RICHARDSON, TX (04.07.09) – The UT Dallas baseball team knocked five balls out of the park Tuesday afternoon, avenging an early season loss with a 12-7 non-conference victory over Texas Wesleyan University.
Jared Smith homered twice and
Adam Hudec, Johnnie Martinez and
Chris Biguenet added one apiece as the Comets (17-15) continued to build late season momentum with their fourth straight win. UTD owed the Rams (30-14) after falling earlier in the season in Fort Worth, 12-3.
his second straight win. Willard gave up five runs in a 6.2-innning start, but struck out four and left with a commanding 12-4 lead.
The Comets scored three in the 1st and three more in the 3rd off Wesleyan starter Caleb Thomas. Smith got his first home run with a runner on in the 1st and UTD added another run on an RBI single from Martinez. Hudec led off the 3rd with a solo shot, then Martinez followed with a two-run shot later in the inning.
After giving back one run in the top of 4th, UTD jumped on Ram reliever Brock Keith, who hit
Cody Ross, then gave up Smith's second home run. With two outs, Martinez doubled home
Jake Eisman and Biguenet brought Martinez around for the 10-1 lead. UTD got another two-out rally in the 6th when Martinez scored ahead of Biguenet on a home run to left.
Willard luck ran out in the 7th. After holding TWU's talented offense to just four hits through the first six innings, he gave up three hits to open the inning and
Brandon Dinwiddie entered in relief. Dinwiddie was also greeted with two straight hits and the Rams closed the gap to 12-6. But Dinwiddie pitched gave up just one hit in a scoreless 8th before giving way to
Adam Spinn, who surrendered a single run in the 9th.
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