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For Immediate Release: April 17,
2002 BRONCS
SPLIT AT UTSA
EDINBURG,
TX –Texas-San Antonio scored seven runs in their final two at-bats,
breaking open the second game of a doubleheader to defeat The University
of Texas-Pan American, 11-3, at Roadrunner Field Wednesday afternoon. The
teams split the doubleheader. Freshman shortstop Marco Garza (Mission,
TX/Sharyland HS) capped a fine performance with a dramatic three-run
home run in the top of the seventh inning to lift the Broncs to a 7-6
victory over Texas-San Antonio in the first game. Garza
homered over the fence in left-center field with two out and two on
against relief pitcher J.P. McLain, giving the Broncs the lead for the
first time since the third inning. UTPA,
trailed, 6-4, entering the seventh and final inning of the opener.
Junior left fielder Bruce Kennedy (Mansfield, TX/Mansfield HS/Navarro JC)
led off with a single, but was erased when sophomore designated hitter
Matt Sisk (Fort Worth, TX/Arlington Heights HS/New Mexico) hit into a
fielder’s choice. One out later, junior right fielder Skip Weast (Inola,
OK/Inola HS/Crowder JC) singled and was replaced by pinch-runner Tony
Ortiz (Fr. Fort Worth, TX/Nolan HS). Garza followed with his
game-winning blast. The
Broncs scored three runs in the top of the first inning. Junior second
baseman Jerome McCoy (Fort Worth, TX/Eastern Hills HS/Northeast Texas
CC) singled, stole second, and moved to third on a wild pitch. Senior
third baseman Adam Farek (Crockett, TX/Crockett HS/Cedar Valley CC)
walked, scoring McCoy. Garza’s single drove in another run, and a
sacrifice fly by freshman first baseman Carlos Gallardo (Mission,
TX/Sharyland HS) accounted for the third. UTSA
came right back. Center fielder Phil Gentry and third baseman Mark
Schramek hit solo homers in the first inning, and first baseman Justin
Brandt hit a two-run shot in the third. Brandt drove in a run for UTSA
in the fifth with a double. Freshman Juan Saenz’ (Mission, TX/Mission
HS) pinch-hit sacrifice fly in
the sixth brought UTPA within a run of the Roadrunners, but Schramek
gave UTSA a two-run lead in the bottom of the sixth with an RBI single. Senior
Jacob Pierce (Longview, TX/Longview HS/Navarro JC), the third Bronc
pitcher, was the beneficiary of Garza’s late-game heroics, earning the
victory to improve to 1-2. McLain was the loser and dropped to 2-2. UTPA
struck first in the nightcap. McCoy led off the top of the first with a
single, moved to second on Kennedy’s hit, and scored on a single by
Sisk. But the Roadrunners scored twice in the bottom of the first on an
RBI single by right fielder Dustin Perez and an error by freshman center
fielder Jonathan Mason (San Antonio, TX/Jay HS). UTSA
extended their lead in the fifth on Perez’ two-run single. The Broncs
came back with two in the top of the sixth as Farek walked and moved to
second on Weast’s single. One out later, freshman first baseman Chris
Jones (Colleyville, TX/Colleyville HS) singled, scoring Farek and Weast. The
Roadrunners put the game away with three runs in the seventh, and four
more in the eighth. Schramek homered, while shortstop Matt Srp and
second baseman Clint Sansom each drove in a run with a hit in the
seventh, while left fielder Danny Phillips’ homer keyed a four-run
eighth. Junior
starter Travis Parker (Brownsville, TX/Hanna HS/UT-Brownsville) took the
loss for UTPA, falling to 3-7. Reliever Jon Marc Wilcox (1-0) was the
winner for UTSA. BASEUTSA34041702
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