SEGUIN, Texas -- #RV Texas Lutheran scored eight times over the first three innings, cruising to a 12-1 run-rule victory over Southwestern on Tuesday night at Katt-Isbel Field.
The Bulldogs (21-9) tallied runs in three of their six trips to the plate, highlighted by a six-run second.
Shortstop
Chase Bourgeois (League City/Clear Falls) led the charge, as the senior totaled a two-hit effort and a career-best five RBI.
Bourgeois delivered a bases clearing double as part of the crooked number in the second, before notching a two-RBI double to cap off his career night.
Meanwhile,
Brayden Sprencel (Robstown/Calallen) plated two runs while
Caleb Alfaro (San Antonio/St. Anthony Catholic),
Caleb Small (Round Rock/Gateway College Preparatory), and
Cooper Jen (Kyle/Hays) were each responsible for driving in a run.
On the mound, Texas Lutheran used three pitchers to hold the Pirates (6-21) to just one run on five hits.
Senior
Carter Conroy (Spring/Klein Cain) (1-0) earned the win, allowing just one hit over 3.2 innings while striking out two. Sophomore right-handers
Carson Hues (Mont Belvieu/Barbers Hill) and
Chase Hallmark (Seguin/Marion) combined to close the game for the Bulldogs with Hallmark making his first collegiate appearance on the mound.
Up next, the Bulldogs make their first ever trip to Conway, Arkansas, as Texas Lutheran opens a three-game set against the Warriors at 1 & 4 PM on Friday in a battle between the top two teams in the SCAC. The games will be streamed on FloCollege. All streaming and live stats links can be found on tlubulldogs.com.
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