FORT WORTH — Texas Wesleyan University (37-7, 22-5 SAC) secured a 6-4 victory over Wayland Baptist University (29-19, 13-14 SAC) on Friday at Sycamore Park. The Rams recorded nine hits, including a home run and two triples, to clinch the win.
Wayland Baptist took an early lead in the first inning with two runs, highlighted by RBI singles from Adonis Bernal and Rafaeleduardo Garcia. The Rams responded with a solo home run by
Brendon Vela, ending the inning with a 2-1 score in favor of the visitors.
In the third inning, the Rams capitalized on defensive errors by Wayland Baptist. Vela scored on an error, and
Endi Jaquez crossed the plate on a subsequent error by the catcher, giving Texas Wesleyan a 3-2 lead.
The fifth inning saw Texas Wesleyan extend its lead.
Jose Rangel tripled and was brought home by a triple from Vela.
Jack Erickson followed with an RBI groundout, pushing the home team's lead to 5-2.
Wayland Baptist added a run in the sixth, with Garcia scoring on an RBI single from Adrian Lara. The score stood at 5-3 after six innings.
The visitors closed the gap in the seventh with Kanade Honda scoring on a sacrifice fly, making it a 5-4 game.
Texas Wesleyan added an insurance run in the eighth inning. Jaquez advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on an error, increasing the lead to 6-4.
The game concluded with a scoreless ninth inning, securing a 6-4 victory for the Rams over Wayland Baptist.
Dylan Krause started the game for the Rams, pitching 2 innings, allowing 5 hits and 2 earned runs while walking one.
Jose Casado relieved Krause, delivering a solid 4-inning performance, giving up just 1 run on 4 hits, striking out 4 batters and earning the win.
Ty Sansom followed with 2 innings of work, allowing 2 hits and 1 earned run, with a strikeout.
Noah Huerta closed the game with a scoreless inning, striking out one and securing the save, despite hitting one batter.
Vela showcased his hitting skills by scoring three runs and recording three hits, including a home run, while driving in two runs. Jaquez contributed with two runs and one RBI, demonstrating his capability to reach base effectively. Casado secured the win on the mound, pitching 4 innings with four strikeouts and allowing just one earned run. Huerta earned the save, pitching one inning and striking out one batter.
