SEGUIN, Texas – Michael Evan hit a solo home run in the sixth inning and the 23rd-ranked Concordia University Texas baseball team defeated Centenary 4-3 at the Texas Lutheran Tournament on Saturday afternoon at Katt-Isbel Field.
WHERE THEY STAND• The Tornados improved to 2-1 overall.
• The Gents fell to 1-2 overall.
HOW IT HAPPENED• Concordia Texas scored three runs in the second inning, including two on back-to-back RBI singles by
Gareth Hutton and
Race Mellman.
• Centenary capitalized on a Tornado error in the bottom of the frame, scoring two runs.
• In the third inning, the Gents pulled even on Kody Carson's run-scoring single.
• After a pair of scoreless frames, Evan stepped up and hammered a 3-2 offering from reliever Michael Francis over the left-field wall.
• The rest of the game belonged to
Drew Van Winkle, who came on in the sixth and hurled four scoreless panels to pick up his first career save.
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Josh Smith earned the win after five innings of work, which saw him give up three runs (one earned) on six hits. The right-hander also fanned five.
• The Tornados only managed five hits on the day, but the big one was Evan's first collegiate round-tripper.
COMING UP NEXT• Concordia will host No. 29 George Fox at 11 a.m. Sunday at Tornado Field.
