Five-run eighth inning dooms Schreiner in 7-3 non-conference loss to Mary Hardin-Baylor

Wyatt Henry held Mary Hardin-Baylor scoreless for six innings, and Schreiner carried a 3-1 lead into the eighth. Then the bullpen unraveled and the Mountaineers’ gloves did them no favors.

The Crusaders erupted for five runs in the eighth inning — three of them unearned on a Schreiner error — and closed with a run in the ninth to hand the Mountaineers a 7-3 non-conference defeat Tuesday afternoon at Schreiner Field.

Schreiner committed four errors in the game, a decisive factor in a contest the Mountaineers had controlled for much of the afternoon. Henry was sharp in his six innings of work, allowing six hits while walking one and striking out three, but he exited with his team ahead. The bullpen could not hold it.

The Mountaineers struck first in the sixth when Kale Lackey singled to left field to drive in Daniel Rodriguez, who had reached on a walk. Blake Juarez followed with a sacrifice fly to center to make it 2-0. Shawn Rivera extended the lead to 3-1 in the seventh with an RBI double to left field that scored Jacob Gonzales.

Mary Hardin-Baylor (13-5) trimmed the deficit to 3-1 in the seventh on an error, then broke through in the eighth. With Trey Bennett on the mound, Austin Birkhoff doubled and scored on a catcher’s error, allowing two additional runners to come home on the play. Cameron Talburt followed with a run-scoring double, and Easton Cline singled home another to make it 6-3. Ryland Anders (W, 2-0) earned the win in relief for the Crusaders. Bennett (L, 0-1) absorbed the loss for Schreiner.

Schreiner (6-11, 4-5 SCAC) managed five hits on the evening, with Rivera’s double and Austin Mueller’s two-hit performance providing the offensive highlights. The Mountaineers went 3-for-7 with runners in scoring position.

Schreiner University returns to Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference play this weekend with a three-game homestand against Hendrix College, beginning Friday afternoon at Schreiner Field.

SERIES SCHEDULE

DATE	TIME	LOCATION
Friday, March 13	2:00 p.m.	Schreiner Field, Kerrville
Saturday, March 14	12:00 p.m.	Schreiner Field, Kerrville
Saturday, March 14	3:00 p.m.	Schreiner Field, Kerrville

STANDINGS SNAPSHOT — SCAC (as of March 11)

Team	Conf.	Pct.	Overall	Streak
Texas Lutheran	9-3	.750	13-3	Won 2
Hendrix	6-3	.667	11-5	Won 1
Concordia (Texas)	7-5	.583	10-6	Lost 1
LeTourneau	7-5	.583	9-8	Lost 1
Austin College	6-6	.500	6-7	Lost 2
St. Thomas (Tex.)	6-6	.500	7-10	Won 3
Schreiner	4-5	.444	6-11	Lost 1
McMurry	5-7	.417	7-11	Won 2
Dallas	5-7	.417	5-11	Lost 3
Centenary (La.)	3-6	.333	8-10	Lost 1
Ozarks (Ark.)	2-7	.222	8-11	Lost 2

The series gets underway Friday at 2 p.m., with a doubleheader to follow Saturday starting at noon and 3 p.m.

Schreiner (6-11, 4-5 SCAC) enters the weekend sitting seventh in the conference standings, looking to put together back-to-back series wins after taking two of three from Howard Payne a week ago in Brownwood. The Mountaineers have shown the ability to compete at home and will need consistent pitching and cleaner defense after committing four errors against Mary Hardin-Baylor on Tuesday.

The challenge this week is a stiff one. Hendrix (11-5, 6-3 SCAC) arrives in Kerrville holding down second place in the SCAC standings, trailing only Texas Lutheran. The Warriors have won 11 of their last 16 contests and enter on a one-game winning streak. Their .667 conference winning percentage ranks them among the top teams in the league heading into mid-March.

