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AUSTIN, Texas -- Several big innings by Houston Baptist University led to a three-game sweep over the Concordia University Texas baseball team on Saturday at Nelson Field.  The Huskies (4-5) defeated the Tornados (6-9) 9-0 and 15-5 in a doubleheader on Saturday.

Concordia struggled in the first game at the plate.  #Justin Beasley# was the only Tornado to reach base in the seven-inning game.  Beasley singled twice and earned a base on balls.

The Huskies plated six runs in the fourth inning and three more in the seventh.  Concordia used five pitchers in the contest.  #Russell Johns# was credited with the loss after allowing four runs in one-third of an inning.  Johns came on to pitch the fourth inning and proceeded to hit three batters and give up a hit before being replaced.

In the nightcap, Houston Baptist jumped out to an 11-1 lead after plating runs in each of the first four innings, capped off by a seven-run fourth inning.  The Tornados showed some life in the bottom of the sixth as CTX scored three runs, capped off by a two-run homer to right field by #Justin Yeager#. 

HBU would go on to score four more runs, while Concordia scratched across one more in the contest.

CTX starting pitcher #Steven Peterson# took the loss, pitching three innings and allowing four runs.

The Tornados will return to action on Fri., Mar. 12 as American Southwest Conference season begins with a three-game series at Howard Payne University in Brownsville.