LAREDO, Texas - The UT Dallas baseball team took both games of a Lone Star Conference doubleheader against Texas A&M International at Jorge Haynes Field Saturday.

The Comets (25-8 LSC) took the first game from the Dustdevils (11-22 LSC) 8-5 and won the nightcap 16-3, both in seven innings. UTD has now won eight consecutive games and remains tied for first place with UT Tyler in the LSC standings.

Game One Highlights
- UTD outhit TAMIU 13-12.
- Sophomore Kole Kinnison hit a solo home run in the top of the first to put the Comets on the board first.
- The Dustdevils gained a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the first with an RBI-single from Asahi Nakano and another by Tristan Cavazos.
- Gavin Barker singled in Chris Benavidez and Alex Miller scored on an Austin Wallace sacrifice fly to put the Comets back up 3-2. 
- UTD put up five runs on six hits in the fifth. Wallace had the biggest hit of the innings - a two-run single to center.
- Nakano and Giovanni Malatesta delivered back-to-back run-scoring singles in the fifth to cut the deficit to 8-4.
- The final run came in the sixth when Jesus Sosa reached on a fielder's choice and scored on a sacrifice fly by Eddie Saenz.

UT Dallas in Game One
- Wallace drove in three runs with a single and sac fly.
- Benavidez was 3-for-3 with two runs scored and a RBI. 
- Kinnison was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a walk. The home run was his third of the year.
- Second baseman Albert Garza drew two walks, hit a single and stole a base.
- Nico Fernandez also drew two walks with a single and run scored.
- Miller went 2-for-3 with a run scored and a walk.
- David Dean improved to 5-0 on the year, lasting 4.2 innings and striking out three.
- Tag Pacot walked one in 1.2 innings of scoreless relief for his sixth save of the year.

Texas A&M International in Game One
- Fabrizio Salinas (0-2) took the loss in the start for the Dustdevils.
- Nakano went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
- Saenz was 2-for-2 with two runs, one RBI, a walk and a sac fly.
- Iann Cobos singled and drew two walks.

Game Two Highlights
- The Comets continued its offensive dominance, outhitting the Dustdevils 15-6.
- Right fielder Trent McCown started the scoring with a two-run single in the first.
- McCown blasted his ninth home run of the year, a two-run shot, in the top of the third.
- Third baseman Jackson Montee recorded his first home run of the season to lead off the fourth and give UTD a 5-0 advantage.
- The Comets scored 11 runs on six hits, six walks and a hit batter in the in the sixth for a 16-0 lead.
- McCown doubled in a run followed by a Benavidez three-run homer in the big inning.
- TAMIU got on the board with three runs in the bottom of the sixth. 

Comets in Game Two
- McCown was 3-for-4 with five RBI, two runs scored, a double and a home run.
- Benavidez hit the home run, two doubles and drove in three.
- Kinnison added two more hits with two runs and two RBI.
- Garza singled, scored twice and walked twice.
- Fernandez extended his hitting streak to 15 games.
- Wallace was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two steals.
- Henry Warta (1-1) went two innings in his first start and earned the win. He allowed two hits, one walk and struck out one in the scoreless outing.
- Luke Nielsen threw three scoreless frames and Jake Hamilton closed out the game with a scoreless seventh.

Dustdevils in Game Two
- Dylan Kinney (1-5) allowed six hits and four runs over two innings in the loss.
- TAMIU had no extra base hits.
- Saenz drew two walks and scored a run.
- Salinas and Saul Soto each drove in a run.
- Soto also stole a base.

Up Next
The series finale will be at 1 p.m. on Sunday.