SAN ANGELO, Texas - After winning the first two games of the series, the UT Dallas baseball team lost 4-2 in seven innings to #13/20/22 Angelo State at Foster Field Saturday night.

The Rams (17-8 Lone Star Conference) limited the Comets (17-8 LSC) to just two hits, while recording seven.

ASU picked up the first two runs after an error in the bottom of the third. A Brett Smajstrla triple drove in Gamaliel Jones to give the Rams a 3-0 lead in the fourth. Tate Greene stole home as part of a double-steal in the fifth.

UTD got on the board in the seventh when Austin Wallace walked and Nico Fernandez hit a home run off the scoreboard in right center.

UT Dallas Performances
- Fernandez had both hits for the Comets - a double and a home run. The home run was his fourth of the season. 
- Trent McCown drew three walks.
- Chris Benavidez was hit by a pitch twice.
- Starter Luke Nielsen allowed two hits and a walk with two strikeouts in two innings.
- Henry Warta (0-1) took the loss in relief.

Angelo State Performances
- Nick Gray (2-0) earned the win, allowing one hit, five walks and six strikeouts over five innings.
- Greene went 2-for-3 with two runs scored.
- Smajstrla tripled and singled with a walk, RBI and run scored.

Up Next
The Comets will go for the series win against the Rams at 1 p.m. Sunday.