UT Arlington Salvages Game Three From Islanders

Corpus Christi, Texas - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's baseball team (2-1) fell to UT Arlington (1-2) in the series finale Sunday afternoon after clinching the series Saturday evening at Chapman Field.

"It was a tough day for us," said head coach Scott Malone. "We kept pushing at them, but they pitched it better. I think we're a good team and I think we're going to play well and shot well against Texas."

Marking the third consecutive game this weekend, the Islanders had a run scored in the bottom of the second inning as senior Leo Markotic made his way home off of a single by classmate Max Puls. Markotic, who was sitting on second at the time, hit a single to right field before stealing second shortly after. 

The Mavericks pushed back in the top of the third inning with three runs of their own off of a double and a home run. They extended their lead to 4-1 in the fourth inning before the Islanders got a chance to retaliate in the bottom of the inning. Tre Jones, a junior, hit a triple in the latter half of the inning before being driven home by freshman Christian Smith-Johnson in his first collegiate start.

Following two scoreless innings, UT Arlington scored an additional run in the top of the seventh. Markotic rounded out the scoring for the day with a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth out to right field.

Matthew Watson, a redshirt sophomore from Eastern Oklahoma State, earned the start on the mound and went on to pitch four innings, striking out four batters in the process. Sophomore Marco Gutierrez came in for 1.2 innings of relief, earning a 0.00 ERA before junior Austin Dean entered the game.

Dean battled the Mavericks for 2.1 innings, striking out three while only allowing two hits in the appearance. Evans Hendricks, a left-handed junior, made his debut with the Islanders in the top of the ninth inning, facing three batters and sending them all back to the dugout with help from the defense.

On addition to scoring once for the Islanders, Jones hit a triple on the day, one of two extra-base hits. Markotic had the other two with another triple and a home run.

A&M-Corpus Christi returns to action on the road against Texas at 5 p.m. Tuesday afternoon at UFCU Disch-Falk Field, streamed on the Longhorn Network.

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