Incarnate Word at Texas-San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO (Interstat) — Lane Haworth homered twice and drove in five runs, Josh Arquette added a home run and five RBIs, and Texas-San Antonio erupted for 14 runs in the fifth inning to rout Incarnate Word 22-10 on Tuesday night at Roadrunner Field.
The Roadrunners improved to 30-14 overall, while the Cardinals fell to 17-24.
The game turned dramatically in the bottom of the fifth. Incarnate Word had built a 10-6 lead after scoring twice in the top half, but Texas-San Antonio sent 18 batters to the plate and collected nine hits, four walks, a hit-by-pitch and two catcher’s interference calls in the frame. The inning featured Arquette’s three-run double, a two-run homer by Haworth and another two-run single from Drew Detlefsen. When the dust settled, the Roadrunners led 20-10.
Incarnate Word had stormed out ahead early. Cole Tabor homered twice, including a two-run shot in the second inning, and finished with three RBIs. Colin Cymbalista added a three-run homer in the first and a sacrifice fly in the second, totaling four RBIs. The Cardinals pounded out 10 hits but could not overcome the pitching collapse.
Texas-San Antonio’s offensive explosion covered for an early deficit. The Roadrunners trailed 5-0 after the first inning but answered with two runs in the bottom half. Incarnate Word added three in the second to go up 8-2, but Texas-San Antonio chipped away with four in the third to cut the lead to 8-6. After the Cardinals extended the lead to 10-6 in the fifth, the Roadrunners took control.
Haworth’s second homer of the night, a two-run shot in the fifth, capped the scoring for the inning and gave him five RBIs. He also had an RBI groundout in the first and a run-scoring walk in the fifth. Arquette’s double in the fifth cleared the bases, and he added a solo homer in the third. Cade Sadler homered in the sixth and finished with two RBIs. Detlefsen drove in three runs, and Caden Miller also had three RBIs.
Sam Simmons pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings of relief, allowing two hits and striking out three, to earn the win. Blayne Lyne tossed 2 1/3 innings, giving up one hit and two earned runs with four strikeouts. Christopher Gutierrez struck out one in a perfect seventh.
For Incarnate Word, Tabor went 2 for 3 with two home runs and three RBIs. Cymbalista was 1 for 3 with a homer and four RBIs. The Cardinals used eight pitchers and issued eight walks while yielding 20 hits.
The game was the second meeting between the teams this season. Incarnate Word had won the first matchup 13-11 on March 31 in San Antonio.
Texas-San Antonio hosts Wichita State for a three-game series beginning Friday. Incarnate Word travels to Texas-Rio Grande Valley for a weekend series.
Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Texas-San Antonio 6, Incarnate Word 3, and its ELO system gave the Roadrunners an 83.50 percent probability to win.