SAN ANTONIO – The St. Mary's Baseball team left the bases loaded in three of the nine innings, dropping a 10-1 decision to rival St. Edward's on Friday evening.
The Rattlers (9-10, 7-9 Lone Star Conference) stranded a season-high 16 runners on the base paths, tying for the second-highest total in school history. The team also committed four errors as the Hilltoppers (5-8, 5-8 Lone Star) won their sixth-consecutive game against StMU.
The 16 left on base is only one shy of the school record, and ties for the second-most with games against Eastern New Mexico (3/18/2002) and at Oklahoma Panhandle State (3/2/2007).
Junior
Jake Mares (Fort Worth, Texas) was a bright spot for the Rattlers, going 3-for-4 at the plate with a triple and the lone run scored. He and fellow junior
Ryan McGowen (San Antonio) accounted for five of the team's seven hits as McGowen was 2-for-5. Sophomore
Brandon Broughton (Corpus Christi, Texas) was on base four times, with a hit and three walks.
The Rattlers also turned two double plays on the night, bringing their season total to 16.
Junior RHP
Connor Schmidt (Devine, Texas) fell to 3-4 on the year after giving up six earned runs on eight hits with three walks and three strikeouts in 2.1 innings. Freshman
Karlo Kalifa (Round Rock, Texas) had a solid relief effort, surrendering one earned run on eight hits with two strikeouts and a walk in four innings.
The two teams meet on Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. at Dickson Stadium to finish up the series.
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