CHICAGO – With the bases loaded in the 13^th inning, Chicago State's Tony Sanchez was hit by a pitch from Houston Baptist freshman reliever Kobie Hajdik as the Cougars edged the Huskies, 6-5, in Great West Conference action Saturday afternoon.

Albert Carpen led off the 13^th with a single to right and beat out the force play at second when brother Michael Carpen grounded to second. Jonathan Carpen popped up a bunt down the first-base line but not high enough for HBU senior first baseman to come up with the ball after a diving effort and the bases were loaded. Sanchez fell behind 1-2 in the count before being hit.

Junior leftfielder Luke Clements went 3-for-6 with a triple and a run scored for the Huskies (14-32, 12-7 GWC). Junior designated hitter Robbie Buller, junior rightfielder Kolby Arnst and Warren each went 2-for-6. Arnst drove in a run and scored a run, while Buller also scored once. Junior catcher Asai Adame drove in a pair of runs.

Sanchez went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run and five RBIs for the Cougars (8-33, 3-13). Albert and Jonathan Carpen each went 2-for-6, with Albert scoring a pair of runs.

Senior Chase Hernandez allowed five runs on seven hits and struck out seven as he did not factor into the decision for the Huskies after seven innings of work. Gregory Day allowed five runs, three earned, on 10 hits and struck out six in seven innings for the Cougars. Andrew Watson (2-1) picked up the win for Chicago State, holding HBU to just two hits over the final six innings. Senior righthander Stephen Nikonchik threw three innings of scoreless relief for HBU, and Hajdik (1-2) took the loss.

With HBU trailing 5-4, freshman Tanner Kalina delivered a pinch-hit, leadoff double off the fence down the left-field line, then went to third on a wild pitch. After freshman second baseman Garrett Tully walked, Adame drove in the tying run with a successful squeeze play. Clements moved the runners into scoring position with a sacrifice bunt, but junior shortstop Collin Hetzler grounded out with the infield in, and after Buller was intentionally walked to load the bases, sophomore centerfielder Jake Gonzalez flied out to end the inning.

The Huskies jumped out to the lead by scoring three runs in the top of the first. Clements led off the game with a triple and scored on a Hetzler groundout. Buller followed with a double and scored as Gonzalez reach on an error, allowing him to go to second. Arnst then drove in Gonzalez with an RBI single to center.

Sanchez got the Cougars on the board with a solo home run to left in the fourth.

Gavin Trevino, William Hill and Albert Carpen led off the fifth with consecutive singles and Trevino scored on a wild pitch. After Michael Carpen was walked to load the bases, Sanchez ripped a bases-clearing double to left-center to give Chicago State a 5-3 lead.

HBU answered back with a run in the sixth as Arnst and Warren led off with back-to-back singles. Tully was hit by a pitch to load the bases, and Adame pushed a single through the right side to cut the lead to one.

The Huskies' only threat late in the game, came in the 10^th inning as Tully led off with a bunt single and Adame sacrificied him up to second. Clements dropped a single into leftfield, but Tully was thrown out at the plate.

The series concludes with an 11 a.m. first pitch Sunday.