MESA, Ariz. – Maddox Miesse had a three-hit day, Austin Glaze pitched seven sturdy innings, and the ACU baseball crew staved off elimination on Thursday with an 8-2 victory over UTRGV at Hohokam Stadium. The sport was all even at 2-2 after 4 innings, however the Wildcats (35-23) scored the ultimate six runs of the sport from the sixth inning on to tug away from the Vaqueros (30-26). ACU avenges a regular-season sequence loss to UTRGV down in Edinburg, and wins the inaugural postseason matchup between the groups. ACU lives to battle one other day, advancing to Friday afternoon. The Wildcats must win twice on Friday to get to the championship spherical on Saturday.
How It Occurred
– Glaze confronted yet one more than the minimal within the first three innings, and the sport was scoreless after the primary third of the sport. ACU grabbed the lead within the prime of the fourth when Miesse singled in Miller Ladusau. Crew Parke adopted it with an RBI-groundout to attain Tanner Tweedt, and ACU led 2-0.
– UTRGV lastly received one thing going themselves within the backside of the fourth with a two-run home run from Brandon Pimentel to even the sport, 2-2.
– Jake Skaggs, making his first begin of the event, got here by way of together with his greatest plate look of the season with a sacrifice fly to left to attain Tweedt, giving ACU the lead for good. Holden Rook then tripled to middle discipline to plate each Parke and Miesse, and ACU took benefit of a pair of UTRGV errors to guide 5-2 after six.
– The WAC Participant of the 12 months was at it once more within the seventh, launching a solo home run to proper middle to make it a 6-2 recreation.
– ACU added a pair of runs to formally put the sport away within the ninth with a bases-loaded hit by pitch from Tweedt and a wild pitch to plate Ladusau.
Stat Pack
– Glaze had a profession outing, getting the win (4-1) after tossing 7.0 innings permitting simply two runs on six hits with six strikeouts.
– Glaze handed it off to Adam Stephenson, who tossed the ultimate two innings and placing up a pair of zeros on no hits with three punch outs.
– Miesse led the best way with a three-hit day whereas Logan Britt and Tatrow every had two hits.
– Rook led ACU with two RBI, whereas Tatrow, Tweedt, Miesse, Skaggs, and Parke all tallied an RBI as properly.
Past the Field Rating
– Tatrow’s home run was his second of the week and his twenty fifth of the season, extending his ACU single-season document.
– Britt stole one other base Thursday, his thirty third of the season, tying him with Marc Thompson (1999) for essentially the most in a single marketing campaign in ACU historical past.
– ACU now has 18 triples on the season and 4 this event, all within the final two days. Tatrow hit two Wednesday whereas Rook and Ladusau every hit one Thursday.
– ACU strikes to 6-3 all-time at Hohokam Stadium and within the WAC Match after ending 4-2 final season.
On Deck
– ACU takes on the loser of Thursday evening’s Sam Houston-Utah Valley recreation on Friday, Might 26. The sport begins at 3 p.m. CT (1 p.m. PT) and can air on ESPN+ and on the radio on the ACU Sports activities Community.
