KINGSVILLE, Texas - Texas A&M International baseball had Texas A&M-Kingsville on the ropes, but a late flurry gave the Javelinas a 4-3 victory.
TAMUK jumped ahead in the second inning to make it 1-0, then upped the lead to 2-0 in the fourth inning.
TAMIU's offense sparked in the sixth inning, taking a 3-2 lead.
Junior Matt Kissamis opened the Dustdevil scoring with a two-run home run to tie the game, followed by junior Isaac Gonzalez scoring on a Javelina error.
TAMUK would tie the game 3-3 in the eighth inning and walked it off with a fielder's choice in the ninth.
Freshman Christopher Sauceda threw six strong innings, allowing two runs, five hits, two walks and fanned four.
Sophomore Andrew Delgadillo tossed two innings of relief and allowed one run, four hits, one walk and two strikeouts.
Freshman Brandon Salazar and sophomore Adrian Talavera threw the final 1/3 inning and allowed an unearned run, one hit and one walk.
The Dustdevils collected eight hits offensively, with Kissamis leading the charge with a 3-for-5 night.
Sophomore Daniel Quitoz added a 2-for-3 showing at the plate.
TAMIU returns to the field in Kingsville, Texas tomorrow at 2 p.m. for doubleheader action.