RICHARDSON, TX (02.24.09) – Things didn't start well for the UT Dallas baseball team Tuesday afternoon against Southwestern University, but they started even worse for the Pirates, who saw the Comets work their way past some shakey pitching for a 10-4 victory.

UTD answered a 4-run start by the Pirates (6-9) by scoring six runs themselves in a 45-minute first inning, then put the game out of reach by scoring four more runs in the fourth to improve to 7-3 on the season.

With the exception of starter Brandon Dinwiddie giving up four first-inning hits and a walk, the UTD pitchers did a fine job of shutting down the Southwestern attack for the final 8 innings. Dinwiddie gave up just a bunt single over the next four innings to up the win, then Tim Flasik pitched a pair of no-hit innings before Damion Chelakis kept the Pirates off the board the final two frames. UTD struck out seven Southwestern hitters.

Pirate starter Eric Ruff lasted just four batters, issuing three walks and a hit batter. Another run scored on a wild pitch from reliever Aaron Garza, who was tagged with the loss; then Neal Gordon drove in a pair with a single to put UTD in front to stay after the first inning.

In the fourth, UTD sent nine hitters to the plate and scored four insurance runs with just two hits, one of which was a three-run home run from senior Jared Smith, who finished with four RBI.

The win was Coach Shane Shewmake's 199th with the UTD baseball program.

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