umbro followed suit with a similar shot down the line in left for a RBI before Justin Braziel knocked in the tying run with a single to right field for the share of a 3-3 ball game.
 
Southwestern Christian took the lead in the fifth, after Umbro tripled deep in the right field corner to plate the go ahead run. Wesleyan committed an error on the next play to make it a 5-3 game before the end of the inning.
 
The Rams got the wind knocked out of their sails and the Eagles played defense well enough to close the door on any chances of a comeback.
 
Texas Wesleyan got things started early in the second game. The Rams got some help by way of a throwing error to put runners on base. James Ziegler rocketed a two RBI double to center field to give TWU a 2-0 advantage.
 
The Eagles defended their home grass by securing a 3-2 lead with a three run second inning. SCU earned a pair singles that found the gaps in the infield and worked the bases to fuel the rally. The inning was cut short by Garrett Crook though, as the Ram catcher fired down to second to catch Logan Palmer trying to take second for the third out.
 
Adam went 1 for 3 with 3 RBI in the home run for Texas Wesleyan.
 
Texas Wesleyan regained the lead in the fifth inning, playing some small ball and making the most out of some SCU errors. The Rams loaded the bases due in part by a pair of walks to make way for a two RBI base knock by Jonathan Bravo. That would make it a 5-3 game and Wesleyan would never look back.
 
Alex Lopez (3-0) picked up the win in three inning of relief work, he went scoreless while giving up just one hit, two walks, and fanning three. Bravo went 2 for 3 with 2 RBI, Zeigler posted a 1 for 3 with 2 RBI line.
 
The double header with Marian University on Monday, March 7 has been cancelled. The Rams will be back in action on Friday, March 11 when they take on Mid-America Christian University starting at 2:00 pm at the Ballpark in Grand Prairie.