UTSA starting pitcher Conor Myles worked into the sixth inning Saturday as UTSA beat East Carolina 6-1 at Roadrunner Field. – Photo by Joe Alexander

By Jerry Briggs
Special for The JB Replay

The American Conference showdown is all tied up.

UTSA evened the three-game weekend series at one win apiece Saturday with a 6-1 victory over East Carolina before 1,174 fans at Roadrunner Field.

The rubber match is scheduled Sunday at 1 p.m.

Drew Detlefsen doubled, homered and scored twice to back the pitching of starter Conor Myles and reliever Sam Simmons.

Myles pitched five innings and earned the win, improving to 3-1, while Simmons pitched four notched his third save.

East Carolina lefthander Ryan Towers took the loss and fell to 2-1.

Towers gave up five runs, four of them earned, on five hits. He was replaced in the first inning without recording an out.

Records

East Carolina 16-11-1, 3-2
UTSA 18-9, 3-2

Coming up

East Carolina at UTSA, Saturday, 1 p.m.
UTSA at Incarnate Word, Tuesday, 2 p.m.
UTSA at Rice, Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
UTSA at Rice, Saturday, 6:30 p.m.
UTSA at Rice, Sunday, 1 p.m.