Domenic Martinez Tosses Gem as Saints Defeat No. 15 Houston-Victoria
SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- The Our Lady of the Lake (OLLU) baseball team got a dominant start from left-hander Domenic Martinez on Tuesday night as the Saints took down the No. 15-ranked Houston-Victoria Jaguars in their final non-conference game of the season. Martinez tossed six innings, allowing just one hit while striking out eight.
Martinez got things going early as he recorded three strikeouts in the top of the first inning. The OLLU offense struck in the bottom of the first to give Martinez the early 1-0 lead after a passed ball allowed Carlos Gusman to score.
The only blemish in the box score for Martinez came in the top of the second after he issued a leadoff walk that later came around to score on a sacrifice fly to even the game at one.
Isaac Davila reached in the third on a one-out single to left field. Davila would advance to second on a failed pickoff attempt, putting him in scoring position with Gusman coming to the plate. With two outs, Gusman shot a ball through the right side, scoring Davila to give the Saints the lead back. The Jaguars had a chance to get out of the inning and limit damage but a dropped foul ball allowed Jack Kalisky to see another pitch. Kalisky reached on a single to the shortstop, putting runners at first and second with two away. Gavin Machado sent a ball down the right field line that went for a triple, allowing Gusman and Kalisky to score, extending the OLLU lead to 4-1.
OLLU struck again in the fifth after they loaded the bases with one out, forcing UHV to make their first pitching change of the night. After an OLLU strikeout, Christian Martinez brought Drew Saucedo home with a single to third base, making it a 5-1 contest through five innings.
In the sixth, both lineups were retired in order and that would be the end of the night for Martinez. The lefty gave way to Hector Rogerio III in the seventh and Rogerio III retired his first two batters before allowing his first baserunner. With a runner on first, Rogerio III induced a flyout to centerfield to end the inning.
Gusman reached base for the third time in the seventh with his third single of the night. Gusman would come around to score his third run of the game after Machado collected his second triple of the game. Benjamyn Hovda came on to run for Machado and scored on a UHV error, the Saints' seventh run of the game. Christian Martinez, who reached on the error came around to score when Joshua Milton came onto to pinch hit and drove a ball into right field to make it 8-1 in favor of the Saints.
Tyler Pauly came on in the ninth to close out the game for OLLU and the righty closed the door, securing the 8-1 victory for the Saints.
Kalisky and Machado each finished the night with two hits. Machado led the way for the Saints with three RBI.
OLLU will play their final home series of the season this week as they host Jarvis Christian on Thursday and Friday.
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