RICHARDSON, Texas - The UT Dallas baseball team closed out the series against Mary Hardin-Baylor with a 7-3 victory at UTD Baseball Field Saturday afternoon.

Before the game, the Comets (26-4) honored 14 seniors - Justin Santos, Lucas Rexin, Kenny Garza, Jake Jennings, Efren Munoz, Apollo Cassimatis, Dylan Collins, Jaeger Self, Trevor McGrath, Jayden Chatman, Michael Murray, Ben Price, Josh Eichstadt and Derek Brieden.

UTD picked up four runs on four hits in the second inning. Austin Wallace led off with a base hit and moved to second on a wild pitch, then scored on a Chatman single up the middle. Thomas Soto walked and a pitch hit Jackson Montee to load the bases. Self plated Chatman with a sacrifice fly to right field to put the Comets up 2-0. Second baseman Albert Garza followed with a single that dropped down the left field line, scoring Soto and Montee.

They took a 5-0 lead when Wallace drew a walk, moved to second on Chatman hit, stole third and scored on a Soto line drive sac fly to center. 

The Cru (18-13) picked up a run in the fourth when shortstop Easton Cline singled and was tripled in by Trae Deck III.

Nico Fernandez doubled in Garza and Wallace plated Rexin with a single in the fourth to make the game 7-1.

Left fielder Carson Hagan singled, stole second and scored on a throwing error in the top of the fifth for UMHB's second run. A bases-loaded walk issued to Cameron Talburt in the sixth made the contest 7-3.

Starter Jake Nicholson (1-1) earned his first win of the year, allowing five hits, one earned run and a walk with six strikeouts over five innings. Erick Roberts (0-2) started and took the loss for the Cru, lasting 1.1 innings and allowing four runs.

UT Dallas Notes
- Nicholson's outing was his longest of the year with a season-best six Ks.
- Kasey Klyng threw two scoreless innings and Jennings finished out the game with a scoreless ninth. Both hurlers recorded two strikeouts. Klyng also picked off a runner.
- Wallace was 3-for-4 with two runs scored, a RBI, a walk and a stolen base.
- Rexin went 2-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base.
- Chatman was also 2-for-4 with a run scored, run batted in and steal.
- Fernandez recorded a double and a RBI. 
- Garza walked three times, was hit by a pitch, had a base hit, drove in two runs and scored.
- Self tied the UTD career record with his 10th sacrifice fly.

Mary Hardin-Baylor Notes
- Cline was 3-for-4 with a run scored and a walk.
- Alejandro Sanchez III was 3-for-5.
- Riley Bender posted a double and Deck had the triple.
- Hagan recorded a hit, a run and stole two bases.
- The Cru turned three double plays.
- Isaac Brann, Preston Blake and Mason Semmelmann combined 4.2 innings of scoreless relief.

Up Next
The Comets will begin a four-game series at Hardin-Simmons in Abilene, Texas on Wednesday at 6 p.m.

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