AUSTIN, Texas - The Concordia Texas baseball team held off Muhlenberg with a 14-9 win. Zach Seigrist and Colby Christian lead the way for Tornados inside Gardner-Boggs Field on Tuesday. 

The Mules would strike first on RBI double to left center giving them the early 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. The Tornados would respond with an RBI single by Kalen Clark to bring home Seigrist. Then Christian would hit a three run home run to take a 4-1 lead. In the top of the second inning the Mules would answer with 7 runs to reclaim a 8-4 lead. 

In the bottom of the second inning, Aaron Gomez would smash a two RBI double to cut the lead in half and a wild pitch by the Mules would help the Tornados tie it up at 8-8. Jake Townsend with a RBI single would help the Tornados reclaim a 9-8 lead. Top of the third inning, the Mules would score one run to tie the game for the third time. 

Seigrist would blast a two run homer to reclaim a 11-9 lead in the bottom of the third inning. Ty Klaus-Kisamore and Carson Riley would hit back to back singles to bring in three combined runs to provide insurance runs for a 14-9 lead. 

Jake Garcia, Chase North, and Rowdy Hoadley would pitch six combined shutout innings to help secure the win.  

BOX SCORE STANDOUTS
Zach Seigrist 1 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB
Colby Christian 2-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
Aaron Gomez 3-4, 2 RBI, 2 R
Kalen Clark 2-4, 2 R
Ty Klaus-Kisamore 2-4, 2 RBI 

The Tornados will return to conference play when they head to Clarksville, Arkansas to play Ozarks on Friday March, 14th at 3pm.

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