Baseball Wraps Up Road Series at Our Lady of the Lake

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Texas A&M University–Texarkana baseball team wrapped up a three-game conference series against Our Lady of the Lake this weekend at Missions Baseball Academy. The Eagles battled across the series but ultimately came up short in the matchup, falling 5-4 in the opener, 10-0 in game two, and 8-5 in the series finale.

The series opened on Friday with a tightly contested 5-4 loss for the Eagles despite an eight-hit effort at the plate. Jayce Blalock led the offense with two hits and two RBIs, while Michael Caputo and Raul Ramirez each added two hits in the contest. TAMUT broke through in the sixth inning before adding three runs over the final two frames to close the gap. Matthew Hart started on the mound for the Eagles, throwing five innings while allowing three runs and striking out four. Jordan Kelly and Micah Bandy combined to finish the game in relief.

In the second game of the series, the Eagles were limited offensively as Our Lady of the Lake secured a 10-0 victory. TAMUT recorded two hits in the contest, including a double from Landon West and a single from James Provencio. Connor Brady got the start for the Eagles, working 3.1 innings with four strikeouts, while Remi Rountree delivered a strong relief appearance with four strikeouts over 2.2 scoreless innings.

In the series finale, Texas A&M–Texarkana collected 12 hits but fell 8-5 to Our Lady of the Lake after a late rally by the Saints. The Eagles built an early 4-0 lead behind a strong offensive day from Tanner Duncan, who went 4-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored, including a pair of RBI doubles. Tobin Jones added two hits and two runs, while Jayce Blalock also recorded a multi-hit game. Our Lady of the Lake broke the game open with a six-run seventh inning to take the lead. TAMUT cut the deficit to one in the eighth when Austin Kerns scored on a wild pitch, but the Saints responded with two insurance runs to secure the series-closing victory.

With the loss the Eagles move to 12-18 overall and 3-9 in conference play. Baseball will be back in action this weekend as they host the no. 14 Wildcats of Louisiana Christian for a three game RRAC series. First pitch of Friday's double header will be at 12 p.m.