Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi baseball team defeated Prairie View A&M, 8-4, on Tuesday afternoon in Prairie View, Texas.
- The Islanders improved to 3-5 on the season with the win while the Panthers fall to 2-7.
- The big inning came in the sixth when Texas A&M-Corpus Christi plated seven runs to take a commanding lead. The Islanders picked up five hits and took advantage of two errors in the frame.
Justin Taylor,
Tristan Welch,
Itchy Burts,
Luke Marbach and
Mike Williams all drove in runs during the frame.
Offensive Statistics
- The Islanders scored eight runs on eight hits with three errors. The Panthers had four runs on eight hits with five errors.
- Burts was 3-for-5 with two RBI, a double and a run scored.
- Marbach went 2-for-4 with two runs driven in and a double. He scored a run and also drew a walk.
- Williams was 1-for-5 wit an RBI.
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Trevor Beard was 1-for-4 with a run scored.
- Taylor went 1-for-2 with an RBI double and a run scored. He also drew a walk.
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Steven Rivera-Chijin went 1-for-4 and scored two runs. He had a double and drove in a run.
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Cole Fluta drew a walk and scored a run.
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Tristan Welch drove in a run and scored a run.
Pitching Notables
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Zach Rumfield got the start and threw 4.1 innings. He allowed one run on five hits with one strikeout and one walk.
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Daniel Nelson finished the fifth inning and worked a scoreless sixth. He allowed one hit while striking out two. He didn't issue a walk.
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Kevin Fleisher recorded the final out of the seventh with a strikeout.
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Henry Bird worked 1.2 innings of hitless and scoreless relief. He allowed just one walk against the six batters he faced.
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Will Floyd recorded the final out of the game with a strikeout.
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Up Next
- The Islanders will host Manhattan College for a three-game series at Chapman Field starting on Friday, Feb. 28, at 6:30 p.m. Tickets for the series can be purchased
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