Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi baseball team defeated No. 1 seed Sam Houston State, 2-1, on Wednesday afternoon at Constellation Field in Sugar Land, Texas.
- The No. 8 seed Islanders improve to 31-24 overall while the Bearkats fall to 31-24.
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Enrique Sanchez Jr. hit his first home run of the year in the seventh inning, a two-run shot over the left field fence.
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi used six combined pitchers, limiting SHSU to just one run on three hits.
- Fans can view the photo album
HERE.
Key Islander Statistics
- Sanchez Jr. went 3-for-4 on the afternoon, picking up a pair of singles to go along with his two-run big fly.
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Steven Rivera-Chijin was 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored.
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Thomas Jeffries IV and
Drake Osborn each went 1-for-4.
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Cole Fluta was 1-for-3.
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Nick Anderson reached on a walk.
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John Gaddis got the start and went 4.0 innings, allowing one run on one hit, a solo shot in the fourth. He struck out four and walked two.
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Tyler Miller worked a scoreless fifth inning, allowing just one base runner in the frame.
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Dylan Duarte,
Leo Perez and
A.G. Ayala combined to work the sixth and seventh innings without allowing a run.
- Perez picked up his second win of the season, striking out one while going 1.1 innings.
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David Worrell picked up his seventh save of the year, working 2.0 scoreless innings.
- All time in Southland Tournament play, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is now 4-0 as the No. 8 seed in the first round.
- The Islanders also improved to 12-12 all time in tournament play and are now 7-6 all time as the No. 8 seed.
- Wednesday was the ninth Southland Tournament game in Sugar Land in program history. A&M-Corpus Christi is now 5-4 in games at Constellation Field.
- In 2012, the No. 8 seed Islanders beat the No. 1 Bearkats 2-1 in San Marcos, Texas.
Key Islander Innings
7th | With one down in the seventh, Rivera-Chijin singled to center. After a stolen base and an error moved Rivera-Chijin up to third with Sanchez Jr. coming to the plate. Sanchez Jr. took the third pitch he saw over the manual scoreboard in left for a two-run shot, giving the Islanders a 2-1 lead.
Up Next
- The Islanders will face the winner of McNeese State University and the University of the Incarnate Word on Thursday at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcasted live on
ESPN+ and the ESPN app. Live stats can be found
HERE.
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