Sixth Inning Helps Bearkats Sweep Islanders

HUNTSVILLE, Texas – For a third straight day, Sam Houston State used a big middle inning to top Texas A&M-Corpus Christi as the Bearkats scored four times in the sixth to complete the sweep with a 6-3 win.
 
The Islanders (6-14, 0-3) scored first as a two-out double from Dawson Yates in the top of the first was followed by an RBI-single from Nick Anderson. It was the second time this weekend the Islanders scored in the first inning, but the lead would not hold.
 
Sam Houston State leveled in the third on a pair of singles. The game would remain deadlocked until the Bearkats broke things open in the sixth.
 
A pair of doubles powered the four-run inning for the Bearkats as Sam Houston State finally chased Islander starter Cole Carter (1-4) from the game. Carter lasted 5 2/3 innings allowing five runs, four earned on six hits. The right-hander struck out three in the loss.
 
The Islanders pulled a run back in the top of the seventh as Anderson lifted a sacrifice fly to center for his second RBI of the day. Sam Houston State answered right back in the bottom half to push the lead back to four.
 
A&M-Corpus Christi attempted to stage a ninth-inning rally as both Brett Burner and Yates produced one-out singles to put runners at the corners. Anderson drove Burner home with a sac fly, but the Islanders were unable to pull any closer.
 
A&M-Corpus Christi had its share of chances Sunday afternoon but went just 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position. Yates led the Blue and Green at the plate with a 3-for-5 day and added a double and a run scored as well.  Dalton Stark also recorded multiple hits with a 2-for-4 afternoon.
 
Anderson finished the day with all three of the Islanders RBI. The center fielder finished 1-for-3 with a pair of sacrifice flies.
 
Hayden Wesneski (5-1) earned the win for Sam Houston State. The starter scattered eight hits over 6 1/3 innings allowing two runs, only one of which was earned.
 
COMING HOME
 
After a season-long eight-game road trip, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi returns to the Island and Chapman Field on Tuesday night. The Blue and Green will battle UIW in a non-conference tilt set for 6 p.m.