Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi baseball program capitalized on another powerful offensive showing Wednesday afternoon, notching a 17-9 victory over non-conference opponent Prairie View A&M and securing a series sweep of the Panthers in this year's home-and-home set.
- The Islanders set the tone early, jumping out to a 5-0 advantage through the first inning and scoring in six of the game's nine frames. True freshman
Justin Taylor led the team behind a game-high six RBIs, jacking a pair of home runs, while
Itchy Burts knocked home a trio on three hits.
- The Blue & Green improve to 24-12 overall with a 10-5 league mark.
- Meanwhile, Prairie View A&M falls to 12-22 on the year.
Islander Statistics
- The Islanders scored 17 runs on 16 hits with no errors while PVAMU posted nine runs on 10 hits with two errors.
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A.G. Ayala earned his third victory of the season, working through 2.1 innings on the mound with two runs allowed on as many hits with a pair of strikeouts.
- Taylor put together his best performance of the season, picking up six RBIs on three hits with three runs scored.
- Burts topped the other three multi-hit athletes, escorting three home on three hits with two runs scored.
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Enrique Sanchez Jr. notched three hits of his own, posting two RBIs and one run scored in the process.
- Both
Thomas Jeffries IV and
Scott Hastings put together two hits apiece with the former generating two RBIs.
- Last, but not least,
Luke Marbach grabbed one hit with two RBIs.
- Freshman Hayden received the second start of his young career, tossing 1.1 frames with five runs allowed on as many hits and one strikeout.
Islander Key Innings
- A pair of singles by Burts and Sanchez Jr. plus a
Mike Williams walk loaded the bases early in the first, and a
Luke Marbach hit-by-pitch scored the game's first run. Jeffries put the ball in play during the next at-bat, allowing Sanchez Jr. to score from third, before Taylor jacked his first homer over the right-field fence for three more runs and a 7-0 edge.
- After
Nick Anderson reached on a hit-by-pitch one out deep in the second, Burts scored the senior behind a deep triple to left center for his first RBI of the day. A balk during the Islanders' next at-bat allowed the junior to tack on one more for a 7-0 lead.
- With the game knotted at seven apiece, Jeffries and Taylor notched back-to-back RBIs for a quick reclamation of the lead, now a 9-7 margin.
- The Blue & Green got back on the board in the sixth, as Williams picked up a two-out triple and Marbach drove him home with a double one at-bat later.
- With the bases loaded late in the seventh, Sanchez Jr. punched a single into left field, picking up two more runs and pushing the Islanders lead up to five.
- After Marbach opened the eighth by reaching on an error, Jeffries managed to post another RBI with a double to right center. With the bases loaded later in the frame, Burts shot a pitch up the middle, plating two for his final RBIs of the game and a solid six-run edge.
- With Williams on following a leadoff walk, Taylor dropped a two-out homer over the left-field fence, locking in the 17-9 final score for the Blue & Green.
Up Next
- With the week's non-conference matchups concluded, the Islanders advance to their next Southland Conference series, traveling to Beaumont on Friday evening for a three-game set against Lamar. Fans can watch live
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