Jags bounce back in non-conference tilt with OLLU
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SAN ANTONIO – The UHV baseball team was spurred by a big fifth inning in a bounce-back win on Tuesday.
The Jaguars batted around for five runs in the fifth inning en route to a 9-7 win over the Saints in non-conference play.
Jean Michael Gonzalez got the scoring started in the fifth inning when Julian DeLeon scored on an error from Gonzalez's ball up the third base line. Hayden Leopold followed with an RBI single to score Gonzalez. Kaden Fikac then ripped his first triple of the year to score Leopold and Juan Martin. Jose Montanez's RBI groundout capped the big inning, which put UHV (21-9) up 7-0 at the time.
Leopold went 3-for-5 at the plate with a pair of RBIs, two runs and a double. Martin was 2-for-4 with two RBIs, a double and a run scored. Both of Fikac's RBI came from his triple.
Raul Lopez extended his team-leading hit streak to 16 games with a single on Tuesday.
Justin Mireles earned his first win of the season on Tuesday, letting up only three hits and a walk in his four scheduled innings of work.
Carson McKenna came on to throw two innings of work before Jacob Baker picked up his second save of the season in three innings pitched. Both saves for the Cuero native have been of the three-inning variety.
The Jaguars return home Friday to open a three-game Red River Athletic Conference set against Texas College and Free Ticket Weekend Presented by Crossroads Bank. Friday's games are scheduled for 3 and 5 p.m., while the series will conclude at 12 p.m. Saturday.