LACEY, Wash. – Central Washington baseball lost game two 5-4 against Western Oregon. The loss ends the Wildcat's season.

QUOTING HEAD COACH DESI STOREY
"It was a well-played hard-fought game and we lost. We went and fought back and tied it up with a chance and Trip's home run in the ninth brought us within one. We didn't hit like we are capable, but the guys never quit, and I couldn't ask for more."

Storey added, "Where we were five weeks ago to where we are today, I am proud of those guys. We finished strong and had a great season."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Reid Rasmussen wasted no time in his start on the mound recording three outs on three pitches in the first inning.
• In the second inning, Jake Felton hit an RBI double down the left field line that scored Austin Ohland and put the 'Cats up 1-0.
• Redi Rasmussen got out of a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the second when he got Hibiki Ouchi to fly out to right field to end the inning.
• Derek Maiben reached on a fielder's choice in the third inning. On the play, the 'Cats got the out at second but an errant throw to third allowed Levi Cummings to score which tied the game at one.
• In the sixth inning, Levi Cummings worked a bases-loaded that put the Wolves up 3-1.
• With two outs in the seventh inning, Trevor Tripoli mashed a single to right field which advanced Trenton Love to second. Next up, Charlie Larson hit a single up the middle that scored Love.
• "Baba" Varner Jr. hit one to second base and the second baseman bobbled it allowing Varner Jr. to reach first and Tripoli to scamper all the way home and tie the game at three.
• In the bottom of the seventh, Justyn Herzog hit a grounder to second with the bases loaded. Larson threw it to Tripoli who made the out at second but the throw to first was not in time to turn the double play and Derek Maiben touched home giving the Wolves the 4-3 going into the eighth inning.
• In the bottom of the eighth, Jacob Maiben roped an RBI single to right field that scored Ouchi and extended the Wolve's lead to two.
• Down to their last out, Trevor Tripoli came up and launched a homer over the left-field fence to bring the 'Cats within one.
• The next at-bat Ryan Shipley got Charlie Larson to pop up securing the victory for Western Oregon.
• The loss ends Central Washington's season.

 HITTING

• Trevor Tripoli hit 2-3 with a home run, one RBI, and two runs scored. Charlie Larson went 2-5 at the plate with an RBI.
• Jake Felton was 1-4 at the plate with an RBI double and Travis Helm went 1-3.

PITCHING

• Reid Rasmussen got the start for the Wildcats. He pitched 5.1 innings before Nolan Milliman came in. Milliman threw one inning and struck out a batter. Alex Brady entered in the seventh and worked the final 1.2 innings.