NAMPA, Idaho. – The Central Washington University baseball team (12-9, 7-3 GNAC) saw their first conference loss of the season, dropping the first two games against Northwest Nazarene University (18-10, 7-3 GNAC) by scores of 4-11 and 0-4 Friday afternoon at Elmore W. Vail Field in Nampa, Idaho.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS:
 
Game 1
Final: Central Washington (4), Northwest Nazarene (11)
Records: CWU (12-8, 7-2 GNAC), NNU (17-10, 6-3 GNAC)
 
Game 2
Final: Central Washington (0), Northwest Nazarene (4)
Records: CWU (12-9, 7-3 GNAC), NNU (18-10, 7-3 GNAC)
Location: Elmore W. Vail Field, Nampa, Idaho.
 
GAME 1:
 
SCORING:

TEAM	INNING		CWU	NNU
CWU	1ST	Varner Jr advanced to third; Manzardo scored on a balk.	1	0
NNU	1ST	Karpstein singled to shortstop, RBI (0-1 K); Arechiga advanced to third; Rojas scored.	1	1
NNU	1ST	Calnon singled, bunt, RBI (0-0); Karpstein advanced to second; Arechiga scored.	1	2
NNU	1ST	Enriquez advanced to second; Karpstein scored on a passed ball, unearned.	1	3
NNU	1ST	Brubaker doubled to left center, RBI (3-1 BBKB); Enriquez scored.	1	4
NNU	2ND	Rojas doubled through the left side, advanced to third on a throwing error by p, RBI (1-0 B); Walsh scored.	1	5
CWU	4TH	Hinkle singled to pitcher, 2 RBI (1-0 B); Sharp advanced to second; Blank scored; Ponce scored.	3	5
CWU	4TH	Manzardo singled to left field, RBI (0-0); Birch advanced to second; Sharp scored.	4	5
NNU	5TH	Enriquez doubled to right center, RBI (2-0 BB); Calnon scored.	4	6
NNU	6TH	Rojas homered to right center, 3 RBI (1-0 B); Burns, N scored; Walsh scored.	4	9
NNU	7TH	Walsh singled to center field, RBI (3-1 BBBK); Brubaker scored.	4	10
NNU	8TH	Calnon singled up the middle, RBI (3-2 KBBKFFB); Karpstein scored.	4	11

 
PITCHING:

• Daniel Charron pitched five and one-third innings, allowing nine runs, 12 hits, and striking out four of the 30  batters he faced.
• Garet Hagy pitched two-thirds of an inning, allowing zero runs, zero hits, and striking out one of the three batters he faced.
• Braden Zadow pitched two innings, allowing two runs, four hits, and striking out one of the nine batters he faced.

 
HITTING:

• Brady Hinkle led the Wildcats at the plate with two RBIs on two hits. Marcus Manzardo earned one RBI.
• Manzardo recorded three hits, Hinkle, Brandham Ponce, and Andrew Sharp recorded two hits, and Logan Blank and Baba Varner Jr. recorded a hit.
• The Wildcats reached base 13 times by hits and walks.

 
GAME 2:
 
SCORING:

TEAM	INNING		CWU	NNU
NNU	3rd	Burns, N doubled down the rf line, RBI (1-1 BK); Deal scored.	0	1
NNU	3rd	Burns, N advanced to third on a throwing error by p, scored.	0	2
NNU	3rd	Arechiga doubled to left center, RBI (2-2 BFKB); Rojas scored.	0	3
NNU	3rd	Karpstein flied out to lf, SF, RBI (2-2 FBFFB); Arechiga scored.	0	4

 
PITCHING:

• Jonathan Garza II pitched six innings, allowing four runs, four hits, and striking out seven of the 24 batters he faced.

 
HITTING:

• Brady Hinkle recorded two hits, while Andre Garza and Brandham Ponce recorded a hit.
• The Wildcats reached base six times by hits and walks.

 
SERIES HISTORY:

•  Central trails the all-time series to the Nighthawks 85-95.
• The Wildcats are currently on a three-game losing streak to NNU.
• These were the teams' 88th and 89th games played in Nampa, Idaho.
   

UP NEXT:
The Wildcats and Nighthawks are back at it again tomorrow, Saturday, March 15 for another doubleheader. First pitch from Elmore W. Vail Field is set for noon PDT.