McNeese Baseball Wins Series Opener 7-3 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Riding the momentum off a go-ahead run by Conner Westenburg on a wild pitch, McNeese Baseball (22-22, 6-10 SLC) defeated Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (21-28, 9-10 SLC) 7-3 with back-to-back two-run innings in the series opener at Chapman Field Friday night. McNeese plated the first run as leadoff hitter Simon Larranaga , a junior, hit a home run over the center field wall to kick things off. The Islanders responded with a home run of their own in the bottom of the frame, taking the lead in the second on another home run. The Cowboys tied up…