NORFOLK, Va. — Chance Kirby threw six innings of two-run baseball while the offense contributed 12 hits to lead UTSA to a 7-2 victory at Old Dominion on Sunday afternoon at the Bud Metheny Baseball Complex.
The Roadrunners (14-21, 5-10 C-USA) earned their first Conference USA series win of the season by winning the final two games of the weekend set.
Kirby went six innings and allowed two runs on eight hits for the win. He struck out three and walked three.
Kirby's counterpart, Adam Bainbridge, took the loss for the Monarchs (24-12, 7-8 C-USA) after throwing 3.1 innings. The southpaw gave up four runs on four hits, recorded two strikeouts and walked one.
Four Roadrunners had multiple hits with all but one recording at least one hit. Bryan Arias, J.T. Gilmore, Tyler Straub and Skyler Valentine each had two hits on the day.
UTSA scored in the second inning with a pair of runs. A throwing error by shortstop Zach Rutherford allowed Trent Bowles to reach second safely and he moved up a base, while Arias and C.J. Pickering crossed the plate on the play.
The Roadrunners added to their lead with another two runs in the top of the fourth on a pair of miscues by Old Dominion.
Arias and Ryan Stacy reached on back-to-back errors to start off the frame. Two batters later with bases loaded, Gilmore singled to right and scored Arias. On the next at-bat, a passed ball allowed for Stacy to touch the plate.
In the fifth, the Roadrunners added another run on Arias' sacrifice fly, which scored Straub.
The Monarchs answered back with a run in the home half to avoid another shutout and scored their last run in the seventh.
UTSA scored its last two runs of the day in the sixth on back-to-back at-bats. Valentine crossed home first on Straub's RBI single and Matt Hilston followed on Mason George's sacrifice fly.
The Roadrunners will return to the Bird Bath on Tuesday, April 19, when they will host Houston Baptist at 6 p.m.
