ABILENE, Texas (Interstat) — Cris Enriquez homered and drove in three runs as Incarnate Word outlasted Abilene Christian 9-8 in 11 innings at Kimbrell Arena on Wednesday.

The Cardinals, who collected 14 hits, blew an early five-run lead as the Wildcats scored seven times in the fifth inning, highlighted by a two-run homer from Grant Watkins. Enriquez’s three-run shot in the eighth tied the game.

Drake Anderson’s sacrifice fly in the 11th scored Jake Weaver for the decisive run. Incarnate Word’s bullpen combined for 5 2/3 scoreless innings, with Chase Blease, Fawster Voytko, Jordan Bush and Ashton Perkins shutting down the Wildcats. Abilene Christian’s Brady Coe provided three scoreless relief innings.

Incarnate Word improved to 11-9. Abilene Christian fell to 9-10.