HOUSTON – Houston Baptist committed six errors, and Prairie View A&M took advantage with nine unearned runs to cruise to an 11-4 victory in non-conference play Tuesday afternoon at Husky Field.

Senior first baseman Chase Hernandez went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored for the Huskies (1-16), while junior shortstop Collin Hetzler went 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Giovanni Angel went 3-for-5 with two runs, while Evan Richard went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run for the Panthers (7-6). Darryl Johnson went 2-for-5 with a triple and two runs scored, and Brandon Brooks went 2-for-5 with two RBIs and a run. Marcus Williams and Andre Oliver drove in two runs each.

Clayton Orsak (1-0) got the victory for Prairie View A&M, allowing three runs on five hits in two innings. Sophomore Tyler McCarty (0-4) took the loss, allowing 10 runs, only two earned, on 11 hits in six innings, while junior Dalton Schafer allowed one unearned run on three hits and struck out four over the last three for the Huskies.

The Panthers jumped out to the lead with five unearned runs in the first inning. Michael Long and Angel hit back-to-back one-out singles, but Richard popped up to Hetzler for the second out. Kyle Bible then reached on an error by freshman second baseman Garret Tully, which allowed Long to score. Oliver drove in two runs with a single to right and took second on a throwing error by junior rightfielder Kolby Arnst. Brooks then followed with a two-run double to left.

After Hernandez dropped a foul ball, which would have been the first out in the second, Johnson tripled to left center and scored on a sacrifice fly for another unearned run.

The Huskies sliced the deficit in half in the bottom of the inning as Arnst doubled to left with one out and Hernandez drove him in with a single to left. Tully and junior catcher Corey Hail followed with singles to load the bases and junior leftfielder David Pfuntner drove in a run by beating out a potential double play ball to reach on the fielder's choice. Hetzler singled on a popup behind third base to drive in another run, but was thrown at trying to extend it to a double.

Johnson singled to lead off the fourth and Long reached on a throwing error by junior third baseman Robbie Buller. Angel reached on a fielder's choice to load the bases. Richard was hit by a pitch and Sterling Smith flied out to drive in the runs. In the sixth, Angel singled, Richard double and both scored on an RBI single by pinch hitter Marcus Williams, to make the score 10-3.

The two teams traded single runs in the seventh, with the Huskies getting doubles from Pfuntner and sophomore centerfielder Jake Gonzalez.