Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Solid pitching from juniors Cody Whitley, in game one and Justin Jenkins, in game two was complimented by enough offensive support as well as exceptional defense play as the LeTourneau University baseball team swept a doubleheader from University of Texas-Tyler, 3-0 and 4-1 on Saturday. Coupled with Friday night's 12-1 win, the YellowJackets take the series from the area rival for the first time in program history.

Game 1
LeTourneau (22-9, 16-8 ASC) found its groove in starting pitcher Cody Whitley in game one. The left hander threw under 60 pitches and retired the first 12 batters he faced en route to a complete game win.

The YellowJackets scored two unearned runs in the third with two outs for an early 2-0 lead and they added an insurance run in the fifth to complete the shutout win. In the third, Chuck Daugherty reached on a fielding error, he moved to second on a Caleb Pritchett sacrifice bunt. Daugherty moved to third on a ground out by Bryce Griffin. A bloop RBI single by Kyle Jacobs scored Daugherty. The YellowJackets added to its lead when Jacobs scored on a single by Garrett Methvin, who was retired at second in an attempt to stretch it to a double.

LeTourneau added to its lead when Jacobs executed a suicide squeeze scoring Caleb Pritchett in the fifth inning. Earlier in the inning, Pritchett had walked and stole second with one out; then, he moved to third on a wild pitch. After Griffin walked to put runners on the corners, the LeTourneau coaching staff called on the freshman to lay down the squeeze bunt. The freshman delivered with his second RBI of the contest as the play caught the Patriots off guard.

The three runs proved to be ample support for Whitley, who gave up just three hits for the shutout. Texas-Tyler never had a runner move past first base in the loss. With the win, Whitley improves to 5-1 on the season.

Game 2
A three-RBI double by Dillon Yates in game two led LeTourneau to a 4-1 nightcap win over Texas-Tyler.

The two teams were scoreless until the 4^th inning. LeTourneau loaded the bases without a hit as Yates came to the plate. The Waxahachie native, who sat out game one, hit a ball into the gap in right-center field scoring three for the YellowJackets.

Texas-Tyler ended a 21-inning scoreless drought when they scored an unearned run off LeTourneau starter Justin Jenkins in the eighth. The Hallsville native allowed seven hits and struck out four to raise his record to 6-2.  Jordan Price came in the ninth to close out the game for his first save of the season.

LeTourneau got the run back in its half of the inning on a RBI ground out by Garrett Methvin. The graduate student drove in Bryce Griffin, who had been hit by a pitch to start the inning. He stole second and moved to third on a wild pitch before scoring on the play by Garrett Methvin.

The YellowJackets will take a three-game winning streak on the road as they face Sul Ross State in Alpine. The series will start on Thursday, April 17 at 7 p.m. at Kokernot Field; followed by a doubleheader on Friday, April 18 at 1 p.m.