The final home weekend series for the LeTourneau University consisted of a pair of one-run games in Sunday's doubleheader against UT Dallas. The visiting Comets took game one, 3-2 in nine innings and the YellowJackets rallied in the nightcap to win, 4-3.
 
The doubleheader split puts LeTourneau at 15-20 overall and 10-13 in the American Southwest Conference and UT Dallas at 21-18 overall and 10-14 in the American Southwest Conference. The series win vaulted the YellowJackets into next weekend's conference tournament as the No. 5 seed, where they will face No. 4 seed UT Tyler in Austin at Concordia University on Friday, May 6 at 3 p.m. The Comets fall to the No. 8 seed in the tournament, where they will face host and No. 1 seed Concordia on Friday, May 6 at 7 p.m.
 
All three games on the weekend series were decided by one run. For the season, LeTourneau has played in 10 contests with a 6-4 mark after Sunday's doubleheader split.
 
In game one, the visiting Comets scored twice on four hits in the top of the ninth to outlast the YellowJackets, 4-3.  
 
UT Dallas took an early lead in the game with back-to-back two out doubles for an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first.

LeTourneau managed to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh on a pinch-hit RBI double by senior Dillon Yates. Earlier in the inning, senior Taylor Empkey singled to right center. Then, a sacrifice bunt by junior Kyle Jacobs moved Empkey into scoring position to set the stage for the effort by Yates. Next, a pair of walks loaded the bases but a line drive to the shortstop ended the threat.
 
The Comets scored twice in the ninth for a 4-2 lead but the YellowJackets mounted a threat in its half of the inning. Jacobs started the inning with a double, then senior Brandon Applewhite singled up the middle to put runners on first and third. Next, a bunt by junior Carson Dickey moved pinch runner Josh Raies to second to put runners on second and third for junior Jacob Simmons with one out.
 
Simmons grounded out to second, scoring Jacobs from third and advancing Raies to third. With the tying run at third, a ground out to winning pitcher, Zach Bomer ended the game. Four players for UT Dallas including Brandon George, Haden Johnson, Nick Marti and Nolan Smith each had two hits to lead a 12-hit attack.
 
LeTourneau freshman Andrew Harlan got the loss in a complete game, falling to 4-6 on the season.  The YellowJackets were limited to five hits in the loss.
  In the nightcap, it was a 4-3 comeback win for the YellowJackets win. LeTourneau scored three times on two hits and capitalized on a pair of errors by UT Dallas for the victory.
 
Heading into the bottom of the seventh, LeTourneau trailed by a 3-1 margin. With one out, senior Bryce Henry doubled down the left-field line. Then, Henry came into score when the Comets made an error on a ball hit by senior Sean Sellers. Next, a single by Empkey put runners on first and second. After a LETU fly out, the YellowJackets successfully completed a double steal to move Sellers to third and Empkey to second. The Comets elected to intentionally walk Yates to load the bases.   
 
Next, sophomore Rayne Hobbs brought in Sellers to tie the game at 3 with a walk. The bases remained loaded for Simmons, who hit a ball that was bobbled by the Comets infielder which allowed Empkey and the winning run to score from third for the come-from-behind win.
 
The comeback made a winner out of senior reliever Josh Gimre for LeTourneau, who improves to 1-0. Offensively, six-different YellowJackets had a hit with senior Lucas Allen (pictured) and Henry each having an extra-base hit.
 
The Comets had 10 hits with Jimmy Norris, Tim Cole and Nick Marti each having a pair to lead UT Dallas. Brandon Koncaba was the losing pitcher, falling to 0-2.
 
Next, the YellowJackets will make their third appearance at the American Southwest Conference. It is the first time that LeTourneau has reached the tournament in three-consecutive years.