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Baba Varner Jr. Ropes a double
Jacob Thompson
12
Winner Central Washington CWU 3-6
3
Stanislaus State STAN 4-3-1
Winner
Central Washington CWU
3-6
12
Final
3
Stanislaus State STAN
4-3-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Central Washington CWU 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 12 18 2
Stanislaus State STAN 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 8 2

W: Rasmussen, Reid (2-0) L: HUFF, Trent (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Varner Jr. and Rasmussen Dominate in Wildcats 12-3 Win

TURLOCK, California. – Central Washington baseball bounced back on Saturday, picking up a big 12-3 win over Stanislaus State. The 'Cats had 18 hits on the day. Kevin "Baba" Varner Jr. was an auto hit at the plate. Varner Jr. went 5-6 with a double, a triple, four RBIs, and three runs scored. On the mound, Reid Rasmussen got the start and dominated. Reid threw 96 pitches in seven innings and struck out three Warriors while only allowing a run.

QUOTING HEAD COACH DESI STOREY
"I thought bouncing back in general showed how resilient we are after two tough losses last night and then to get there early today and compete, I am proud of the guys. Reid threw great again. The biggest thing is our offense is starting to figure things out. We were better one through nine today. In terms of total baseball, that was one of our best games this season. It is great to see positives in all aspects and hopefully we can be consistent moving forward." 

SCORING
  • The Wildcats wasted no time and jumped out to an early four to nothing lead. In the first inning, Andrew Sharp doubled to right field which scored "Baba" Varner Jr. and Marcus Manzardo to put the 'Cats up 2-0.
  • In the second inning, "Baba" Varner Jr. slapped an 0-1 pitch up the middle and Carter Marlow scored. With one out, Sharp hit a sac fly to left field, Manzardo tagged up from second and touched home to extend Central Washington's lead to four.
  • Stanislaus State answered and pushed across a run in the fifth. Central Washington gained back their four-run lead in the sixth. Manzardo roped a triple to right center and next up, Varner Jr. mashed a single to center field and Manzardo easily scored from third.
  • Central Washington tacked on three more runs in the eighth to take the 9-1 lead. Varner Jr's. double down the right field line scored two, Max Bledy's bases loaded walk added another run, and Brady Hinkle wrapped up the scoring that inning with an RBI single to left.
  • Austin Ohland's double in the ninth scored Varner Jr. and then Hinkle crushed a double down the left field line that drove in Bledy and Ohland.
  • The Warriors scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth, but the Wildcats took the convincing 12-3 game three victory.
HITTING
  • Kevin "Baba" Varner Jr. had himself a day at the plate. Varner Jr. hit 5-6 with a double, a triple, four RBIs, and three runs scored.
  • Brady Hinkle went 3-6 with a double and three RBIs. As the designated hitter, Ohland was 3-5 with an RBI, a double, and two runs scored. Manzardo had three hits, one triple, and four runs scored.
  • In his one at bat, Jackson Brooks had a double that drove in two runs for the Warriors.
PITCHING
  • Reid Rasmussen had another great start for Central Washington. In the win, Reid threw 96 pitches in seven innings and struck out three Warriors while only allowing a run.
  • Drew Richardson came in for Rasmussen in the eighth inning. Richardson worked two innings and recorded one strikeout.
  • Trent Huff started on the mound for Stanislaus State. Huff threw five innings and recorded three strikeouts but allowed 10 hits and four runs. The Warriors used five more pitchers to get through game three.
ON DECK
  • The Wildcats look to get a win tomorrow to force the series split. The first pitch of game four is at noon.
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