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Baseball
11 a.m.
vs Cal State Fullerton
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Friday, February 13
Brazell Stadium
7 p.m.
Grand Canyon
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North Dakota State
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North Dakota State
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Grand Canyon
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Andrew Naderer picked up the win on the mound in Friday's opener.
Photo by: Darryl Webb
GCU Uses Four-Run Fifth to Down NDSU in Season Opener
2/13/2015 9:36:00 PM | Baseball
Lopes will host Omaha Saturday at 6 p.m.
The Grand Canyon University baseball team kicked off the 2015 season in victorious fashion with a 6-3 win over North Dakota State in front of a capacity crowd of 1,823 at Brazell Stadium in Phoenix, Ariz.
Click here to listen to Michael Potter's postgame interview with pitching coach Nathan Choate.
After the visiting Bison scratched across a run in the top of the third, the Antelopes answered with a pair of runs in the home half of the frame to go on top, 2-1. With the bases loaded, Kai Kealoha scored on a Chad De La Guerra groundout to plate the first run of the game. Josh Meyer then stepped in and laced a double to left, scoring David Walker, who recorded an infield single earlier in the frame.
The Bison regained the lead in the top of the fourth, scoring twice to take a 3-2 advantage. After going down in order in the bottom of the fourth, Canyon's offense exploded in the fifth, tallying four runs.
Kealoha opened the inning with a base knock and advanced to second when Walker earned a base on balls. Two batters later, Preseason WAC Player of the Year De La Guerra delivered a RBI single to center, scoring Kealoha and putting Walker on third. After a failed pickoff attempt by NDSU, Walker crossed the plate for GCU's fourth run. Freshman Garrison Schwartz, who finished 2-for-4 at the dish in his collegiate debut, drove a pitch to center to score De La Guerra. On the same play, Schwartz would come all the way around to score after an errant throw by the Bison catcher put the ball into right field, allowing Schwartz to touch home.
Neither team would generate any offense the rest of the way, as the Lopes used a trio of pitchers to relieve starter Andrew Naderer and hold NDSU scoreless in the final four innings.Naderer worked the first six innings of Friday's opener to pick up the win, fanning three and giving up just one earned run. Ruben Rincon entered the game in relief of Naderer and tossed an inning and a third before Travis Garcia-Perreira got the final out of the eighth inning. Jaren Drummond came in and pitched a scoreless ninth to earn his first-career save.
The Lopes will be back on the diamond tomorrow when they take on Omaha. First pitch at Brazell Stadium is set for 6 p.m. Fans unable to make it out can visit www.gculopes.com to find a link to follow the action via live stats.
GCU 6, NDSU 3
Click here to listen to Michael Potter's postgame interview with pitching coach Nathan Choate.
After the visiting Bison scratched across a run in the top of the third, the Antelopes answered with a pair of runs in the home half of the frame to go on top, 2-1. With the bases loaded, Kai Kealoha scored on a Chad De La Guerra groundout to plate the first run of the game. Josh Meyer then stepped in and laced a double to left, scoring David Walker, who recorded an infield single earlier in the frame.
The Bison regained the lead in the top of the fourth, scoring twice to take a 3-2 advantage. After going down in order in the bottom of the fourth, Canyon's offense exploded in the fifth, tallying four runs.
Kealoha opened the inning with a base knock and advanced to second when Walker earned a base on balls. Two batters later, Preseason WAC Player of the Year De La Guerra delivered a RBI single to center, scoring Kealoha and putting Walker on third. After a failed pickoff attempt by NDSU, Walker crossed the plate for GCU's fourth run. Freshman Garrison Schwartz, who finished 2-for-4 at the dish in his collegiate debut, drove a pitch to center to score De La Guerra. On the same play, Schwartz would come all the way around to score after an errant throw by the Bison catcher put the ball into right field, allowing Schwartz to touch home.
Neither team would generate any offense the rest of the way, as the Lopes used a trio of pitchers to relieve starter Andrew Naderer and hold NDSU scoreless in the final four innings.Naderer worked the first six innings of Friday's opener to pick up the win, fanning three and giving up just one earned run. Ruben Rincon entered the game in relief of Naderer and tossed an inning and a third before Travis Garcia-Perreira got the final out of the eighth inning. Jaren Drummond came in and pitched a scoreless ninth to earn his first-career save.
The Lopes will be back on the diamond tomorrow when they take on Omaha. First pitch at Brazell Stadium is set for 6 p.m. Fans unable to make it out can visit www.gculopes.com to find a link to follow the action via live stats.
GCU 6, NDSU 3
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Naderer, Andrew (1-0)
L: Ernst (0-1)
S: Drummond, Jaren (1)
Batting:
2B: Hook 1
RBI: Hechtner 1 ; Pierzchalski 1 ; Gamez 1
SF: Gamez 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Skrbec 1 ; Sanders 1 ; Hook 1
SB: Hook 1
CS: Resch 1
Batting:
2B: Meyer, Josh 1
RBI: De La Guerra, Chad 1 ; Meyer, Josh 1 ; Schwartz, Garrison 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Walker, David 2 ; De La Guerra, Chad 1 ; Schwartz, Garrison 1 ; Kealoha, Kai 2
SB: Walker, David 1
Game Leaders
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H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
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