Nine-run first fuels 12-6 nightcap win over Rice

SAN ANTONIO – UTSA baseball plated nine runs in the first inning to fuel a 12-6 win over Rice in the nightcap of a seven-inning doubleheader, on Saturday night at Roadrunner Field.

UTSA (16-17, 8-10 Conference USA) exploded for nine runs in the first inning, adding single tallies in the second, third and sixth inning and fighting off a five-run Rice third inning to post the win.

The Roadrunners got a two-hit game from Griffin Paxton to lead a seven-hit offensive attack. UTSA also got two hits from Jonathan Tapia and hits from Dylan Rock, Joshua Lamb and Leyton Barry.

UTSA starter Kobe Jaramillo worked 2.1 innings, allowing six runs on six hits and a walk, striking out four. Senior Hunter Mason…