SAN ANGELO, TX – The No. 2-seeded Angelo State University baseball team secured its spot in the next round of the Lone Star Conference Championship with a 12-2 run-rule victory over No. 7 Texas A&M-Kingsville on Monday afternoon at Foster Field at 1st Community Credit Union Stadium.
With the win, the Rams improved to 38-15 overall while advancing to the double-elimination portion of the LSC Championship.
Kingsville opened the scoring with an RBI single in the first inning against ASU starter Clayton Broeder. The senior left-hander worked 2 1/3 innings, allowing one run on three hits and one walk while striking out three.
The Rams answered immediately in the bottom half of the inning, tying the game on a sacrifice fly from Chase Pendley.
ASU broke the game open in the third inning when Pendley delivered a three-run home run to left field. Later in the frame, Brett Smajstrla doubled to left-center, Hunter Holt followed with a single, and Jordan Kelly drove in a run on a fielder's choice to extend the lead to 7-1.
Pendley added his fifth RBI of the game with a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning. The Rams continued to add on in the fifth, as Tate Greene, Christian Garnette and Gam Jones each recorded RBIs to push the lead to double digits.
The Javelinas added a run in the seventh, but Isaac Godard closed the game in relief. The right-hander tossed the final 4 2/3 innings, allowing one run on four hits and one walk while striking out four.
ASU now travels to Tyler for the double-elimination round of the LSC Championship, opening against No. 3 St. Mary's at 2 p.m. Thursday.
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