LACEY, Wash. – The Central Washington University baseball team (6-6, 1-0 GNAC) found the right chances and began GNAC play with a win over Saint Martin's University (0-12, 0-1 GNAC) 11-7 in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader. The second game was halted due to a lack of light at Saints Field and will continue with the score tied at 2-2 in the ninth innings at 10:30 a.m.
Quoting Head Coach Desi Storey:
"The guys did what we needed to do to win game one; made some mistakes, but Daniel battled, and Kellen was really good, and we got some timely hits, and game two was more of a pitcher's duel. I thought John threw excellent, and their guy kind of kept us at bay. We had a base running mistake that would've given us an extra run, so we may not have had to go extra innings, but it is what it is. The guys battled back and tied it up, Max had a clutch home run so now we got to finish it tomorrow."
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS:
Game 1
Final: Central Washington (11), Saint Martin's (7)
Records: CWU (6-6, 1-0 GNAC), SMU (0-12, 0-1 GNAC)
Game 2
Final: Central Washington (2), Saint Martin's (2)
Records: CWU (6-6, 1-0 GNAC), SMU (0-12, 0-1 GNAC)
Location: Saints Field, Lacey, Wash.
GAME 1:
SCORING:
| TEAM |
INNING |
PLAY |
CWU |
SMU |
| CWU |
1ST |
Bledy singled up the middle, 2 RBI; Ponce advanced to third; Blank scored; Manzardo scored. |
2 |
0 |
| CWU |
1ST |
Sharp walked, RBI; Bledy advanced to second; Ponce scored. |
3 |
0 |
| CWU |
1ST |
Helm singled, RBI; Sharp advanced to third; Bledy scored. |
4 |
0 |
| CWU |
1ST |
Hinkle popped up to lf, RBI; Sharp scored. |
5 |
0 |
| SMU |
2ND |
Hollabaugh singled, RBI; Miyasaki advanced to third; Killon scored. |
5 |
1 |
| CWU |
3RD |
Hinkle grounded out to ss, RBI; Sharp scored. |
6 |
1 |
| SMU |
4TH |
Hollabaugh flied out to rf, RBI; Nicol scored. |
6 |
2 |
| SMU |
4TH |
Ingram singled, RBI; Miyasaki advanced to second; Killon scored. |
6 |
3 |
| CWU |
5TH |
Blank flied out to cf, RBI; Hinkle scored. |
7 |
3 |
| SMU |
6TH |
Hollabaugh flied out to rf, SF, RBI; Staszkow scored. |
7 |
4 |
| SMU |
6TH |
Hartnett doubled, 2 RBI; Ingram scored; Miyasaki scored. |
7 |
6 |
| CWU |
7TH |
Blank singled, RBI; Varner Jr advanced to second; Manzardo scored. |
8 |
6 |
| CWU |
7TH |
Sharp flied out to lf, SF, RBI; Ponce advanced to second; Blank advanced to third; Varner Jr scored. |
9 |
6 |
| CWU |
7TH |
Helm doubled to left field, out at third rf to 2b to p to 3b, 2 RBI; Ponce scored; Blank scored. |
11 |
6 |
| SMU |
9TH |
Nicol singled, RBI; Schabot advanced to second; Hoag scored. |
11 |
7 |
PITCHING:
- Daniel Charron pitched five and two-thirds innings, allowing six runs, 12 hits, and striking out six of the 27 batters he faced.
- Kellen Berg pitched three and one-thirds innings, allowing one run, one hit, and striking out one of the 14 batters he faced.
HITTING:
- Travis Helm led the Wildcats in hitting with three RBIs, and three hits. Four players, Logan Blank, Max Bledy, Brady Hinkle, and Andrew Sharp recorded two RBIs.
- Blank, Bledy, and Marcus Manzardo recorded two hits each, while five other players including Andre Garza, Hinkle, Brandham Ponce, Andrew Sharp, and Baba Varner Jr. recorded a hit.
GAME 2:
STILL IN PROGRESS. Will Continue on Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
SERIES HISTORY:
- Central leads by 12 games in the series history with 101 wins and 89 losses.
- These were the teams' 83rd and 84th games played in Lacey, Wash.
UP NEXT:
The Wildcats will finish the second game of the doubleheader on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. and then will play the scheduled doubleheader starting at noon.
