LONGVIEW, Texas - The UT Dallas baseball team dropped the first game of an American Southwest Conference series to LeTourneau 10-8 at Conrad-Vernon Field Friday afternoon.

The YellowJackets (18-20, 12-13 ASC) opened the scoring in the first with a three-run homer by first baseman Andrew Klingenstein. The Comets (22-16, 14-11 ASC) got on the board in the third when Luke Finn drew a two-out walk and scored on a base hit by Daniel Zamora. They scored again the fifth and sixth to knot the game at 3-3.

LeTourneau regained the lead with four runs on three hits and a pair of walks in the seventh. UTD responded with five runs in the top of the eight, with freshman Nico Fernandez blasting a two-run pinch homer over the right field fence to go up 8-7.

With one out in the bottom of the ninth, Cameron Pfafman and Klingenstein drew back-to-back walks. The Comets picked up another out before shortstop Lane Williams hit a walk-off three-run homer to win 10-8.

Despite losing, UTD secured a spot in next week's six-team ASC Championship Tournament in Marshall, Texas. With two games left, the Comets could finish between third and fifth place.

UT Dallas Notes
- First baseman Robert Hines went 3-for-5 for 16th multiple-hit game of the season. He also has seven contests of three or more hits.
- Fernandez' home run was the first of his career.
- Center fielder Jaeger Self was 2-for-4 with a run, a RBI and a stolen base.
- Finn walked twice and scored twice.
- Austin Nairn had a pinch hit sacrifice fly.
- Ben Price threw a pair of scoreless innings, allowing just one hit.

LeTourneau Notes
- Klingenstein was 2-for-4 with five RBI, a double, home run and three runs scored.
- Pfafman was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a stolen base.
- Dane Jones and Ethan Wood also recorded two hits each.
- Williams was 2-for-5 with the three-run homer.

Up Next
The series will wrap up Saturday with a double-header beginning at 4 p.m.