The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
11.17.2019 | Baseball
A six-run sixth inning gave the StockHorns a lop-sided win.
AUSTIN, Texas – The Orange team scored six runs in the sixth inning and five in the ninth to win 13-6 and tie the Fall World Series at one game apiece on Saturday at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. The decisive series finale of the Orange & White Fall World Series will be played on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
Outfielders Duke Ellis and Douglas Hodo each drove in three runs, while Trey Falinte, Caston Peter and Cam Constantine all had two RBI apiece.
Cole Quintanilla started for the Orange team and pitched four innings, allowing just one run and striking out three batters. Kolby Kubichek pitched two scoreless innings out of the bullpen to record the win.
For team Warrior, Pete Hansen pitched five innings and allowed just two unearned runs. He struck out four batters. The
Austin Todd drove in the game's first run, with an RBI single to left field in the bottom of the first to give Warrior the lead. Brenden Dixon singled with one out and moved to second on a balk before scoring on Todd's single.
The StockHorns grabbed the lead on a pair of unearned runs in the top of the third inning. Ellis reached on a two-out error to start the rally. Hodo drove in Ellis with an RBI single to right field and Trey Faltine followed with a go-ahead RBI triple down into the corner in right field.
Starting with a double off the wall by André Duplantier, the StockHorns batted around and scored six runs in the sixth inning to go up 8-1. In the inning, the Orange team racked up four walks and four hits.
Warrior got a run back in the eighth before the StockHorns put the game away with five more runs in the top of the ninth. Warrior added four runs in the bottom of the ninth but could not complete the rally.
