GEORGETOWN, TEXAS - Southwestern Baseball (13-11) capped off an exciting series against the University of Dallas Crusaders (16-6) on Saturday afternoon. The Pirates, after dropping the first of three games to the Crusaders, rallied back to take two straight wins. The final victory of the series came after a clutch bottom of the eighth, where the Pirates scored four runs, securing an 8-4 lead going into what would be the final at-bat for the Crusaders. Southwestern allowed one run in the top of the ninth to bring the final score to 8-5 in favor of Southwestern.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Jacob Tanner led both teams in hits with four on the day, along with an RBI and two runs scored. 
• Stephen Rutherford and Andrew Hardin combined for thirteen strikeouts on the mound, with Hardin earning the win for Southwestern. 
• Maxwell Mims recorded one run scored, one hit, two RBIs, and one stolen base against Dallas.

NOTES

• Six different Pirates drove in runs for Southwestern, with three Pirates scoring multiple runs. 
• The Pirates committed no errors in the game and fielded 100% in their two wins. 
• Pirate batters struck out just six times, compared to the Dallas thirteen. 

UP NEXT

• Southwestern will return the favor to UMHB and will travel to Belton, Texas, to face the Crusader on Tuesday, April 2nd, at 6:00 PM.