ELLENSBURG, Wash. – The Central Washington University baseball team delivered late-inning drama to take the opener on Andre Garza's walk‑off single, but Western Oregon answered with an early offensive surge in the nightcap, leaving the teams with a doubleheader split Friday at CWU Baseball Field.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS:
 
Game 1
Final: Central Washington (5), Western Oregon (4)
Records: CWU (15-18, 12-9 GNAC), WOU (14-21, 6-11 GNAC)
 
Game 2
Final: Central Washington (3), Western Oregon (6)
Records: CWU (15-19, 12-10 GNAC), WOU (15-21, 7-11 GNAC)
Location: CWU Baseball Field, Ellensburg, Wash.
 
GAME 1:
 
SCORING:
 

• Central struck first in game one when Logan Blank reached on a single, moved up on a throwing error, and came home on Ethan Buckley's sacrifice fly for a 1-0 lead.
• Kaiden Hernandez doubled home Max Bledy in the third, and Logan Blank followed with a sacrifice fly to push the Wildcats ahead 3-0.
• Western Oregon finally broke through in the seventh when Collin Irwin reached on an error and scored on Zane Garvey's RBI single, trimming the deficit to 3-1.
• CWU answered immediately in the bottom half as Jonathan Rominger doubled and later scored on Logan Blank's RBI single, extending the lead to 4-1.
• The Wolves rallied in the eighth, scoring twice on a fielder's choice and a sacrifice fly to pull even at 4-4.
• After Western Oregon tied it again in the ninth on an RBI single from Alex Harden, the 'Cats walked it off when Andre Garza singled home Kaiden Hernandez for a 5-4 final.

 
HITTING:
 

• Logan Blank led CWU with two RBIs, three hits, and a run scored.
• Ethan Buckley, Andre Garza, and Kaiden Hernandez each recorded an RBI, while Hernandez recorded three hits and scored two runs.
• The Wildcats reached base 15 times by hits and walks.
• Four Wolves recorded an RBI each including Zane Garvey, Alex Harden, Tyler Mohler, and Collin Irwin.
• The Wolves reached base 13 times by hits and walks.

 
PITCHING:
 

• Austin Cupic pitched seven innings allowing one runs, six hits, while facing 29 batters.
• Lance Mittelman faced two batters, allowing two runs and one hit.
• Kellen Berg pitched two innings allowing one run, two hits, while facing 12 batters.
• Ayden Holker pitched 6.1 innings, for the Yellowjackets allowing four runs, seven hits, and striking out four of the 28 batters he faced.
• Devin Bettencourt pitched 1.2 innings, for the Yellowjackets allowing zero runs, two hits, and striking out one of the eight batters he faced.
• Josh Johnson pitched 0.1 innings, for the Yellowjackets allowing one run, two hits, while facing four batters.

 
GAME 2:
 
SCORING:
 

• In game two, Western Oregon opened fast as Benny Nazario tripled and scored on Chris Arce's RBI groundout for a 1-0 lead.
• The Wolves added two more in the second on a groundout and an RBI single from Gavin Shary, stretching the margin to 3-0.
• Two more runs came in the third when Arce singled, Robby Shepherd doubled, and Alex Harden and Jason Olsen each drove in a run, pushing the lead to 5-0.
• Tyler Mohler launched a solo homer in the fourth to make it 6-0.
• Central answered with two in the bottom half on an RBI single from Ethan Swenson and a run‑scoring hit from Conrad Henkel, cutting the deficit to 6-2.
• The Wildcats added one more in the fifth when Andre Garza singled home Kaiden Hernandez, bringing the score to 6-3, where it remained the rest of the way as Western Oregon took the victory in game two.

 
HITTING:
 

• Andre Garza, Conrad Henkel, and Ethan Swenson each recorded an RBI, and a hits, while Swenson scored a run.
• The Wildcats reached base eight times by hits and walks.
• Tyler Mohler led WOU with two RBIs, a hit, and a run scored. Four other Wolves, Chris Arce, Alex Harden, Jason Olsen, and Gavin Shary each recorded an RBI.
• The Wolves reached base 12 times by hits and walks.

 
PITCHING:
 

• Garet Hagy pitched 2.1 innings allowing five runs, seven hits, while facing 15 batters.
• Braden Zadow pitched 1.2 innings allowing one run, two hits, while facing six batters.
• Braeden Fagnant pitched three innings allowing zero runs, one hit, and striking out three of the 11 batters he faced.
• Logan Larrance pitched 3.2 innings, for the Yellowjackets allowing two runs, two hits, and striking out two of the 16 batters he faced.
• Ben Edwards pitched 1.1 innings, for the Yellowjackets allowing one run, three hits, and striking out three of the eight batters he faced.
• Hunter Lutman pitched two innings, for the Yellowjackets allowing zero runs, one hit, and striking out two of the seven batters he faced.

 
SERIES HISTORY:

• Central trails the all-time series 61-138.
• The Wildcats are 35-58 in Ellensburg against the Wolves.
• WOU holds a 126-52 conference record over CWU.

 
UP NEXT:
The Wildcats and Wolves face off for another doubleheader tomorrow. First pitch is scheduled for noon.