Box Score
OKLAHOMA CITY — The No. 5 St. Mary's Rattlers baseball team dropped its third straight game Thursday, losing to Oklahoma Christian University, 5-3.
The Rattlers picked up one run in the first but the close game was ultimately decided by a three-run homer from the Eagles in the their first inning of at-bats.
St. Mary's picked up a run in the third with a solo home run from
Derek Moczygemba (Sr., Bulverde, Texas) to bring it to within one, 3-2, but the Eagles (16-10) would go on to score two more in the fourth.
St. Mary's had the looks of a comeback in the ninth, picking up two hits including an RBI-single from
Luke Garza (RS-Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas). But the Rattlers ran out of time before the final out.
The Rattlers' (17-9) loss Thursday marks their eighth out of nine losses to be decided by two or fewer runs this season.
Nathan Humpal (Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas) recorded the loss, dropping to 1-1 on the season in 3 2/3 innings. He struck out five.
Rick Villa (RS-Jr., San Antonio) finished the game, tossing 4 1/3 innings for three strikeouts.
The Rattlers start the second round of Heartland Conference play with a three-game series against Newman University, starting with a doubleheader at 1 p.m. Friday in Wichita, Kan.
St. Mary's University, as a Catholic Marianist University, fosters the formation of people in faith and educates leaders for the common good through community service, integrated liberal arts and professional education, and academic excellence. The University has six athletic national titles: men's basketball (1989–NAIA), baseball (2001–NCAA Div. II), softball (1986–NAIA and 2002–NCAA Div. II) and an individual national champion in men's golf (2006–NCAA Div. II) and a national academic championship in men's golf (2009–NCAA Div. II). St. Mary's also had more than 40 percent of its athletes named to conference, regional and/or national honor rolls this past year. St. Mary's student–athletes graduation rate is 65 percent, higher than the NCAA Division II average of 55 percent. To learn more about St. Mary's, visit www.rattlerathletics.com.
