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For Immediate Release: May 4,
2002 BRONCS
FALL AT TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI
CORPUS
CHRISTI, TX –Islander Field on the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi campus
was not a friendly place for The University of Texas-Pan American’s
baseball team Saturday. The
Islanders slammed 27 hits in 12 at-bats and swept a doubleheader from
the Broncs, 12-2 and 9-5. UTPA
scored the first two runs in the opener. Junior second baseman Jerome
McCoy (Fort Worth, TX/Eastern Hills HS/Northeast Texas CC) led off the
top of the first with a single, moved to second on a hit by junior left
fielder Bruce Kennedy (Mansfield, TX/Mansfield HS/Northeast Texas CC),
advanced to third on a fly ball, and scored on a single by freshman
right fielder Tony Ortiz (Fort Worth, TX/Nolan HS). The Broncs went up,
2-0, in the third inning on a double by sophomore third baseman Matt
Sisk (Fort Worth, TX/Arlington Heights HS/New Mexico) and Ortiz’
single before the roof fell in. TAMU-CC
scored five times in the bottom of the third to take the lead for good.
Shortstop Roberto Santana drove in the first run with a single, first
baseman Humberto Aguilar singled in two more, and catcher Blair Bourque
double home two unearned runs after an error by freshman center fielder
Jonathan Mason (San Antonio, TX/Jay HS). The
Islanders added a run in the fourth and two in the fifth, then put the
game away with four runs in the sixth. Bourque drove home the first two
with a single, and right fielder John Denny’s double drove home the
last two. Bourque finished the game with six runs batted in. Jimmy Hamon (6-6) went all the way for the win for TAMU-CC. Senior righthander Mike Calvert (Grapevine, TX/Grapevine HS/Navarro JC) also pitched a complete game in defeat, falling to 0-2. The
teams exchanged second-inning runs in the nightcap. Junior right fielder
Skip Weast (Inola, OK/Inola HS/Crowder JC) drew a one-out walk and was
erased when freshman shortstop Marco Garza (Mission, TX/Sharyland HS)
hit into a fielder’s choice. Freshman first baseman Chris Jones
(Colleyville, TX/Colleyville HS) walked, and junior catcher Sean Flynn
(Bradenton, FL/Bradenton Christian Academy) singled to score Garza. The Islanders promptly tied it. Catcher Jimmy Fly and Denny singled, and Fly scored on Sisk’s error. TAMU-CC
grabbed the lead in the third. Aguilar doubled home one run, left
fielder Angel Velazquez tripled home two more, and center fielder
Michael Bruner drove in the fourth run with an infield hit. The
Broncs fought back. Ortiz led off the fourth with a double, and Weast
followed with a homer over the center field fence. UTPA then loaded the
bases on walks to Garza, Jones and Flynn. Freshman pinch-hitter David
Leos (Los Angeles, CA/Venice HS/Fresno State) singled to drive in two
runs and tie the score. The
Islanders promptly took the lead for good in their next at bat on
Santana’s solo homer. They scored three times in the sixth on second
baseman Hector Garanzuay’s double and Santana’s second homer of the
game. Michael
Shandler, who pitched the last four innings, earned the win for TAMU-CC
and improved to 1-4. Bronc starter Justin Bogy (So. West Columbia,
TX/West Columbia HS) took the loss and fell to 4-5. The
Broncs fell to15-34 with the losses, while Texas A&M-CC improved to
23-29. The teams will play the final game of the three-game series
Sunday afternoon at Islander Field. BASETAMUCC050402
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