SEGUIN, Texas -- Senior
Triston McGowan (Vidor/Vidor) tossed seven shutout innings to guide No. 16 Texas Lutheran (16-3, 12-3 SCAC) over Ozarks (AR) (8-14, 2-10 SCAC) in the series finale Saturday afternoon at Katt-Isbel Field.
McGowan (5-1) recorded a season-high four strikeouts and held the Eagles to four hits and a walk.
Texas Lutheran's offense gradually built up a lead for McGowan before exploding for five runs in the eighth.
An RBI single from
Michael Barrera (San Antonio/East Central) got the Bulldogs on the board in the first inning.
Aiden Spires (Fort Worth/Arlington Heights) doubled the Bulldogs lead in the fourth with an RBI single of his own.
Barrera drove in another run in the sixth with another RBI single.
A leadoff single and a pair of errors loaded the bases in the seventh for a two-RBI single from
Kadyn Hall (La Grange/La Grange). Following a bunt single from
Cooper Jen (Kyle/Hays) to reload the bases,
Aiden Spires capped off the eight-run outburst with a bases clearing double. The four RBI performance is a career-high for Spires.
After McGowan departed, right-handers
Parker Schutte (Arlington/Lamar) and
Cody Andrade (Calallen/Calallen) registered the final six outs to give the Bulldogs their third sweep of the season.
With the victory, Texas Lutheran is off to its best start in league play since 2022 and best overall since 2007.
The Bulldogs will look for their sixth straight victory on Tuesday, as TLU travels to San Antonio for a rematch against the rival, No. 9 Trinity Tigers. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. The game will be streamed for FREE on Trinity's YouTube Channel, The Tiger Network. All streaming and live stats links can be found on tlubulldogs.com.
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