May 6, 2006
Box Score
ARLINGTON, Texas - The UT-Arlington baseball team survived a 55-minute rain delay and a three-run ninth inning from Sam Houston State to hang on for a 7-6 victory Saturday afternoon at Clay Gould Ballpark. The victory for the Mavs evened the weekend series with the rubber match tomorrow.
The Kats entered the ninth inning trailing by four runs, but refused to go quietly into the night. Dustin Martin started the inning with a base hit to first base and Karl Krailo reached on a fielding error. Josh Warren singled behind the bag at second and when the throw got passed the first baseman, the first run of the inning scored. After a strikeout, the Kats had two runners in scoring position before Adam Perry plated both runners with a single back through the box.
Mavs reliever Chris Taylor would get himself out of the jam as he got the next hitter to fly out and ended the game with a strikeout.
The Mavs (21-29, 14-10 SLC) got on the board in the second inning after a 55-minute rain delay. After a double play ball started things after the delay, Brock Wilson doubled to left center and scored when Justin Stevens traded places with him. Kyle Thomason drove in Stevens with a single up the middle.
UTA added a run in the third as David McLeod singled up the middle and went to third on Adam Moore's single through the left side. Robby Winn drove in McLeod with a single to center. The hit for Winn extended his hit-streak to 13 games, his second 13-game hit-streak of the season.
The Kats (23-23, 12-11 SLC) nearly got on the board in the fourth inning as Gregory O'Neil tripled to right center to start the inning. After a groundout to third, the next batter flew out to center and Wilson's throw to the plate nailed the runner on a ban-bang play at the plate.
The Mavs added a pair of runs in the fourth as back-to-back singles from Daniel Rieder and McLeod, followed by a walk to Moore loaded the bases. Winn drove in a pair of runs with a single to left field.
UTA scored for the fourth straight inning in the fifth as Wilson singled to left and was balked to second. Stevens drove in the runner with a single to left field.
SHSU finally got on the board in the sixth as O'Neil hit a one-out triple, his second of the game, to left field after the Mavs left fielder fell down on the wet turf. Perry drove in the runner with a groundout to third.
The Kats added a pair of runs in the seventh as Krailo delivered an RBI single up the middle and Aaron Cook had an RBI fielder's choice.
UTA responded with a run of their own in the home-half of the inning as Slinkmann doubled to left center and pinch runner Collin Garner scored on Kyle Rudy's RBI single through the left side.
Kyle Gainley (3-6) picked up the victory as he gave up three runs on eight hits in seven innings of work. Zach Adkisson (4-3) took the loss after giving up five runs on nine hits in 3.1 innings.
The Mavs and Bearkats will close out the three-game series tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m. at Clay Gould Ballpark.
