AUSTIN, Texas -- UT Tyler completed its second consecutive Lone Star Conference series sweep with an 8-2 road win over St. Edward's Sunday afternoon.
 
Jordan Gochenour hit a pair of home runs in the victory, including a 2-run shot in the first inning which gave UT Tyler a lead it preserved the entire game. The Patriots added 5 runs in the fourth inning before Gochenour added a fifth-inning solo home run to build an 8-1 lead.
 
Starting pitcher Garrett Arredondo was sharp, scattering 1 run on 5 hits with 7 strikeouts to earn the win, and relievers Reagan MacDonald and Nick Niebur each struck out 2 batters to help preserve the Patriots' comfortable lead through the late innings.
 
Gochenour finished the game 2-for-4 with 3 runs and 3 RBIs, and Cade Watson also went 2-for-4.
 
With the win, UT Tyler now owns a 6-game winning streak and a 7-2 overall record. St. Edward's fell to 3-3.
 
How It Happened: Jordan Gochenour hit a 2-run home run to center with 2 outs in the top of the first, giving starting pitcher Garrett Arredondo a 2-run cushion as he took the mound for the bottom of the first. St. Edward's responded with consecutive base hits and a sacrifice fly, but Arredondo settled in and registered back-to-back strikeouts to end the opening frame with a 2-1 lead.
 
After both teams went scoreless for the second and third, Gochenour drew a 1-out walk and scored on an Edward Ortiz double to start a 5-run inning for the Patriots. Cade Watson added an RBI double, and Hayden Clearman followed with an RBI single before Kyle Hawkins laid down a bunt to score Watson from third to make it a 6-1 lead. A 2-out balk scored Clearman from third base to finish the 5-run frame and give the Patriots a 7-1 edge.
 
Gochenour led off the fifth with a solo home run to right-center, extending the lead to 8-1, and Arredondo kept the margin there until he left the game after six strong innings of work. St. Edward's got one run back in the seventh, using a pair of walks and some aggressive baserunning to plate a run on a wild pitch that cut the lead to 8-2. However, Reagan MacDonald ended the threat with his second strikeout of the inning, and Nick Niebur retired 6 of the 7 batters he faced over the final 2 innings to preserve the win.
 
By The Numbers: UT Tyler had its most productive series of the season offensively, scoring 32 runs with 36 hits in the three-game series… Jordan Gochenour had 2 hits in all 3 games of the series, and he has hit safely in 8 of the Patriots' 9 games this season, including 4 multi-hit games… He currently leads a group of 4 hitters batting .300 or better with a team-high .364 (12-for-33) season batting average after going 6-for-14 (.429) with 3 home runs, 6 RBIs, and 6 runs scored in the weekend series.
 
Up Next: UT Tyler is back home next weekend for a three-game Lone Star Conference series against West Texas A&M, hosting the Buffs Friday (7:00 p.m.), Saturday (6:00 p.m.), and Sunday (1:00 p.m.).