SHREVEPORT, La. -- In a tight contest throughout, the LeTourneau baseball team fell to Centenary, 3-2, on Tuesday night as the host Gents hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the ninth inning to eke out the one-run win.

LeTourneau drops to 12-13 overall, while Centenary goes to 12-6.

A bullpen game for LeTourneau saw quality pitching throughout. Cruz Cox made his first career start and tossed two shutout innings while allowing one hit. Zac Schneider also had two scoreless frames as he allowed one baserunner and picked up two strikeouts. 

In all, LeTourneau used five arms in the loss.

Centenary grabbed a 1-0 lead in the third, but LeTourneau gained the lead with a two-run sixth inning. Lane Williams led off with a single, extending his hitting streak to 12 games and his on-base streak to 25, before Devin Greaff followed with an infield single. Cole Thompson tied the game with his RBI double and Greaff came in to score a batter later on an error to give the YellowJackets a 2-1 lead.

Centenary tied the game in the seventh, but Will Bond limited the damage as he wiggled out of a jam to keep the game tied.

In the ninth, a leadoff double by the Gents' Caleb Ickes followed by a sacrifice bunt from Clay Menard and a sacrifice fly from Gary Hewitt provided the game-winning run.

Bond (2-2) got the loss, but went 2.2 innings and allowed just the one run on two hits. Williams finished 2-for-3 with a run scored as LeTourneau tallied eight hits.

Parker Primeaux (3-0) got the win in relief for the Gents as he went the final two innings and struck out five.

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LeTourneau hits the road for a three-game series at Mary Hardin-Baylor this weekend. Game one on Friday is set for 6 p.m.