Smith’s late homer powers No. 20 A&M-Victoria to first-ever series win over LCU
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The Texas A&M University-Victoria baseball team had to dig deep on Saturday.
After seeing a six-run lead wiped away, one big swing by Garrett Smith lifted the No. 20-ranked Jaguars to a 12-8 win over Louisiana Christian on Saturday at Riverside Stadium. The win also clinched the first-ever series win over the Wildcats for A&M-Victoria.
Smith delivered a go-ahead, two-run home run in the eighth inning to break an 8-8 deadlock and spark a two-out, four-run rally for A&M-Victoria (13-8, 4-2 RRAC).
Smith finished the game 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs as the Jaguars peppered 10 hits and had a pair of multi-hit performances.
Top Performances
In addition to Smith, Roberto Olguin had a three-RBI day after going 3-for-4 at the plate. Beck Zimmerman had a team-leading three RBIs.
Antonio Benitez had A&M-Victoria's only other home run.
Despite turning in another quality start where he went 6.1 innings with four strikeouts, junior right-handed pitcher Jacob Baker didn't get the win.
It was senior Matthew Mejia who earned his second win of the season on the hill, striking out a pair over 1.2 scoreless innings.
Key Moments
Olguin helped create enough breathing room with a two-run single in the fifth to put the Jaguars up 8-4.
After Smith's home run in the eighth, Kyle Barosh scored following a failed pickoff attempt before Ty Boozer provided an RBI single to cap the scoring.
Zimmerman created a sizable gap in the second with a two-run single to left field to put A&M-Victoria up 5-0 at the time.
Baker opened the game strong, retiring the first eight batters he faced in order.
Next up
A&M-Victoria hosts Our Lady of the Lake in a non-conference game on Tuesday at Riverside Stadium.