JACKSON, MS (04.10.21) -The UT Dallas baseball team picked up its fifth American Southwest Conference series victory Saturday afternoon, capping off a three-game set with Belhaven with a seven-inning 16-4 victory.
 
The Comets (15-8 overall) continued their climb toward the top of the ASC season standings, winning two of three from the Blazers (16-11, 11-7). UTD split a doubleheader with Belhaven Friday, winning 9-1 before dropping a 6-2 nightcap.
 
Saturday was a total team effort as the Comets pounded out 17 hits, including five for extra bases. UTD tallied five home runs in the three games, running their total long-ball count to 21 over the last month. Marcos Villegas and Deylan Moreno added to the total Saturday.
 
UTD rallied to the score 2-2 in the 3^rd inning, then cranked up the offense over the next four frames for 14 more runs, ending the game early based on the ASC's "getaway day" rule.
 
Seven Comets had multi-hit games with Jacob Perry and Villegas tallying three hits each while Zac Vorst and Hunter Cheek were both 2-for-4 with a combined seven RBI.
 
Starter Kenny Garza (3-2) picked up the win while Ben Soule held the Blazers scoreless for the final two innings.
 
After falling behind 2-0 early, UTD tied the score in the 3^rd with a two-out rally that included a Perry triple and an RBI single from Ramon Garza. The Comets then took the lead for good with two more runs in the 4^th, courtesy of a two-run home run from Villegas.
 
They stretched the lead to 8-2 with a four-run 5^th inning. After A.J. Liu and Vorst reached, Cheek delivered a 2-RBI double and scored ahead of Moreno on his home run.
 
Belhaven got two runs back in the 6^th, but UTD answered with authority in the 7^th. Luke Richter, Villegas and Perry loaded the bases and came home on RBI hits from Liu, Vorst and Cheek to stretch the lead out to its final 16-4.
 
The Comets are back at home on Tuesday for a 2 pm non-conference matchup with McMurry.