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For Immediate Release: April 12,
2002 BRONCS
DOWN HUSKIES
EDINBURG,
TX –What a difference two weeks made to The University of Texas-Pan
American baseball team. The
Broncs scored early and often, and junior righthander Travis Parker
(Brownsville, TX/Hanna HS/UT-Brownsville) and senior righthander Mike
Killian (Santa Fe, TX/Santa Fe HS/Hill JC) combined on a six-hitter, as
UTPA defeated Houston Baptist, 8-1, at the Edinburg Baseball Stadium
Friday night. The
Broncs, who lost, 10-2, to Logan Cuellar and the Huskies, 10-2, two
weeks ago, turned things around this time. With one out in the first,
junior left fielder Bruce Kennedy (Mansfield, TX/Mansfield HS/Northeast
Texas JC) walked and replaced at first base by sophomore designated
hitter Matt Sisk (Fort Worth, TX/Arlington Heights HS/New Mexico) after
a fielder’s choice. Senior third baseman Adam Farek (Crockett,
TX/Crockett HS/Cedar Valley CC) doubled to left field. Junior right
fielder Skip Weast (Inola, OK/Inola HS/Crowder JC) followed with a
single to left, giving UTPA a 2-0 first-inning lead. The
Broncs scored again in the third. With one out, Farek and Weast walked,
and moved up on an infield out. Freshman shortstop Marco Garza’s
(Mission, TX/Sharyland HS) single to center scored Farek. UTPA
broke the game open with four runs in the sixth. Kennedy singled and
stole second, and, one out later, Farek drew a walk. Weast singled to
score one run, another scored on a wild pitch, a third scored on
Garza’s triple, and the final run crossed on a double by junior
catcher Sean Flynn (Bradenton, FL/Bradenton Christian Academy). Farek
drove in the Broncs’ final run in the seventh. Parker
allowed a pair of hits in the first inning, but Weast threw out second
baseman Jeremy Green trying to stretch a single into a double. The
Huskies loaded the bases in the second on a hit batsman and two walks,
but Kennedy caught left fielder Craig Bowser’s fly ball at the warning
track to retire the side. HBU loaded the bases after third baseman Bryan
Coleman drove in a run with a single in the sixth, but Parker induced
catcher Jason Pickett to ground into a double play to end the threat. Parker
allowed five hits in seven innings, earning the victory and improving
his record to 3-6. Cuellar, the loser, dropped to 5-3. “Logan
Cuellar is a good pitcher with a good slider, but he didn’t get to use
it against us as much this time as he did the first time,” said UTPA
Head Coach Reggie Tredaway. “I told my guys that I wanted them
swinging early in the count. Travis struggled early, but then he got
loose about the third inning. He got some big outs, and we made some
good plays behind him.” UTPA
improved to 11-26 with the victory, while HBU dropped to 27-12. The
Broncs and Huskies will meet in a doubleheader Saturday afternoon. BASEHBU041202
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