\nGAME TWO<\/p>\n
The Patriots continued their offensive surge in game two with a dominant 22-3 victory, racking up 19 hits and scoring in six different innings.<\/p>\n
UT Tyler got on the board in the second inning behind a two-RBI double from Bryce Jewell<\/a>. A sacrifice fly from Drew Schmidt<\/a> in the third made it 3-0.<\/p>\n The Patriots added two more in the fourth, highlighted by a solo home run from Ben Lea<\/a> and an RBI after Cole Ketzner<\/a> was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.<\/p>\n The game broke wide open in the fifth inning as UT Tyler erupted for eight runs. Jewell drove in two with a single, Ryan Walker<\/a> added an RBI walk, and Tanner Hornback<\/a> followed with a two-RBI single. Schmidt and Travis Bragg<\/a> each added RBIs to push the lead to 13-1.<\/p>\n UT Tyler poured it on with six more runs in the sixth inning, including a three-RBI double from Jewell, stretching the lead to 19-3.<\/p>\n The Patriots tacked on three additional runs in the seventh, highlighted by RBI hits from Logan Jenkins<\/a> and Joseph Dominguez<\/a>, along with an RBI walk from Drew Bourgeois<\/a> to cap the 22-3 win.<\/p>\n Jewell led the offense with a 4-for-5 performance and seven RBIs. Bragg added two hits and three RBIs, while several Patriots recorded multi-hit games.<\/p>\n Matthew Mackenzie<\/a> earned the win, tossing three scoreless innings with five strikeouts.<\/p>\n GAME THREE<\/p>\n UT Tyler completed the sweep with a 16-5 win, using a big middle innings surge and a late offensive outburst to pull away.<\/p>\n The Patriots struck first in the opening inning as Connor Clark<\/a> came around to score on a sacrifice fly from Cole Ketzner<\/a>. After Sul Ross tied the game in the bottom half, UT Tyler regained the lead in the second on an RBI single from Clark.<\/p>\n The Patriots added another in the third when Hornback scored following a productive at-bat from Drew Schmidt<\/a>, making it 3-1.<\/p>\n Sul Ross State answered with two runs in the third to tie the game at 3-3, but UT Tyler responded with a decisive five-run fourth inning. With the bases loaded, Schmidt drew a walk to bring in a run before Kaston Mason<\/a> delivered a three-RBI double. Bryce Jewell<\/a> followed with an RBI double to extend the lead to 8-3.<\/p>\n UT Tyler added a run in the fifth on an RBI double from Ketzner and another in the sixth on a sacrifice fly from Clark to make it 10-4.<\/p>\n The Patriots put the game away late with a five-run ninth inning. Ketzner launched a solo home run before Jewell added an RBI double. Tanner Chelette<\/a> and Hornback each drove in runs, and another run scored on a passed ball to cap the scoring at 16-4.<\/p>\n Sul Ross added a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth, but the Patriots closed out the 16-5 victory.<\/p>\n Ketzner led the offense with a home run and multiple RBIs, while Jewell continued his strong day at the plate going 4-6. Hornback also added multiple hits and RBIs in the win.<\/p>\n