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SAN ANGELO – The Tarleton baseball team fell in a 2-0 hole late Sunday night, but Tarleton junior Ryan Small's bases-loaded, three-run double in the bottom of the seventh gave the Texans a 3-2 victory over Incarnate Word in the second round of the LSC Tournament.
Lightning delayed not only Tarleton's contest, but also the one prior. Originally scheduled to begin at 7 p.m., the actual start time was closer to 10 p.m. With that much of a delay, it was no wonder that the Texans got off to a slow start offensively.
The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, then added another run in the third inning. UIW had a 2-0 advantage, but that would all change as the clock ticked past midnight and into the early hours of Monday morning.
Small managed his clutch hit after Jonathan Schmitz doubled to lead off the inning, Landon Thompson singled and Andy Wolfe walked to load the bases. That is when Small took a 1-1 pitch and ripped it to left, plating all three runners.
That would be all Tarleton would need to ground the Cardinals, 3-2 in the second round of the LSC Tournament.
Schmitz finished the game 3-for-4, while Garrett Hardey went 2-for-4 and Small provided the three RBI's.
Baseball vs. UIW - LSC Round 2 5-6-12 Gallery
Matt Buckmaster performed well in the starter's role for the Texans, giving up just one earned run on four hits, while striking out eight in six innings.
Austin Coble (3-2) would get the win however, after tossing a perfect seventh inning in relief. Britt Robertshaw then tossed two shutout innings to earn his seventh save of the year and close out UIW.
Tarleton (28-19) will now head into the next round of the conference championships where it will meet Angelo State on very short rest. That game will take place less than 12 hours after the completion of the second round game, starting at noon in San Angelo.
Live stats can be found here, while live radio is provided by KSTV 93.1 FM. There is also live video on the tournament central page at LoneStarConference.org.
For more information regarding the Texan baseball team, check out TarletonSports.com.
