ABILENE, TX (04.22.18) - The UT Dallas baseball team suffered a 6-2 loss at Hardin-Simmons Sunday afternoon to close out a three-game American Southwest Conference series with the Cowboys.

With the loss, the Comets fall to a two-way tie for second place in the ASC standings with Sul Ross State with both teams having three games left on the regular-season schedule. Neither team can catch Concordia Texas, who has already claimed the division regular-season title outright.

The Comets struck first against HSU, scoring a single run in the top of the 2nd on a RBI walk drawn by Ryan Burciaga, but would leave the bases loaded. The Cowboys took the lead with five runs in the bottom of the 5th and added three more in the 6th. UTD did plate a run in the top of the 6th on a Matt Mikusek infield single, but would again leave the bases loaded.

UTD managed just six hits off of a pair of Cowboy hurlers as Peyton Becker was the sole Comet with a multi-hit performance, finishing 2-for-4.

Cole Hanson (4-7) suffered the loss, giving up three runs on five hits in 5.0 innings of work. Hanson struck out three and walked three.

NEXT SERIES
The Comets (22-15, 14-7 ASC) will close out the regular season next weekend with a three-game home series with East Texas Baptist. The two teams will open the set with a 2 p.m. single game Friday before a 12 p.m. doubleheader Saturday for "Senior Day".