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The Rattlers play their home opener Tuesday against Houston-Victoria at 5:30 p.m. (File Photo)
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St. Mary's STMU 2-2
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Winner Central Missouri UCM 2-2
St. Mary's STMU
2-2
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Final
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Central Missouri UCM
2-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Mary's STMU 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 12 0
Central Missouri UCM 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 1 X 8 11 1

W: Williams,L (1-0) L: Hybner, Cole (0-1) S: Ezell,T (2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | RattlerAthletics.com

No. 22 Mules rally to overcome Rattlers in Houston Invite finale

By Robin Johnson | St. Mary's Athletics Communications

HOUSTON — St. Mary's Baseball boasted a five-run lead early in the matchup against No. 22 Central Missouri Sunday in the Houston Invitational finale, but the Mules rallied back to claim a 8-6 victory.
 
The loss to the No. 22 Mules dropped the Rattlers to 2-2 on the season as they split their season-opening tournament.
 
St. Mary's got on the board quickly, scoring a run to lead off the game off an RBI-single from Derek Hamilton (RS-Sr., Lake Jackson, Texas) and then pumping in four runs in the second for a 5-0 lead.
 
But the Mules (2-2) connected by the bottom of the third, scoring five runs that was sealed by a two-run homer to end the inning to make a 5-5 ballgame.
 
Brooks Orton (Sr., Cedar City, Utah) put the Rattlers back in the lead in the sixth off an RBI-single but the Mules would go on to score two runs in the seventh and another in the eighth to claim the 8-6 win.
 
The Rattlers were able to load the bases in the top of the eighth to tease a comeback but ended the inning without a run.
 
John Lynch (Jr., Tulsa, Okla.) recorded the start for the Rattlers, tossing 2 2/3 innings. Cole Hybner (So., Shiner, Texas) took relief and was charged with loss in 3 2/3 innings.
 
Oscar Sepulveda (So., San Antonio) also saw time on the mound, closing out the game with 1 2/3 innings tossed.
 
The Rattlers outhit the Mules 12 to 11 that included five doubles.
 
Orton and Al Gonzalez (RS-Jr., Houston) lit up for three hits apiece with Gonzalez going 3-3 with two doubles.
 
Mario Maldonado (Sr., Laredo, Texas) and Hamilton led with a pair of RBI each.  
 
The Rattlers play their home opener against Houston-Victoria at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Dickson Stadium. The game will follow the Spring Fling Chili Cookoff, which begins at 4 p.m. on the Flex Field. 

 
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