BOX SCORE SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Incarnate Word took Prairie View A&M's best punch throughout the game as the Cardinals claimed a 10-4 non-conference win on Wednesday night.
The Cardinals crossed home three runs in the first but PVAMU's Robert Cossey hit a solo homer to left in the top of the third to narrow the gap to 3-1. UIW scored three more runs over the fourth and fifth frames for a 6-1 lead but the Panthers scored twice in the seventh and once in the eighth for a 6-4 deficit thanks to RBIs from Jeff Sealy, Trey Price and Dominiq Harris.
After clawing back into the contest, the Panthers saw their hopes dashed as UIW scored four times in the eighth to pull away.
Cossey had a solid night with a 4-for-5 performance at the plate with an RBI. Harris and Price added two hits each while Pedro Maldonado dropped to 1-3 on the season.
The Panthers will return home to face TSU on Saturday at 1 p.m.