The UTPB baseball team couldn’t build off its walk-off win Friday, falling 16-4 to Lubbock Christian in seven innings Saturday at Roden Field.
Six different pitchers saw action for the Falcons, with Trever Berg taking the loss. Berg pitched three innings, allowing five hits and six earned runs. Owen Woodward pitched six innings for Lubbock Christian, where he recorded seven strikeouts.
Garret Thornton went 1 for 2 for the Falcons with a home run.
UTPB will close the series against Lubbock Christian at 1 p.m. Sunday at Roden Field.
Lubbock Christian 16, UTPB 4
LCU……………. 510 220 6 — 16 15 2
UTPB………….. 000 300 0 — 4 4 1
Owen Woodward, Logan Ellis (7) and Luis Navarro. Trever Berg, Caleb Vuono (4), JD Martinez (5), Jeff Thoben (6), Brayden Williamson (7), Andre Leyva (7) and Cole Dickie. W — Woodward. L — Berg. 2B — Lubbock Christian: George Mendazona, Larry Leitha. HR — Lubbock Christian: Leitha, Mason Donohoe. UTPB: Garret Thornton, Nick Hernandez.
Records — Lubbock Christian 15-18 Overall, 13-16 Lone Star Conference; UTPB 12-19, 9-17.