Offensively, Schreiner has been led by a core group of contributors throughout the season. JD Blair, Daniel Rodriguez, Blake Juarez and Kale Lackey — a Kerrville native and Tivy High School graduate — have anchored the lineup, while Shawn Rivera has provided timely production in recent weeks. On the mound, Wyatt Henry’s performance against Mary Hardin-Baylor — six scoreless innings on six hits — is a template the Mountaineers will look to build on.

For Schreiner to take the series, the Mountaineers will need to keep Hendrix’s productive offense in check while reducing the defensive miscues that have plagued them at moments this season. A series win would push the Mountaineers back to the .500 mark in conference play and provide significant momentum heading into the back half of the SCAC schedule.

BOX SCORE

Mary Hardin-Baylor at Schreiner  |  March 10, 2026

LINESCORE

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Mary Hardin-Baylor	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	7	13	2
Schreiner	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	5	4

BATTING — Mary Hardin-Baylor

Mary Hardin-Baylor	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB
Cameron Talburt rf	5	1	1	1	0	0	0
Easton Cline ss	4	0	3	1	1	0	1
Riley Bender 3b	5	0	1	0	0	0	5
Taylor McDaniel 1b	4	1	1	0	0	1	0
Nolan Williams lf	4	1	1	0	1	1	0
Braden Fuentes dh	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Clayton McDonald dh	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Newland c	3	1	0	0	1	1	2
Jasson Hemmerling c	1	0	1	1	0	0	0
Austin Birkhoff 2b	3	2	2	1	1	0	0
Tyler Martin cf	4	0	3	0	0	0	0
John Van Huis cf	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	38	7	13	4	4	3	9

BATTING — Schreiner

Schreiner	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB
Shawn Rivera rf	4	0	1	1	0	1	0
Daniel Rodriguez 3b	3	1	1	0	1	0	1
JD Blair c	3	1	0	0	1	1	1
Kale Lackey cf	4	0	1	1	0	1	0
Blake Juarez 1b	3	0	0	1	0	0	0
Austin Mueller dh	3	0	2	0	0	1	0
Ian Ruggiero	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ethan Costello ss	4	0	0	0	0	1	1
Jaden Cruz 2b	2	0	0	0	0	1	2
Trent Burton	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Obie Martinez 2b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nate Barrera ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Gonzales lf	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	31	3	5	3	3	6	5

PITCHING — Mary Hardin-Baylor

Mary Hardin-Baylor Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Cole Morkovsky	6.0	4	2	2	2	5	0
Ryland Anders (W, 2-0)	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0
Michael Doucet	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	9.0	5	3	3	3	6	0

PITCHING — Schreiner

Schreiner Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Wyatt Henry	6.0	6	0	0	1	3	0
Cade Henry	0.2	1	1	1	2	0	0
Carson Romero	1.0	0	2	0	1	0	0
Trey Bennett (L, 0-1)	0.0	3	3	2	0	0	0
Tanner Beck	1.1	3	1	1	0	0	0
Totals	9.0	13	7	4	4	3	0

GAME NOTES

2B: Cameron Talburt, Nolan Williams, Austin Birkhoff, Tyler Martin (MHB); Shawn Rivera (SCH)

RBI: Cameron Talburt, Easton Cline, Jasson Hemmerling, Austin Birkhoff (MHB); Shawn Rivera, Kale Lackey, Blake Juarez — sac fly (SCH)

SB: Cameron Talburt, Easton Cline (2), Taylor McDaniel, Nolan Williams, Jasson Hemmerling, Tyler Martin (MHB); Daniel Rodriguez (SCH)

E: Nolan Williams, Austin Birkhoff (MHB); Shawn Rivera, JD Blair, Ethan Costello, Jaden Cruz (SCH)

DP: Blake Juarez (3), Ethan Costello (3), Jaden Cruz (2) (SCH)

WP: Tanner Beck  |  HBP: Carson Romero

Records: Mary Hardin-Baylor 13-5; Schreiner 6-11, 4-5 SCAC

Location: Schreiner Field, Kerrville, Texas  |  Attendance: 200  |  Time: 2:20