RICHARDSON - UT Tyler swept UT Dallas in a doubleheader Saturday, 3-2 and 5-2.
The wins give the Patriots (26-7) a 13-5 record in American Southwest Conference play while UT Dallas falls to 16-18 (8-10).
UT Tyler got an RBI single from junior Kevin Noles in the top of the 10th inning of game one, which scored J. Michael Sharon for the eventual game-winning run.
Patriot starter Tim Matthews did the rest, scattering nine hits to hold UT Dallas to two runs. Matthews also had 12 strikeouts, picking up his seventh win of the season.
UT Dallas opened the scoring with a run in the bottom of the second on a solo homer from Mark Perez.
UT Tyler tied the game in the top of the third when sophomore Trent Goree leadoff with a double and eventually scored on a sac fly from Geoff Sherman.
The home side retook the lead 2-1 in the bottom of the third on a RBI double by Perez.
The score remained that way until the top of the seventh. With one out, Goree smacked a pitch over the left center-field wall for a solo homer to tie the game.
Noles' RBI single helped end the proceedings in the 10th.
In game two, both teams came out swinging with UT Tyler scoring two runs in the top of the first and UT Dallas answering with a two runs in the bottom of the inning on a two-run homer from Rob Spencer.
UT Tyler pitcher James Lewis held UT Dallas down after that.
Meanwhile, the Patriots took a 3-2 lead in the top of the fifth on a RBI single by Joseph Towns.
UT Tyler made it 5-2 in the sixth on RBI singles from Phillip Grau and Gifford Dixon.
Lewis and closer Chase Tarrant did the rest. Lewis allowed two runs on five hits in six innings and Tarrant fanned two in a scoreless seventh to end the game.
UT Tyler will next take on Southwest Assemblies of God in a nonconference game 6 p.m. Tuesday in Waxahachie.
Friday
Rushing Smith pitched a complete game seven-hitter and Gifford Dixon led UT Tyler at the plate as the Patriots defeated UT-Dallas 7-3 Friday in American Southwest Conference action at the UTD Baseball Complex.
Smith (5-2) allowed three runs on seven hits while striking out two and walking two over the course of nine innings.
Dixon was one of two Patriots with multiple hits, and the senior from McKinney also recorded two RBIs.
Joseph Towns went 2-for-4 at the plate, while Trent Goree went 1-for-3 with two RBIs and scored once.
Julian "Juice" Williams was the only UT Tyler player with an extra-base hit - a double - and also crossed the plate three times.
Daniel Ford (2-2) took the loss for UT-Dallas, which slipped to 16-16 on the season and 8-8 in the ASC.