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SAN ANTONIO (Feb. 16, 2018) – The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) Saints baseball team lost a 3-game series to NCAA D2 St. Mary's University. The Saints dropped the first game 5-4 on Thursday, and went on to lose Friday's doubleheader 17-6 and 9-4.

OLLU is now 4-10, while St. Mary's improves to 6-3.

Head Coach Bryan Aughney commented, "Game one we played a really good game all around. We had our chances earlier in the game, but I was pleased with our performance. Game two, we let get away from us and didn't do a good job at cutting off their momentum. In the third game, we started off great, and let the middle innings get away a little bit. We have to do a better job of making in-game adjustments and playing a complete game. We are close, but have to continue to get better in all aspects of the game."

Game One

The Saints opened the game with a walk from Alec Martinez (FR/Corpus Christi, Texas) and followed that with a two-run home run from Daniel Anciso (JR/Harlingen, Texas).

In the third inning, the Saints added another run. Anciso's double scored Cameron Guzman (SO/San Antonio, Texas) to give the Saints the 3-0 lead.

The Saints increased their lead to four in the fourth inning. Ryan Ramsey (JR/Grapevine, Texas) bunted and Jose Diaz (SO/Pinar del Rio, Cuba) came home to score.

The Rattlers added three runs in the fifth inning. A hit from Justin Sebo scored both Oscar Betancourt and Nick Galaviz. Andrew Perez hit a sacrifice fly, and Steven Wynn scored.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, the Rattlers tied the game. Saints' starting pitcher Jordan Hackett (SR/San Antonio, Texas) filled the bases, and reliever Caleb Mireles (SR/Del Rio, Texas) came in and walked a batter to send Bryce Brandl home to tie the game at 4-4.

The game stayed tied through the bottom of the 10th inning when Mario Vela hit a bunt to score Betancourt to win the game.   

Hackett started the game and pitched 6.2 innings, allowing nine hits and four runs while striking out four. Tony Esparza (SO/Spring, Texas) ended the game and suffered the loss after pitching 2.2 innings, allowing two hits and one run.

Diaz went 3-for-5, adding one run. Anciso went 2-for-5 and added three RBIs and one run.

Game Two

St. Mary's added the first run of the game in the first inning. James Davison scored on a single from Donnie Perez.

The Rattlers added two runs in the second inning. Patrick Fennell hit a double, and Betancourt and Jacob Aguilar came home to score.

The Saints added their first run in the third inning. Martinez hit a single and Ramsey came home to score.

St. Mary's increased their lead to 11-1 after scoring eight runs in the third inning. Adding runs for the Rattlers were Aguilar, Angel Vega, Betancourt, Galaviz, Fennell, Vela, Davison, and Perez.

In the top of the fourth, OLLU added two runs. Enrique Ruiz III (SR/Helotes, Texas) started with a double, and he scored on a Rattler error. Diaz hit a single to send Ramsey home. The Rattlers led 11-3.

St. Mary's added six runs in the fifth inning. Scoring were A. Perez, D. Perez, Wynn, Aguilar, Betancourt and Galaviz.

In the sixth inning, Ramsey scored after reaching base on an error. The game moved to 17-4.

In the final inning, the Saints added two runs. Mike Light (SR/San Antonio, Texas) hit a single, and he came home to score after Jorge Collazo Jr. (FR/San Antonio, Texas) grounded out. Ruiz went home on a sacrifice fly from Xavier Solis (SO/Victoria, Texas). The game ended with the Rattlers winning 17-6.

Ty Cook (FR/Highlands, Texas) suffered the loss for the Saints. He pitched two innings and allowed four hits and six runs.

Diaz went 2-for-2, adding one RBI, and Martinez went 2-for-4, adding one RBI. Ramsey went 1-for-3, scoring three runs.

Game Three

The Rattlers go on board first in the second inning. Fennell hit a single, and Aguilar and Vega came home to score.

In the third inning, Ryan Chapa (FR/Corpus Christi, Texas) reached base on a single, and Ramsey walked to first. Matt Mihalov (SO/Conroe, Texas) hit a groundout, and Chapa came home to score. Martinez hit a single to right field, and Ramsey came home to score and the game was tied 2-2.

St. Mary's closed out the third inning with a run. Aguilar hit and A. Perez came home to score to give his team the 3-2 lead.

The Saints regained the lead in the fourth after scoring two runs. After a single from Collazo, Robert Lopez (SO/San Antonio, Texas) doubled and Chapa hit. Collazo came home to score. Ramsey followed with another hit, sending Lopez home. The Saints took the 4-3 lead.

The lead did not last long as the Rattlers added five runs in the fifth inning. Coming home to score were A. Perez, D. Perez, Galaviz, Vega and Brandl.

With the Rattlers leading 8-4, they added another run in the sixth inning. Vega reached base on a double, and he later scored an unearned run to give his team the 9-4 lead. After three scoreless innings, the game ended with the Rattlers winning 9-4.

JB Martinez (JR/San Antonio, Texas) suffered the loss for the Saints. He pitched 4.2 innings, and allowed 11 hits and eight runs, while striking out three.

Chapa went 2-for-4, adding one run and one RBI. Ramsey went 1-for-2, and added one run and one RBI.

Up Next

The Saints will host a five-game series against Midland University on Feb. 22-24.