BILLINGS, Mont. (April 10) – Central Washington University outfielder Garrett Terrell hit an RBI double in extra innings to lift the Wildcats to a 5-4 victory over Montana State Billings in game two Friday afternoon at Dehler Park.  In the opener the Wildcats let a 6-0 lead slip away losing 8-11.
 
With the split, CWU now sits just below .500 at 18-19 with a Great Northwest Athletic Conference mark of 9-13.  Montana State Billings is now 15=18, 10-7 in GNAC.
 
Game Two: 5-4 extra innings win
 
Central Washington again jumped out to an early lead on a RBI single by Randy Fuller in the first inning.  The Yellowjackets quickly responded with a run of their own to tie the game at 1-1.
 
Two innings later Jonathan Dailey singled home Kasey Bielec to regain the lead, however, MSUB scored twice in the bottom of the fifth to move ahead 3-2.
 
Dailey continued his hot hitting in the sixth inning doubling home Bielec who reached base on a single.  Jeff Beckman followed with a single to centerfield plating Fuller.
 
Myles Wesener helped secure the 4-3 Wildcat advantage robbing MSUB catcher Conner Holbrook of a leadoff double with a diving catch on the warning track in the bottom of the sixth inning.  The diving catch became of bigger significant when the next batter hit a double to right field that would have scored Holbrook.
 
Central Washington starting pitcher Zach Johnson was looking for the complete game victory with a 4-3 lead in the seventh and final inning.  Johnson struck out the first hitter, but Luke Reinschmidt followed with a solo homerun to left centerfield to tie the game up and force extra innings.
 
In the eighth inning Dunbar singled and Terrell followed with a double, plating Benjamin Dunbar to give the Wildcats a 5-4 lead heading into the bottom half of the inning.
 
Dailey came in in relief and shut the door on the Yellowjackets picking up his second win of the season (2-1), allowing just one base runner before retiring the side.
 
Notable Game Two Performances
Randy Fuller – 3 for 3, RBI, run
Jonathan Dailey – 2 for 4, 2 RBI – 1.2 innings, 0 runs
Zach Johnson – 6.1 innings, 4 k's, pickoff
 
 
Game One – 8-11 loss
 
Wesener got things started for the Wildcats singling through the left side that scored Terrell giving the Wildcats a 1-0 lead in the third inning.
 
Central Washington added to its lead by scoring five runs in the top of the fifth with Wesener driving in another run on a double down the left field line.  Dailey also plated a runner with a single off the glove of the pitcher and the Wildcats scored three more runs, twice on MSUB errors and once on a wild pitch.
 
Montana State Billings answered in the bottom of the fifth by scoring four runs on six hits to cut the CWU lead to 6-4.
 
Beckman and Bielec padded the CWU lead in the sixth, with both players recording RBI singles to push the Wildcat advantage to 8-4.  The lead did not last long with the Yellowjackets scoring four runs on four hits and three CWU errors in the bottom half of the sixth to tie the game.
 
 
The Wildcats were unable to gain a single base runner in the final three innings and the Yellowjackets put up three runs in the eighth inning to walk away with the 11-8 victory in game one.
 
Notable Game One Performances
Myles Wesener – 3 for 5, 2 RBI, run
Jeff Beckman – 2 for 4, 2 runs, RBI
Jonathan Dailey – 2 for 4, RBI
 
 
The Wildcats will finish their four-game series with Montana State Billings tomorrow starting at Noon PST.