Keith Heats Up in Texas

Saturday, April 20

Edinburg, Texas

10:00 AM

California Baptist University

24-15, 9-6

UT Rio Grande Valley

25-13, 11-4

California Baptist

UT Rio Grande Valley

Photo by: Andrew Shortall

4/20/2019 12:50:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

By: Andrew Shortall, Director of Athletics Communications

EDINBURG, Texas – Damon Keith stayed hot for California Baptist University with his second multi-hit game and first collegiate home run on Saturday at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

Damon Keith hits the first home run of his collegiate career in the bottom of the ninth❗️ The true freshman finishes the game 2-for-4, as the Lancers fall to UTRGV on a 7-3 score.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/5Bio4KVYFg
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) April 20, 2019

The Lancers also got a two-hit game from Angelo Capolupo and a strong outing from Angel Delgado out of the bullpen, but the Vaqueros earned the 7-3 win and Western Athletic Conference series victory on their home field as a result.

CBU's record moves to 24-15, 9-6 in WAC, while UTRGV moves into second place in the conference standings at 25-13, 11-4. The Lancers return home for a non-conference game versus CSUN at Totman Stadium on Tuesday at 6 p.m. CBU then plays a three-game WAC series at Northern Colorado Friday through Sunday.

Keith finished the day with a double and a home run on Saturday. His performance continued a hot streak, as he has hits in four of his last games, including two multi-hit games and four extra-base hits over that span.

Damon Keith stays hot, with a double in the top of the fourth. Keith now has hits in four of his last five games, and three doubles over that span. UTRGV leads 5-2 going into the fifth, though.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/aEiS6WxNM0
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) April 20, 2019

CBU got four hits in the top of the first inning on singles, but were held scoreless after a runner was caught stealing. Andrew Bash, Ryan Mota and Rory Smith mounted a two-out rally, with three-straight singles but the inning ended with the bases loaded with Lancers.

The Lancers rally with two outs, and get three-straight singles from Andrew Bash, Ryan Mota and Rory Smith, but are held scoreless in the top of the first inning.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/Ct0cYY2FVG
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) April 20, 2019

UTRGV scored a run on two hits in the bottom half of the inning, but CBU responded with a two-run second to take a 2-1. Both runs came on another two-out rally. Angelo Capolupo started things out with a single, while Luke Navigato was walked. Chad Castillo scored both with a double to the warning track in right field to give CBU a 2-1 edge.

📢📢 Another two-out rally for CBU, but this time the Lancers strike for two runs and a 2-1 lead 📢📢

Angelo Capolupo and Luke Navigato start the rally with a single and walk, respectively, and Chad Castillo scores both with a double to the warning track.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/YskgY4u1f1
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) April 20, 2019

The Vaqueros took the lead right back, 5-2, with four runs (one earned) on four hits and an error in the bottom of the second, and added two more insurance runs in the sixth. Delgado shut out UTRGV over the final two innings, allowing just one walk over the final two innings of relief.