AUSTIN, Texas – Owen Hill went a perfect 4-for-4 with a homerun and three RBI, and the Concordia Texas baseball team picked up their second straight series win by coming out on top of the rubber match against UT Dallas 6-2 on Saturday.
 
Hill's three-RBI performance led the Tornados to their sixth win in the last seven games, and CTX improved to a 6-3 record.
 
Pendergrass got the nod on the hill for CTX, giving up no runs on two hits and three punch-outs in 4.2 innings of work.
 
The Tornados produced some offense early, scoring two runs in the bottom of the first to jump out to an early lead. Bret Leiferman sparked a two-out rally by lacing a single through the right side, setting up an RBI single off the bat of Grayson Lee. Hill followed this up with an RBI single of his own, and the Tornados led 2-0 after one inning.
 
Brandon Goynes legged out an infield single to lead off the third frame for CTX, and Leiferman drove him in with an RBI triple down the right field line. This set up the fireworks from Hill, as he crushed a two-run big fly to give the Tornados a 5-0 lead in the third inning.
 
UT Dallas struck back in the top of the seventh, hitting a two run homer to cut into the lead and bring the score to 5-2.
 
The Tornados got one run back courtesy of another long ball off the bat of Goynes, extending the lead to 6-2.
 
Otto Franz threw the last 2.1 innings of the ballgame, suffering no runs on only two hits, and the freshman slammed the door on the Comets' last hope to secure the Tornados' 6-2 victory.
 
Hayden Schroeder was credited with his second win of the season, striking out three in 1.1 hitless innings of work in relief.
 
Goynes picked up three hits, including the solo homerun, and extended his hitting streak to six games. The freshman is off to a hot start in his career, batting .444 with four RBI and two homeruns.
 
Concordia Texas will play their first non-conference contest of the season, squaring off against cross-town rival Southwestern in Georgetown, Texas on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.