ODESSA, Texas (April 19, 2026) – Playing in its final game at home this season, The University of Texas Permian Basin baseball team fell 15-6 vs. No. 17 St. Mary's University on Sunday. It was also Senior Day for No. 14 Jarren Lewis, No. 16 Tanner Hedrick and No. 31 Aidan Becker.

Lewis took the start behind the plate and drew two walks while Hedrick started in center field. Becker, meanwhile, recorded the final two outs from the mound during UTPB's 17-6 win during the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.

The game on Sunday started off with both teams scoring in the first inning. After a leadoff triple down the right field line kicked off a two-run first inning for StMU, UTPB tried to tie answer in the bottom half as Carlos Chavez singled to right field with two outs and two runners in scoring position. Daylon Jefcoats scored from third on the hit by Chavez, but Demetrius Deramus was just tagged out trying to slide in under the tag, keeping the Rattlers in front by one run (2-1).

The Rattlers then scored four runs on five hits in the third inning (went up 6-1), setting a tone for big innings throughout the game, and then a diving catch by the Rattlers' left fielder put the finishing touches on a bottom of the third inning that also featured a 4-6-3 double play.

After two straight scoreless innings, UTPB got a run in on an RBI-single through the left side by Braeden Dyck in the bottom of the fourth (down 7-2), but could not capitalize on a potentially bigger inning as a nice running catch by the center field heading toward the right center field gap ended the inning with the bases loaded.

StMU faced three Falcon pitchers and put up its second four-run inning in the top of the fifth to break the game open (up 11-2), scoring the first run of the inning on a wild pitch and the last two on RBI-doubles.

The Rattlers had 11 runs on 12 hits through the first four and a half innings, but would be held hitless over the next two innings by Kaden Johnson and Timmy LaChappa.

Meanwhile, StMU's starting pitcher, Eric Tenery, held UTPB to four hits, two runs, three walks and four strikeouts in the first four innings.

UTPB chased Tenery with three straight one-out hits in the fifth inning as a single through the right side by Alden Quintanilla was followed by a double to right center by Deramus to put two runners in scoring position, and then a single to right center by Chavez scored both runners to make it 11-4. Tenery would finish by throwing exactly 100 pitches in 4.1 innings pitched.

Facing a new arm for the Rattlers with one out and still in the fifth inning, UTPB kept hitting, getting another RBI-single by Dyck. Then after Cruz Garcia was tagged out at home trying to score on a wild pitch, the Falcons continued the inning with a walk by Lewis and an RBI-single up the middle by pinch hitter Joshua Estrada to score Dyck from second base and make it 11-6.

The four-run, five-hit fifth inning for UTPB was a good response after StMU's second four-run inning in the top half, but from there, both offenses slowed down. After both teams scored four runs in the fifth inning, both teams went scoreless in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings.

Johnson pitched a 1-2-3 top of the sixth, a lineout double play to third base turned by the Falcons' defense highlighted the top of the seventh, then a 1-4 caught stealing thrown by LaChappa at second base ended the top of the eighth.

However, a leadoff home run to right field by Blake Allen broke up the stretch of scoreless innings and allowed the Rattlers to double up the Falcons (12-6) in the top of the ninth. In the end, it would be the third four-run inning of the game produced by the StMU offense, and then Derek Maples, the Rattlers' game-two starter, finished off the bottom of the ninth with his third straight 1-2-3 inning to pick up the three-inning save.

UTPB falls to 13-33 both overall and in the Lone Star Conference while StMU improves to 35-11, wins its seventh series in a row, and picks up its 11th series win in 12 total series this season.
 
Series Combined Statistical Leaders:

• Braeden Dyck hit .563 (9-16), led the team with in hits and RBI's (9), and added five runs, and a home run. He also had a .563 on-base percentage and a .750 slugging percentage.
• Gael Bernal hit .500 (7-14), led the team with six runs scored and four walks, and added five RBI's, a double and a home run. He also had a .600 on-base percentage and a .786 slugging percentage.
• Demetrius Deramus hit .471 (8-17), led the team with six doubles, and added three runs and three RBI's. He also had a 1.000 slugging percentage to lead the team.
• Joshua Estrada hit .444 (4-for-9) with two runs, two RBI's and a triple. He also had a .545 on-base percentage and a .667 slugging percentage.
• Carlos Chavez hit .375 (6-16) with four runs, three doubles and three RBI's.
• Cruz Garcia hit .364 (4-for-11) with five runs, a double, a triple, and two hit by pitches. He also had a .500 on-base percentage and a .636 slugging percentage.
• Alden Quintanilla hit .313 (5-for-16) with four runs, two RBI's, two walks and a home run.
• Daylon Jefcoats hit .300 (6-for-20), led the team with three home runs, and added eight RBI's and four runs. He also had a .750 slugging percentage. With three home runs and eight RBI's in UTPB's game-two win, Jefcoats set a new UTPB record for home runs and RBI's in a single game.
• Isaac Rodriguez (9.00 ERA) started game two, went four innings allowing seven hits and four runs, and picked up UTPB's lone win of the weekend.
• Damian Robles (3.0 ERA) started game one and pitched three innings allowing five hits and three total runs, but just one earned run to go along with zero walks.
• Santana Hernandez (6.00 ERA, 3 innings) and Sebastian Cabral (6.75 ERA, 2.2 innings) both made a pair of relief appearances in games one and four of the series.
• Kaden Johnson (0.00 ERA) pitched two innings of scoreless relief in game four, Sebastian Lozoya (3.38 ERA) pitched the final 2.2 innings of game three, and Solomon James (3.86 ERA) pitched 2.1 innings of relief in the Falcons' game-two win.

 
Next Up: The Falcons hit the road for the final series of the season at Lubbock Christian University Friday-Sunday (Apr. 24-26). Game one against the Chaparrals is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Friday, April 24, from Hays Field.

 
Senior Day Recap:
No. 14, Jarren Lewis is a two-year Falcon and senior captain. Jarren is from Hobbs, New Mexico, and attended Trinity Christian School. He previously played at New Mexico Junior College and Texas A&M Texarkana before transferring to UTPB. Jarren majors in business management. He was named to the Lone Star Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll in both Spring and Fall 2025, received the 2025 Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Award, has made the Dean's List, and is a member of UTPB's inaugural Chi Alpha Sigma Class. At Texas A&M Texarkana, Jarren was named Academic All-Conference and was a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). After graduation, he plans to start a financial advising internship in Houston. Jarren's favorite memory from UTPB is having his family be able to come watch him play.

No. 16, Tanner Hedrick is a two-year Falcon. Tanner is from Midland, Texas, and attended Midland Legacy High School. He previously played at Blinn College, Howard College and New Mexico Highlands University before making his way to UTPB. He posted a career-best .303 batting average in 2024 at New Mexico Highlands. He is an industrial technology major and after graduation, he plans to coach part time and become an engineer. His favorite memories from UTPB include the bus trips and being with the team every day at practice.

No. 31, Aidan Becker is a transfer senior. Aidan is from Midland, Texas, and attended Midland Legacy High School. He previously played at Sul Ross State University and Cameron University. Aidan majors in exercise science/kinesiology with a minor in business, and after graduation, he plans to go into coaching. Aidan's favorite memories from UTPB include spending time with his teammates in the hotel on away trips and playing hacky sack with the pitchers on gameday.