RICHARDSON, Texas – After dropping the series opener Saturday afternoon, the Concordia Texas baseball team responded by taking one of two games Sunday against UT Dallas at UTD Baseball Field.
 
The Tornados dropped game one of the day 8-3 before bouncing back to take the series finale 4-1 and move to 20-10, 13-5 ASC.
 
In game one of the doubleheader, CTX jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, but were unable to hold it as the Comets scored eight runs in the sixth to win 8-3.
 
Caleb Rodriguez got the scoring started with an RBI single in the third and was followed with an RBI double off the bat of Daniel Williams.
 
The score remained 2-0 until the sixth when Michael Evan deposited a double into left-center to score the third run of the game for the Tornados.
 
In the bottom of the sixth, the Comets were able to tie the game on an error, a sacrifice fly and a single. The big blow came with the bases loaded when Dylan Palmer delivered a bases clearing double. UTD added two more in the inning to clinch the 8-3 victory.
 
Matthew Williams (3-3) was saddled with the loss despite going through the first 5.0 innings without allowing a baserunner.
 
Game two of the day was a low scoring affair throughout with both starting pitchers giving their team quality starts.
 
CTX got on the board first in the top half of the first when Carson Cox singled to left center to bring home Clarence Guidry III.
 
Cox, a junior from Cotulla, Texas, finished the doubleheader 4-for-7 with a run scored and an RBI.
 
The score remained 1-0 until the top half of the seventh when the Tornados were able to put a three-spot on the board thanks to an RBI single from Ryan Clouse and a big two-out two-RBI double by Casen Novak.
 
The Comets scored a run on a solo homer in the bottom of the eighth, but Justin Traxler was able to close the door in the ninth and seal the win.
 
Traxler, a senior from Austin, Texas, picked up his fourth win on the year after pitching 4.2 innings, allowing just one hit, one run and striking out four.
 
Starting pitcher Calvin Bush was also effective, going 4.1 innings and giving up only one hit, no runs and fanning four.
 
Next up, the Tornados will step outside ASC play for a midweek matchup at home against No. 1 Trinity Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m.