Baseball Takes Control Early In Pair Of Wins Over Huston-Tillotson

TSU baseball returned to its winning ways with a pair of 15-2 wins over Huston-Tillotson Wednesday at MacGregor Park.
 
TSU 15, HTU 2
TSU took control early with a six-run second as they cruised to a 15-2 win in game one.
 
HTU would cross home two runs in the first but TSU answered in the bottom half as Justin Cooper and Jeremy Gaines hit consecutive singles which led to a sac bunt from Jeremy Almaguer which scored both runners for a 2-2 score.
 
Starter Lane Gordon had a 1-2-3 top of the second and TSU broke the floodgates open in the second as CJ Castillo moved TSU ahead 3-2 after a leadoff double and run off an HTU throwing error. TSU would use its speed to its advantage from that point as they stole four bases while netting six runs on five hits to lead 8-2.
 
TSU would tack on a pair of runs in the fourth on Gabe Vasquez's two-run homer and another pair in the sixth on a pair of HTU fielding errors.
 
Lane Gordon (2-1) struck out four in six innings to pick up the win while Adolf Castillo struck out five in relief. CJ Castillo led TSU with a 3-for-3 outing at the plate followed by two hits and four RBI from Gabe Vasquez.
 
TSU 15, HTU 2
A 17-hit attack fueled the doubleheader sweep as TSU won 15-2 in the nightcap.
 
Johnathon Thomas opened the game in style with a leadoff homer for the 1-0 lead. Justin Cooper singled, stole second and scored on a passed ball for a 2-0 margin. HTU scored a run in the second but TSU answered in the bottom half as Thomas' sac scored RJ Coffee.
 
Jeremy Gaines opened the fifth with a leadoff double and moved to third after the throw before eventually scoring on Gabe Vasquez's sac fly. Avery Chatman was hit by a pitch and scored on an error followed by Justin Blogg's RBI single which brought in Coffee for a 6-1 lead.
 
The TSU bats remained hot in the bottom sixth with five runs on four hits to move ahead 11-1. Juan Sanchez drove in the 12th run of the game with a bases loaded single in the eighth followed by Courtnay Neal's sac fly. Jordan Vidato hit a shot to the left center field wall to score the final two runs of the game for TSU before a run by HTU in the ninth.
 
Coffee and Blogg led TSU with three hits apiece while Tyrese Clayborne and Jeremy Gaines both had two hits. Coffee and Vasquez led the way with three RBI followed by two from Vidato and Thomas.
 
CJ Castillo earned the win as he allowed only three hits and a run scored in five innings.
 
TSU is back in action next Tuesday for a doubleheader versus Jarvis Christian at MacGregor Park beginning at 2 p.m.