LAREDO, Texas – Southeastern exploded for 12 runs on 13 hits in the series finale on Saturday afternoon to pick up a 12-2 win over Texas A&M-International, offsetting a 4-0 loss to the Dustdevils earlier in the day in Laredo, Texas.
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The split moves the Savage Storm to 1-2 on the season and slides head coach
Mike Metheny one close to breaking the NCAA Division II All-Time Wins record, now needing just six to set the new record.
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Jake Perez posted a 3-for-4 outing in the nightcap with a pair of RBI, while
Brett Akins,
Garrin Young,
Cade Clay and
Gage Ross each tallied two hits.
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Young drove in four runs, while Akins, Perez and Ross pushed home two each.
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Cody Nitson got the start and collected the first win of the year with 5.0 innings of work while allowing two runs on six hit with a strikeout.
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Tristen wood would come on in relief and toss 2.0 scoreless inning and allow a hit while striking out two.
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The Storm scored early and often, taking advantage of a Young triple to plate three runs in the first inning, followed by RBI singles from Clay and Ross to open up a 5-0 lead.
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TAMIU would get a run back in the bottom of the first, but Southeastern would again find its offense, first taking advantage of an error which allowed Akins to score for a 6-1 edge.
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One batter later a Young groundout would tack on another run for a 7-1 advantage.
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Two batters after that Perez would double home two more runs and the inning was capped by a two-run Akins single which opened up an 11-1 lead.
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Again the Dustdevils answered with one run to make it 11-2, but a Ross RBI single in the top of the third would give the Storm a 12-2 lead which proved to be the final margin.
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Ty Hanson collected the team's lone hit in the first game of the day.
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Hayden Grimes was tagged with the loss after allowing three runs on six hits in 4.2 innings of work before giving way to
Jake Patterson who allowed a run o two hits without recording an out.
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Bailey Burks would finish the game by tossing 1.1 scoreless innings with one hit allowed.
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