New Headline: Coastal Knights Triumph 9-0 Over Sam Houston in Exciting Encounter, Fueling Playoff Fervor
Jacksonville State's baseball team scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning to rally past Sam Houston on Sunday afternoon. The Gamecocks' 4-3 victory at Don Sanders Stadium in Huntsville, Texas, secured their fourth straight three-game weekend sweep and their first against Conference USA competition. Following the opening weekend of league play, Jax State, Louisiana Tech and Western Kentucky sit atop the CUSA standings with 3-0 records.
Sam Houston scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning Sunday to take a 3–2 lead. Matthew Cash was hit by a pitch to lead off the top of the ninth, and Ace Williamson drew a walk to move the tying run into scoring position. Cash advanced to third after Caleb Johnson flied out to left field and scored on Jaxon Pate’s RBI groundout.
Trey King’s RBI single to right field allowed Williamson to score the game-winning run. The Gamecocks got on the board with two runs in the top of the second inning. Grayson Ashe scored the first run of the game on a wild pitch, and Cash drove in Luke Williams from third base with an RBI groundout.
Williams and Pate led Jax State at the plate Sunday. Williams finished 3-for-4 with a double, and Pate went 3-for-5. Pate finished the weekend series 9-for-13 to raise his batting average to a team-high .
389. Williams upped his average to . 388 after going 6-for-11 against the Bearkats.