TYLER TEXAS — The UT Tyler Patriots are national champions.
The Patriots won the NCAA Division III World Series on Tuesday, sweeping the best-of-three series from Texas Lutheran University 8-1 and 9-6 at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton, Wisconsin.
It is UT Tyler's first national baseball championship. The baseball team joins the Patriot softball team who won the national championship in 2016 and the men's golf team who won the national title in 2013.
After taking the first game, 8-1, the Patriots needed just another win to take the title.
In the second game, UT Tyler won 9-6 and took the lead for good in the seventh inning on Alex Bishop's two-run homer.
Blake Maddox had a two-run homer fourth to give the Patriots a 4-1 lead before the Bulldogs plated three in the sixth to tie the game at 4-4.
Then in the seventh, sparked by Bishop's blast, the Patriots scored five runs for a 9-4 lead.
The Bulldogs scored two int he eighth to pull within 9-6, but Alexander Masotto, in relief of starter Ryan Cheatham of Whitehouse, shut down TLU in order for the win.
Tanner Roach and Bowie Farris had doubles for the Patriots.
Farris had three hits with Roach and Blake Wilson adding two each. Others with hits were Jared Pauley, Graham Welch and Henry Sanchez.
Maddox led with three RBIs with Roach driving in two. Sanchez also had an RBI.
Scoring runs were Farris (2), Pauley, Wilson, Welch, Maddox and Sanchez.
Keaton Boysen led the Bulldogs with three hits with Riley Schaefer, Cameron Wilson and Eric Rabinowitz driving in two RBIs each.
Masotto got the win in relief, going 3 2/3 innings, giving up two runs on two hits while striking out one.
GAME 1
Simon Sedillo (9-1) pitched a six-hitter as the Patriots took the first game.
Jared Pauley led the hitting attack with three hits, including two doubles, and two RBIs.
Blake Wilson added a triple and two RBIs.
Tanner Roach and Bowie Farris each had two hits, while Josh Burns, Graham Welch and Blake Maddox added singles.
Burns had three RBIs with Maddox also driving in a run.
Pauley scored three runs with Alex Bishop, Farris, Welch, Maddox and Henry Sanchez scoring one each.
Riley Schaefer and Tyler Cauley each had doubles with Ben Marvin adding two hits for the Bulldogs.
