SAN ANTONIO – Senior Shane Daughety fired a seven-inning, complete-game shutout leading UTSA baseball to a 3-0 win over UT Arlington in the first of a Saturday doubleheader at Roadrunner Field.
UTSA (4-1) won its second consecutive game to open the series with UTA (4-4), after posting a 13-1 win on Friday night. The series is slated for four games, including a nine-inning nightcap on Saturday and a nine-inning finale on Sunday.
Daughety worked a seven-inning shutout, allowing just five singles and one walk, striking out a career-high nine. He improved to 6-3 in his career and 2-0 in 2021.
The Roadrunners plated two runs in the first inning and added an insurance run in the sixth inning for the final margin.
The Roadruners got two hits from Ian Bailey, who drove in a run, along with freshman Austin Ochoa. UTSA also got hits from Kyle Bergeron, Dylan Rock and Jonathan Tapia.
Koby Bullard (2-1) took the hard-luck loss for UTA after allowing five hits and three runs over six innings.
The series will resume with the nightcap of the doubleheader on Saturday night, a nine-inning affair.
UTSA struck first in the bottom of the first inning, getting a leadoff single from Kyle Bergeron to leadoff and a knock from Dylan Rock. After the Rock single, the throw back to the infield sailed into the first-base dugout, allowing Bergeron to score and Rock to take third. Ian Bailey followed and lined a single to rightfield, scoring Rock for a 2-0 lead.
Rock was hit by a pitch to open the sixth, moving into scoring position on a single from Bailey and taking third on Nick Thornquist's fly out. Ochoa forced home Rock with a sacrifice fly.
GAME NOTES: UT Arlington leads the all-time series 47-31, with UTSA owning a 19-16 advantage in games played in San Antonio … DH Kyle Bergeron made his first career UTSA start … Senior RHP Shane Daughety made his first start of the year and the 11th of his career … Daughety has appeared in 29 career games … Daughety is 6-3 in his career … UTSA turned its fourth and fifth double plays of the year … CF Dylan Rock was hit by his 21st career pitch and his second of 2021 … Daughety set a new career high with eight strikeouts.
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