Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi baseball team fell to the University of Utah, 2-1, in 11 innings on Friday evening at Whataburger Field in Corpus Christi, Texas.
- The game was part of the 2020 Kleberg Bank College Classic.
- The Islanders got a pair of outstanding pitching performances from
John Gaddis and
Henry Bird who combined to throw nearly 10.0 scoreless innings on Friday.
- Fans can find a photo album
HERE.
Offensive Statistics
- The Islanders had one run on seven hits with no errors while Utah had two runs on 10 hits with one error.
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Luke Marbach was 3-for-5 with a run scored. He also stole a base setting up the game's first run.
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Steven Rivera-Chijin was 2-for-3 and was hit by a pitch.
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Itchy Burts went 1-for-4 with and an intentional walk.
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Mike Williams picked up an RBI, going 1-for-5.
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Scott Hastings drew a pair of walks.
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Drake Osborn and Troy Black each drew a walk. Osborn also stole a base.
- The Islanders scored in the sixth inning. Marbach led off with a single. As he stole second, the ball got away and went into center, allowing him to take third. A Williams grounder to the right side allowed him to score to make it 1-0.
Pitching Notables
- Gaddis got the start and threw 5.0 innings of scoreless ball. He allowed just four hits and two walks while striking out four.
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Jaime Ramirez Jr. faced two batters in the sixth, recording a walk and a strikeout.
- Bird retired eight straight batters after entering the game in the sixth. He struck out the side in the seventh. He went 5.0 innings of scoreless relief, allowing just three hits. He struck out nine and did not allow a walk.
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Up Next
- The Islanders will face Kansas State University on Saturday at Whataburger Field at 6 p.m. The game will be broadcasted live on
FloBaseball.TV and fans can find ticket information
HERE.
- A&M-Corpus Christi also announced the addition of a home game on Monday, Feb. 24, against Missouri at Chapman Field at 3 p.m.
