Covering UMHB Athletics and the stories behind the score
BELTON- The final season for UMHB baseball’s five graduating seniors did not go as planned. But then again, the four years that Rahul Champanerni, Alex Palczewski, Robert McCall, Russell Valada, and Zack Honey spent with the Cru did not play out as they were projected to.
Belton, Tx- The UMHB Baseball Team finished its season against Sul Ross State Saturday afternoon. The CRU recognized five seniors at Saturdays game: Rahul Champaneri, Alex Palczewski, Russel Vadala, Robert McCall and Zack Honey.
True To the Cru’s Luke Zayas was at Saturday’s game capturing the final moments of the season through photos.
The 2023 UMHB baseball season drew to a close on Saturday afternoon in Belton, as Sul Ross State took the series with a pair of victories. The Cru concludes the year with a 14-21 overall record, and a 9-18 ASC record
In west Arkansas, UMHB baseball surrendered more runs than it scored, and dropped the final two games of the series to Ozarks, falling to 8-16 in ASC play.
Losing a decisive series finale is not the most enjoyable lesson, but can reveal the character of a team. For UMHB head coach Mike Stawski and the Cru, Saturday’s series finale will have a pivotal influence in the way they approach the final two weeks of the regular season.
The UMHB baseball team split Saturday afternoon’s doubleheader against UT-Dallas in Belton, taking a 2-0 win in game one behind a complete game effort from starting pitcher Andrew Acierni, before dropping the series finale, 9-6. The Cru is now 11-17 overall, and was led by Carson Hagan at the plate, as the infielder went 3-for-6 in the doubleheader, scoring three runs.
True To The Cru’s Luke Zayas was field-level on Saturday, capturing the action through photos at Red Murff Field. Below is a collection of his high-quality photos from the afternoon.
Georgetown, Tx- The Crusaders were victorious over Southwestern, Tuesday evening. UMHB scored eight and held the Pirates to six.
True To The Cru’s Luke Zayas was field level capturing the moments through photos.
GEORGETOWN, Texas- A week ago, it took a Kaden deBerardinis double to lift the UMHB baseball team to a dramatic 3-2 walk-off victory over Southwestern in Belton. On Tuesday night, it took a similar piece of timely hitting from Tyler Betts, this time at Southwestern’s home field, in the top of the ninth, as the Cru completed a season sweep of the No. 24-ranked Pirates, 8-6.
UMHB baseball took care of business in Abilene, and seeks to carry that momentum into battles with Southwestern and UTD in the coming week. Here’s a look at the mentality of the team and what’s changed as UMHB has won 3 of its last 4.
BELTON- For the second straight week, the UMHB baseball team entered a Tuesday night non-conference game against an opponent with national notoriety. And once again, the Cru was victorious.