SAN ANTONIO, Texas - For the third time in five days, the UT Dallas baseball team defeated Centenary (La.), this time in a 16-12 offensive battle at Trinity Baseball Field Saturday.

The Comets (11-4) outhit the Gents (5-7) 17-15 and posted four sacrifice flies in the contest. The teams were tied at 7-7 after the first two innings. UTD came up with six hits en route to a five-run fourth inning. A walk, hit batter, single and an error led to two more runs to give the Comets a 14-7 advantage in the fifth.

Centenary picked up a pair of runs in the bottom of the frame and UTD added one in the seventh for a 15-9 lead. The foes from Shreveport added another run in the bottom of the eighth. The Comets also gained a run in the ninth and the Gents' Collin Pitts hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth for the final 16-12 score.

UT Dallas Notes
- Senior third baseman Dylan Bivins went 3-for-5 with four RBI and a pair of runs. Through 15 games, he has 24 runs batted in.
- Second baseman Albert Garza recorded a pair of doubles and three walks while scoring four times. He leads the team with seven doubles.
- First baseman Zach Landry was 3-for-6 with a double, RBI and run scored.
- Seven of the Comets' starting nine recorded two or more hits and all nine batters record a run batted in.
- Lucas Rexin had two hits, two runs scored, a RBI and stole a base.
- Right fielder Luke Finn had one hit, a sacrifice fly, a sac bunt, a walk, a RBI, stole bases and scored three times. He leads the Comets with 26 runs and nine steals this season. 
- Catcher Payton Taylor was 2-for-4 with a double, sac fly, three batted in and two runs.
- Jaeger Self was also 2-for-4 with a run scored, RBI and two stolen bases.
- Sophomore Kasey Klyng (1-0) picked up the win in relief, going three innings, allowing three hits, an unearned run a walk and two strikeouts.
- Senior Kenny Garza threw a scoreless sixth inning in his season debut.

Centenary Notes
- Right fielder Austyn Benoit was 4-for-5 with a pair of RBI, two doubles and a stolen base.
- Third baseman Clay Menard had a double and drove in three.
- Pitts was 2-for-4 with the two-run homer.
- First baseman Alex Miller drove in two with two hits.
- Starter Blaine Hardy lasted just two innings and allowed five hits, six earned runs and three walks.

Up Next
UTD will wrap up its San Antonio trip with its second game of the weekend against #17 Trinity (Texas) at 1 p.m. Sunday.
- Center fielder Jaeger Self