Texas-Arlington 3, at Abilene Christian 5

MESA, Ariz. (Interstat) — Xavier Melendez homered twice and drove in three runs, but the Abilene Christian Wildcats held off the Texas-Arlington Mavericks 5-3 in the Western Athletic Conference baseball championship Wednesday at Mesa. Melendez’s second homer, a two-run shot in the top of the ninth inning, cut Abilene Christian’s lead to 5-3, but the Wildcats’ bullpen escaped further damage. The Mavericks (19-32) left a runner on base after Melendez’s blast and could not complete the comeback. Abilene Christian (25-29) broke open a tight game with a three-run bottom of the sixth inning, turning a 2-1 lead into a 5-1… Read more...