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Baseball
at Stanford
W 4-3
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Sunday, May 26
Cary, N.C.
2 p.m.
Grand Canyon
39-18
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St. Edward's
43-16
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St. Edward's
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Grand Canyon
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6
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Michael Pomeroy
'Lopes Drop Tough Decision to St. Edward's
5/26/2013 4:20:00 PM | Baseball
Fall 1-0 in NCAA Division II Baseball Championship Opener
The Grand Canyon University baseball team dropped their opening contest of the NCAA Division II Baseball Championship, 1-0, to South Central Region winner St. Edward’s University. The Hilltoppers improved to 43-16 on the season, while the Antelopes are now 39-18.
GCU will next play on Tuesday at noon (Arizona time) against Coker College, who earlier today dropped a 12-4 decision to Tampa, in an elimination game.
Click here to view the postgame press conference with head coach Andy Stankiewicz and freshman left-hander Andrew Naderer.
Starter Andrew Naderer allowed just 1 run on 5 hits and 3 walks with 7 strikeouts over 9.0 innings of work, but was charged with his third loss as GCU was shutout for just the second time this season. Naderer’s counterpart, Brannon Easterling, tossed his NCAA-leading 14th complete game of the season and fourth shutout, allowing just 6 hits with a walk and 7 strikeouts.
Michael Pomeroy and Brandon Smith led the way offensively with two hits apiece, while Brian Kraft and Steven Swingle each had one.
Neither pitcher allowed a runner past second base through the first three innings. The Hilltoppers placed the first runner at third in the fourth inning with two outs on the board and after the next batter walked, St. Edward’s scored the first and only run of the game on a double steal.
The Hilltoppers threatened in the next frame, putting runners on second and third with two outs before Naderer struck out Cutter Runte on a 2-2 pitch to end the inning.
In the sixth, Pomeroy opened the frame with a single to left field. He moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Derek Mendoza and came around third base looking to score on a Swingle single to right field, but was ruled out at home for the third out.
Naderer made a stellar defensive play in the top of the seventh to avoid a two-out base runner. He scooped up a bunt down the third base line and threw a perfect strike to first to send the ‘Lopes back into the dugout.
Naderer retired five of his last seven batters, while Easterling set down six of his final seven to end the game.
Go to NCAA.com for a video recap of Day 2 of the NCAA Division II Baseball Championship and a link to watch the full replay of today's game.
SEU 1, GCU 0
GCU will next play on Tuesday at noon (Arizona time) against Coker College, who earlier today dropped a 12-4 decision to Tampa, in an elimination game.
Click here to view the postgame press conference with head coach Andy Stankiewicz and freshman left-hander Andrew Naderer.
Starter Andrew Naderer allowed just 1 run on 5 hits and 3 walks with 7 strikeouts over 9.0 innings of work, but was charged with his third loss as GCU was shutout for just the second time this season. Naderer’s counterpart, Brannon Easterling, tossed his NCAA-leading 14th complete game of the season and fourth shutout, allowing just 6 hits with a walk and 7 strikeouts.
Michael Pomeroy and Brandon Smith led the way offensively with two hits apiece, while Brian Kraft and Steven Swingle each had one.
Neither pitcher allowed a runner past second base through the first three innings. The Hilltoppers placed the first runner at third in the fourth inning with two outs on the board and after the next batter walked, St. Edward’s scored the first and only run of the game on a double steal.
The Hilltoppers threatened in the next frame, putting runners on second and third with two outs before Naderer struck out Cutter Runte on a 2-2 pitch to end the inning.
In the sixth, Pomeroy opened the frame with a single to left field. He moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Derek Mendoza and came around third base looking to score on a Swingle single to right field, but was ruled out at home for the third out.
Naderer made a stellar defensive play in the top of the seventh to avoid a two-out base runner. He scooped up a bunt down the third base line and threw a perfect strike to first to send the ‘Lopes back into the dugout.
Naderer retired five of his last seven batters, while Easterling set down six of his final seven to end the game.
Go to NCAA.com for a video recap of Day 2 of the NCAA Division II Baseball Championship and a link to watch the full replay of today's game.
SEU 1, GCU 0
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: B. Easterlin (14-3)
L: Naderer, Andrew (9-3)
Batting:
SH: R. LaLonde 1 ; N. Bobrowski 1 ; M. Burford 1
Base Running:
RUNS: C. Runte 1
SB: C. Runte 1 ; N. Bobrowski 1
Batting:
SH: Mendoza, Derek 1
Base Running:
CS: Kraft, Brian 1
HBP: Panaccione, Paul 1 ; Mendoza, Derek 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
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0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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