ELLENSBURG, Wash. – The Central Washington University baseball team (12-7, 7-1 GNAC) continues its stellar start to conference play, after defeating Western Oregon University (3-13, 1-7 GNAC) 18-15 and 14-4 in Sunday's doubleheader to complete the Wildcats' series sweep over the Wolves, outscoring the WOU 32-19.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS:
 
Game 1
Final: Central Washington (18), Western Oregon (15)
Records: CWU (11-7, 6-1 GNAC), WOU (3-12, 1-6 GNAC)
 
Game 2
Final: Central Washington (14), Western Oregon (4)
Records: CWU (12-7, 7-1 GNAC), WOU (3-13, 1-7 GNAC)
Location: CWU Baseball Field, Ellensburg, Wash.
 
GAME 1:
SCORING:

TEAM	INNING		CWU	WOU
WOU	1ST	Oleson singled to left center, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; Stroup advanced to third on an error by cf; Irwin scored.	0	1
WOU	1ST	Mohler, T. grounded out to 2b, RBI; Stroup scored.	0	2
WOU	2ND	Irwin singled to third base, RBI; Ruiz advanced to second; Garvey scored.	0	3
CWU	2ND	Juarez singled to left field, RBI; Bledy advanced to third; Ponce scored.	1	3
CWU	2ND	Hinkle singled to right field, RBI; Juarez advanced to second; Bledy scored.	2	3
CWU	2ND	Birch singled to left field, RBI; Hinkle advanced to second; Juarez scored.	3	3
CWU	2ND	Manzardo singled up the middle, RBI; Birch advanced to second; Hinkle scored.	4	3
CWU	2ND	Blank walked, RBI; Varner Jr advanced to second; Manzardo advanced to third; Birch scored.	5	3
CWU	2ND	Ponce singled to center field, 2 RBI; Blank advanced to second; Varner Jr scored; Manzardo scored.	7	3
CWU	2ND	Sharp doubled to right center, 2 RBI; Ponce scored; Blank scored.	9	3
WOU	3RD	Garvey doubled to right center, 2 RBI; Jackson II scored; Mohler, T. scored.	9	5
WOU	3RD	Ruiz reached on a throwing error by ss; Garvey scored, unearned.	9	6
CWU	4TH	Bledy singled to center field, RBI; Varner Jr scored.	10	6
WOU	5TH	Bischoff grounded out to ss, RBI; Jackson II scored.	10	7
CWU	6TH	Ponce homered to right center, 2 RBI; Blank scored.	12	7
WOU	7TH	Garvey singled to left field, RBI; Jackson II scored.	12	8
CWU	7TH	Blank singled to right field, 2 RBI; Varner Jr advanced to third; Manzardo scored, unearned; Love scored, unearned.	14	8
CWU	7TH	Ponce singled to left field, RBI; Blank advanced to second; Varner Jr scored, unearned.	15	8
CWU	7TH	Leid singled to right field, RBI; Ponce advanced to third; Blank scored, unearned.	16	8
WOU	8TH	Oleson singled to right center, RBI; Irwin scored.	16	9
WOU	8TH	Nelson homered to right field, 3 RBI; Mohler, T. scored; Oleson scored.	16	12
CWU	8TH	Manzardo doubled to left center, 2 RBI; Birch scored; Hinkle scored.	18	12
WOU	9TH	Stroup doubled down the rf line, 2 RBI; Irwin advanced to third; Bischoff scored, unearned; Gatter scored, unearned.	18	14
WOU	9TH	Oleson doubled to left center, RBI; Stroup advanced to third; Irwin scored.	18	15

 
PITCHING:

• Brandham Ponce pitched three and one-third innings, allowing six runs and eight hits, facing 19 batters.
• Garet Hagy pitched two and two-third innings, allowing two runs and three hits, facing 10 batters.
• Joe Rajo pitched two innings, allowing four runs and three hits, facing eight batters.
• Kellen Berg pitched one inning, allowing three runs and two hits, facing seven batters.

 
HITTING:

• Brandham Ponce led the Wildcats in hitting with a home run, four hits, and five RBIs. Logan Blank and Marcus Manzardo earned three RBIs, Andrew Sharp recorded two RBIs, and five players, including Justin Birch, Max Bledy, Brady Hinkle, Noah Juarez, and Ben Leid, each recorded an RBI.
• The Wildcats made it on base 22 times by hits or walks.

 
GAME 2:
SCORING:

TEAM	INNING		CWU	WOU
CWU	1ST	Varner Jr scored on a wild pitch.	1	0
WOU	2ND	Jackson II homered to left field, 3 RBI; Stultz scored; Oleson scored.	1	3
CWU	3RD	Birch flied out to lf, SF, RBI; Blank scored.	2	3
CWU	3RD	Ponce homered to left field, 2 RBI; Helm scored.	4	3
CWU	3RD	Leid singled up the middle, RBI; Blank scored.	5	3
CWU	4TH	Manzardo walked, RBI; Birch advanced to second; Nadeau advanced to third; Leid scored.	6	3
CWU	4TH	Leid doubled to left center, 2 RBI; Blank advanced to third; Sharp scored; Ponce scored.	8	3
CWU	4TH	Birch singled to right field, RBI; Leid advanced to third; Blank scored.	9	3
CWU	4TH	Varner Jr doubled to left field, RBI; Birch advanced to third; Leid scored.	10	3
CWU	4TH	Helm singled to right field, RBI; Varner Jr advanced to third; Birch scored.	11	3
CWU	4TH	Ponce reached on a fielding error by cf, advanced to second; Helm scored, unearned; Varner Jr scored, unearned.	13	3
CWU	4TH	Sharp singled to center field, RBI; Ponce scored, unearned.	14	3
WOU	7TH	Shepherd grounded out to 3b, RBI; Jackson II scored, unearned.	14	4

 
PITCHING:

• Logan Pierce pitched six innings, allowing three runs, seven hits, and striking out four of the 24 batters he faced.
• Kellen Berg pitched one inning, allowing one run and two hits, facing five batters.

 
HITTING:

• Ben Leid led the Wildcats in runs driven in with three RBIs. Justin Birch and Brandham Ponce recorded two RBIs, while five players including Travis Helm, Marcus Manzardo, Nate Nadeau, Andrew Sharp, and Baba Varner Jr. recorded an RBI.
• Logan Blank recorded three hits, while Helm, Leid, Manzardo, Nadeau, Ponce, and Sharp recorded two hits. Baba Varner Jr. recorded a hit.
• The Wildcats made it on base 22  times by hits or walks.

 
SERIES HISTORY:

• The Wildcats trail in the series' history 56-133.
• These were the teams' 90th and 91st games played in Ellensburg.
   

UP NEXT:
The Crimson and Black head out on the road for a four-game series against Northwest Nazarene starting on Friday, March 14. First pitch from Elmore W. Vail Field is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. PDT