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Jackie Samora hit his first career grand slam in the second game of today's doubleheader.
Baseball Gets Big Sweep At Dixie State
4/27/2012 8:31:00 PM | Baseball
The Grand Canyon University baseball team bounced back from yesterday’s loss at Dixie State to win both games of a doubleheader today in St. George, Utah. With the two victories, the Antelopes are now 26-21 overall and 23-16 in Pacific West Conference play. Dixie State is now 28-18 overall and 24-15 in the conference.
GCU jumped to just one game behind the Red Storm for second place in the PacWest Conference standings and with a win tomorrow, would tie Dixie State for second at the conclusion of the conference season this weekend. The ‘Lopes have also now won six of their last seven contests.
GCU out-hit the Red Storm 23-16 in the two games today and own a 32-25 advantage in that department over the three-game series so far.
The ‘Lopes won the first contest, 3-1, behind the arm of Jorge Perez, who allowed just one run on seven hits and three walks with four strikeouts over 7.0 innings.
Offensively, the ‘Lopes were led by Joey Bristyan and Michael Pomeroy with three hits each, while Pomeroy added two RBI and Jackie Samora had one.
Both teams were held scoreless over the first two innings of the game before GCU plated two runs in the top of the third with an RBI double off the bat of Pomeroy to score Bristyan and Aaron Mees.
Dixie State scored their lone run in the fourth inning, the lone frame in which they collected more than one hit. GCU tacked on an insurance run in the seventh inning on an RBI single from Samora.
GCU followed up their Game 1 victory with a 12-5 win in the second contest. Justin Lindsey got the starting nod for the second game and allowed five runs on eight hits over 4.2 innings. The relief corps of Cody Repenning and Mark Jarrett combined for 2.1 scoreless innings to secure the win. Repenning picked up the win, while Jarrett secured his eighth save.
The Red Storm jumped out to an early 2-0 after the first inning, but GCU responded by scoring three runs in the top of the second inning. GCU used hits by Samora, Ernesto Ortiz, Mees and Kyle Peterson and walks by Derek Mendoza and Bristyan to pull ahead in the second.
However, Dixie State scored two more runs in the bottom of the third to reclaim the lead at 4-3. The Red Storm tacked on another run in the fifth inning to extend their lead to 5-3.
The ‘Lopes scored nine runs on eight hits over the final two innings of the game, led by Samora’s grand slam in the seventh inning. The homer was the second of Samora’s career, as his first came last night against Dixie State, and his first career grand slam.
GCU tied the game at five apiece in the sixth after P.J. Garcia tripled to score Pomeroy, who opened the inning with a double and advanced to third on a Mendoza line out. Samora and Ortiz each walked to load the bases, while Mees gave the ‘Lopes the lead for good with a bunt single to third to score Garcia. GCU added two more runs in the inning and an additional five in the seventh via Samora’s slam and an RBI groundout by Lucas Leifeld.
GCU pitchers held the Red Storm to just one hit during those two frames.
Samora led the charge offensively after going 2-for-3 with three runs scored, a home run and four RBI. Mees went 3-for-4 with a run scored and 3 RBI, while Pomeroy and Oritz each added two hits in the collective 13-hit effort for the ‘Lopes.
The two teams will square off for the final game of the series tomorrow, with first pitch slated for 11 a.m. (Arizona time) tomorrow.
GCU 3, DSC 1
GCU 12, DSC 5
GCU jumped to just one game behind the Red Storm for second place in the PacWest Conference standings and with a win tomorrow, would tie Dixie State for second at the conclusion of the conference season this weekend. The ‘Lopes have also now won six of their last seven contests.
GCU out-hit the Red Storm 23-16 in the two games today and own a 32-25 advantage in that department over the three-game series so far.
The ‘Lopes won the first contest, 3-1, behind the arm of Jorge Perez, who allowed just one run on seven hits and three walks with four strikeouts over 7.0 innings.
Offensively, the ‘Lopes were led by Joey Bristyan and Michael Pomeroy with three hits each, while Pomeroy added two RBI and Jackie Samora had one.
Both teams were held scoreless over the first two innings of the game before GCU plated two runs in the top of the third with an RBI double off the bat of Pomeroy to score Bristyan and Aaron Mees.
Dixie State scored their lone run in the fourth inning, the lone frame in which they collected more than one hit. GCU tacked on an insurance run in the seventh inning on an RBI single from Samora.
GCU followed up their Game 1 victory with a 12-5 win in the second contest. Justin Lindsey got the starting nod for the second game and allowed five runs on eight hits over 4.2 innings. The relief corps of Cody Repenning and Mark Jarrett combined for 2.1 scoreless innings to secure the win. Repenning picked up the win, while Jarrett secured his eighth save.
The Red Storm jumped out to an early 2-0 after the first inning, but GCU responded by scoring three runs in the top of the second inning. GCU used hits by Samora, Ernesto Ortiz, Mees and Kyle Peterson and walks by Derek Mendoza and Bristyan to pull ahead in the second.
However, Dixie State scored two more runs in the bottom of the third to reclaim the lead at 4-3. The Red Storm tacked on another run in the fifth inning to extend their lead to 5-3.
The ‘Lopes scored nine runs on eight hits over the final two innings of the game, led by Samora’s grand slam in the seventh inning. The homer was the second of Samora’s career, as his first came last night against Dixie State, and his first career grand slam.
GCU tied the game at five apiece in the sixth after P.J. Garcia tripled to score Pomeroy, who opened the inning with a double and advanced to third on a Mendoza line out. Samora and Ortiz each walked to load the bases, while Mees gave the ‘Lopes the lead for good with a bunt single to third to score Garcia. GCU added two more runs in the inning and an additional five in the seventh via Samora’s slam and an RBI groundout by Lucas Leifeld.
GCU pitchers held the Red Storm to just one hit during those two frames.
Samora led the charge offensively after going 2-for-3 with three runs scored, a home run and four RBI. Mees went 3-for-4 with a run scored and 3 RBI, while Pomeroy and Oritz each added two hits in the collective 13-hit effort for the ‘Lopes.
The two teams will square off for the final game of the series tomorrow, with first pitch slated for 11 a.m. (Arizona time) tomorrow.
GCU 3, DSC 1
GCU 12, DSC 5
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Perez, Jorge (3-3)
L: Dedrick, M (5-4)
Batting:
2B: Pomeroy, Michael 2
RBI: Pomeroy, Michael 2 ; Samora, Jackie 1
SH: Duce, Tagg 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Bristyan, Joey 1 ; Duce, Tagg 1 ; Mees, Aaron 1
Batting:
2B: Manning, M 2
RBI: Manning, M 1
SH: Nash, G 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Johnson, C 1
SB: Johnson, C 1
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