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Baseball
at Hawai'i
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Thursday, February 26
Phoenix, Ariz.
Grand Canyon
10-5
12
vs
14
Southern Utah
5-8
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Utah | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 0 |
| Grand Canyon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 |
Southern Utah outlasts Grand Canyon, 14-12
2/26/1998 5:03:00 PM | Baseball
Antelopes commit four errors in Thunderbirds' eight-run eighth
PHOENIX-Jake Petersen went 4 for 5 with three home runs and five runs batted in, leading Southern Utah University to a 14-12 victory over Grand Canyon at Brazell Stadium on Thursday.
The Thunderbirds (5-8) jumped out to an early 5-0 lead, with Petersen opening the scoring with a two-run shot off Canyon starter Matt Silcock (Phoenix/Mountain Pointe HS) in the first.
Trailing, 6-3, in the fifth, Canyon (10-5) tied the score on a Rick Kerns (Peoria/Cactus HS) three-run homer to right, his third of the season. The Antelopes added two more in the sixth on two RBI ground outs.
Canyon continued to lead, 8-6, until the eighth, when the Thunderbirds sent 12 men to the plate and scored eight runs. Two of the runs came on Petersen's third homer. He leads the team with seven.
The 'Lopes committed four errors in the eighth inning, two by reliever Jeremy Aikins (Phoenix/Greenway HS), who didn't retire a batter in the three men that he faced. Aikins (1-2) was tagged with the loss.
Canyon rallied for four runs in the ninth, but fell short when Jon Hamel (Scottsdale/Horizon HS), who represented the tying run, struck out to end the game.
Southern' s Jamie Burton (1-0) came on in relief to pick up the win and Kyle Kimoto pitched to one batter in the ninth to pick up his first save.
The series continues on Friday with a doubleheader starting at 3 p.m.
The Thunderbirds (5-8) jumped out to an early 5-0 lead, with Petersen opening the scoring with a two-run shot off Canyon starter Matt Silcock (Phoenix/Mountain Pointe HS) in the first.
Trailing, 6-3, in the fifth, Canyon (10-5) tied the score on a Rick Kerns (Peoria/Cactus HS) three-run homer to right, his third of the season. The Antelopes added two more in the sixth on two RBI ground outs.
Canyon continued to lead, 8-6, until the eighth, when the Thunderbirds sent 12 men to the plate and scored eight runs. Two of the runs came on Petersen's third homer. He leads the team with seven.
The 'Lopes committed four errors in the eighth inning, two by reliever Jeremy Aikins (Phoenix/Greenway HS), who didn't retire a batter in the three men that he faced. Aikins (1-2) was tagged with the loss.
Canyon rallied for four runs in the ninth, but fell short when Jon Hamel (Scottsdale/Horizon HS), who represented the tying run, struck out to end the game.
Southern' s Jamie Burton (1-0) came on in relief to pick up the win and Kyle Kimoto pitched to one batter in the ninth to pick up his first save.
The series continues on Friday with a doubleheader starting at 3 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Burton,Jamie (1-0)
L: Aikins, Jeremy (1-2)
S: Kinoto,Kyle (1)
Batting:
2B: King,T.J. 1
HR: Petersen,Jake 3 ; Santos,Tony 1
RBI: Downing,Phil 3 ; Petersen,Jake 5 ; Santos,Tony 2 ; King,T.J. 2
SH: Smith,Dave 1 ; Ford,Brian 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Carlson,Scott 1 ; Downing,Phil 2 ; Petersen,Jake 3 ; Roberts,Nick 1 ; Garrett,Justin 1 ; Santos,Tony 1 ; Kruse,Brian 2 ; King,T.J. 1 ; Ford,Brian 2
Batting:
2B: Ransom, Cody 1 ; Sellier, Brian 1 ; Woods, Blake 1
3B: Critchett, Buddy 1
HR: Kerns, Rick 1
RBI: Curtis, Bill 1 ; Sellier, Brian 3 ; Hamel, Jon 1 ; Kerns, Rick 3 ; Critchett, Buddy 2 ; Woods, Blake 2
SF: Critchett, Buddy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ransom, Cody 3 ; Hamel, Jon 1 ; Holtorf, Ronnie 3 ; Kerns, Rick 2 ; Critchett, Buddy 1 ; Woods, Blake 2
SB: Ransom, Cody 1 ; Holtorf, Ronnie 1
Game Leaders
AB
6
R
3
H
3
RBI
0
AB
3
R
3
H
3
RBI
0
AB
4
R
2
H
3
RBI
2
AB
5
R
0
H
2
RBI
3
Players Mentioned
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