Baseball crushes Texas College to secure sweep

TYLER, Texas – The Wiley College baseball team had another record-breaking performance as it completed the sweep with a 34-2 victory over Texas College Saturday at Ed Moore Field in Woldert Park.

The victory gives the Wildcats their first conference series win since 2019 and first conference series sweep since 2016. They not only broke the program record for runs in a game, they set a record for hits in a game with 29.

Marquis Kuykendall (FR/Victoria, Texas) had a historic performance at the plate as he became the first Wildcat to hit for the cycle. He singled in the second. In the third inning, he belted a three-run home run over the left field wall for his third of the series. Later in the inning, he hit a two-run double to left. Kuykendall completed the feat as he hit the ball to the center field wall for a triple. He finished the game with four runs and six runs batted in – which tied a program record.

"I feel like I was seeing the ball great this weekend," Kuykendall said. "I just felt right. The ball was big and white. I put my bat on the ball and it just went."

"I tell guys all the time you have to be ready when your number is called," head coach Kendrick Biggs said. "He stepped up and played lights out all weekend."

Jaylon Burrell (FR/Houston, Texas) recorded three hits and was a double shy of the cycle. He hit an RBI single in the second. He drove in four runs in the third inning. Burrell hit a two-run home run in his first at-bat for his third of the season. He tripled home two runs in his second at-bat. With the game lopsided, Burrell and most of the other starters were lifted after the third inning.

Traylon Ansley (FR/Houston, Texas) drove in four runs with three hits. He hit a two-RBI double in the first and a RBI double in the second. In the third inning, he hit a RBI single. Colby Chilek (FR/Boling, Texas) tallied three hits and brought home three runs. Bryce Garrett (JR/Bellaire, Texas) came off the bench and hit the Wildcats' first grand slam since 2018 in the fourth inning. Jhan Carlos Javier (FR) hit a RBI single in the fourth, Tre Wallace notched a RBI walk and RBI double in the seventh.

Roman Sorrell (JR/Beaumont, Texas) picked up his first win of the season after tossing four innings. He recorded a career-high nine strikeouts. Eric Heater (FR/Baytown, Texas) threw three scoreless innings and struck out three to earn his first career save.

Texas College (0-24, 0-24) forfeited the series finale due to a lack of players. The Wildcats return home on Wednesday for a doubleheader against Champion Christian College. They split a doubleheader last week.

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