TYLER, TX — The No. 3-seeded Angelo State baseball team locked down Metro State-Denver 5-1 on Thursday in its opening game at the NCAA Division II South Central Regional Tournament.
ASU took care of business against Metro State behind a pitching staff that allowed only one run on six hits.
Garrett Baumann — who picked up the win — and Johnny Stacy did most of the work as each pitched four innings. Baumann allowed five hits and struck out six, while Stacy struck out one and allowed only one hit (though he walked four).
The game was tied 1-1 before the Rams scored twice in the fifth and two more in the sixth to take control.
Blake Wilhoite had an RBI single for the go-ahead run in the fifth, and Gamaliel Jones followed with an RBI double.
In the sixth, Tate Greene had an RBI double to make it 4-1 before Brett Smajstrla’s RBI single pushed it to 5-1.
Payton Bush went 2-for-3 to lead the offense, while Smajstrla went 2-for-4.
The Rams improved to 41-17, while Metro State fell to 38-17.
ASU will play the winner of No. 2 UT Tyler and Metro State at 7 p.m. Friday.
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