Posted: Apr 17, 2021
Texas Lutheran powers its way to doubleheader sweep Saturday v. Southwestern
Game 1
Game 1
Southwestern (Tex.)
(14-13, 9-4)
5
Texas Lutheran
(18-8, 9-1)
7
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Southwestern (Tex.) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
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Texas Lutheran | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 | 8 | 0 |
Game 2
Game 2
Southwestern (Tex.)
(14-14, 9-5)
7
Texas Lutheran
(19-8, 10-1)
13
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Southwestern (Tex.) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
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Texas Lutheran | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | X | 13 | 12 | 2 |
SEGUIN, Texas -- The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs hit five combined home runs Saturday in 7-5 and 13-7 conference victories over the Southwestern Pirates.
The Bulldogs sit atop the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference with a 10-1 league mark. The Bulldogs are 19-8 overall.
Southwestern fell to 14-14 overall and to 9-5 in the SCAC.
TLU's Cullen Motsinger and Tyler Cauley hit home runs in the first game of the doubleheader, and Tyler Post (twice) and Joe Jimenez left the yard in the late game.
Post was 4-for-4 with three runs scored and four RBI in the 13-7 victory. He hit a solo shot in the third inning and a two-run shot in the fifth.
Jimenez belted a three-run bomb in the first inning of the second game.
Motsinger hit a three-run home run in the first game, and Tyler Cauley collected his eighth homer of the season with a solo shot in the third.
Landon Weatlery improved to 3-1 with the win in the first game. The senior right-hander struck out eight and allowed five earned runs.
Chase Cutler went the final 3-2/3 for the save. He did not allow a run. He struck out five and scattered two hits.
Brendan Beard earned his first win of the season with two innings in game two. Beard struck out three.
TLU and Southwestern wrap-up the three-game SCAC series with a single game at noon Sunday at Katt-Isbel Field.
TLU will honor its 16 baseball seniors with a pre-game ceremony.
