Rey Mendoza’s three-run walk-off home run gave UIW a thrilling comeback victory over UTSA (23-7), spoiling the Roadrunners’ first week in the polls.
SAN ANTONIO — It was a San Antonio crosstown classic that lived up to every bit the hype.
Rey Mendoza’s three-run walk-off home run gave Incarnate Word (16-13) a thrilling comeback victory over #24 UTSA (23-7), spoiling the Roadrunners’ first week in the national polls.
UTSA thought they would cruise back to campus with a victory after Caleb Hill’s three-run home run gave them a 6-1 lead in the 4th inning, but Incarnate Word answered with three runs in the bottom of the 5th.
Trailing 6-4 entering the 9th inning, the home team Cardinals tied it on Alec Carr’s single with one out.
Two batters later, Mendoza delivered the winner on a towering shot over the right field fence. It was his second walk-off home run this season.
It was supposed to be a milestone night for the UTSA baseball program, having a national ranking for the first time all season. Shutdown reliever Simon Miller pitched two perfect innings, striking out five of six batters to reach the ninth. Miller has a 0.55 ERA in 32.2 innings pitched this season.
But Daniel Shafer couldn’t hold the lead for the Roadrunners in the 9th, and the Cardinals earned their third consecutive win.
Next: UTSA travels to Charlotte for a three-game weekend series. Incarnate Word will three games at Southland Conference opponent Nicholls. Both teams will play homestands starting April 14.
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