| Mar. 9, 2004 Box Score With the win, the Irish improve to 9-1 on the year, while the Roadrunners fall to 8-6. The Irish jumped on the board first with three runs in the top of the second and five runs in the third to take an early 8-0 lead. UTSA got on the board in the bottom half of the third as Eric Moreno singled and scored on a sacrifice fly by Sam Mitchell. The Roadrunners cut the lead to 8-2 in the fourth as Michael McKennon doubled and scored on an error by Notre Dame. The Irish got one run back in the fifth on a sacrifice fly by Danny Dressman that plated Steve Sollman. Notre Dame pushed three more across in the sixth to up the lead to 12-2. UTSA got two back in the bottom of the sixth on a two-RBI single up the middle that scored Lucas Stewart and Zach Etheredge, who both reached on singles, to make the score 12-4. The Irish tacked on one run in the seventh, while the Roadrunners made it 13-5 after eight as Zach Etheredge reached on an error and scored on a groundout by Moreno. Jess Stewart pitched five and 2/3 innings, scattering eight hits and allowing four runs, three earned, in improving his record to 2-0 on the season. Jason Vecchio (0-2) took the loss. Three Roadrunners made the all-tournament team – Klae Boehme, Sam Mitchell and Lucas Stewart. |