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Baseball
at Stanford
W 4-3
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, March 9
Phoenix, Ariz.
2 p.m.
Grand Canyon
6-8
2
vs
5
Illinois
9-3
1
2
3
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5
6
7
8
9
R
H
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Illinois
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
5
11
1
Grand Canyon
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
Bats sputter against Illini
3/9/2019 4:39:00 PM | Baseball
Lopes limited to 2 hits at GCU Ballpark
Grand Canyon struggled to string hits together in a 5-2 loss to Illinois on Saturday.
The Lopes (6-8) had the benefit of five drawn walks but only picked up two hits at GCU Ballpark.
For the second straight game, senior Tyler Wyatt was the first GCU batter to pick up a base hit. He doubled down the left-field line with two outs in the fourth inning to score GCU's second run of the afternoon and make it a 3-2 game.
Illinois (9-3) added insurance in the seventh and eighth innings to ensure victory and clinch the series.
Following two quick Illini runs in the top of the first, GCU also picked up its first run in the first. The Lopes led off the bottom half with three consecutive walks to load up the bases, allowing a double-play ball to bring home the run.
Wyatt was the only GCU batter to pick up a hit, singling in the seventh to go along with his earlier RBI double.
GCU freshman pitcher Pierson Ohl threw five innings, allowing three runs while matching a career best with five strikeouts. Junior Cole Hoskins and senior Nick Ohanian each surrendered one run in relief until sophomore Nick Hull tossed a scoreless ninth inning.
The Lopes were limited to less than three hits for the first time since picking up just one hit on the road at No. 19 Houston on March 19, 2016.
Freshman catcher Dante DeNiro ended the Illini ninth with a caught stealing, the first of his collegiate career.Â
GCU looks to salvage one game in the three-game series with Illinois in Sunday's noon finale at GCU Ballpark.
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The Lopes (6-8) had the benefit of five drawn walks but only picked up two hits at GCU Ballpark.
For the second straight game, senior Tyler Wyatt was the first GCU batter to pick up a base hit. He doubled down the left-field line with two outs in the fourth inning to score GCU's second run of the afternoon and make it a 3-2 game.
Illinois (9-3) added insurance in the seventh and eighth innings to ensure victory and clinch the series.
Following two quick Illini runs in the top of the first, GCU also picked up its first run in the first. The Lopes led off the bottom half with three consecutive walks to load up the bases, allowing a double-play ball to bring home the run.
Wyatt was the only GCU batter to pick up a hit, singling in the seventh to go along with his earlier RBI double.
GCU freshman pitcher Pierson Ohl threw five innings, allowing three runs while matching a career best with five strikeouts. Junior Cole Hoskins and senior Nick Ohanian each surrendered one run in relief until sophomore Nick Hull tossed a scoreless ninth inning.
The Lopes were limited to less than three hits for the first time since picking up just one hit on the road at No. 19 Houston on March 19, 2016.
Freshman catcher Dante DeNiro ended the Illini ninth with a caught stealing, the first of his collegiate career.Â
GCU looks to salvage one game in the three-game series with Illinois in Sunday's noon finale at GCU Ballpark.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Leland, Sean (2-1)
L: Ohl, Pierson (1-2)
S: Acton, Garrett (5)
Batting:
2B: Massey, Michael 1 ; Taylor, Zac 1 ; McDonald, Cam 1
HR: Massey, Michael 1
RBI: Troike, Ben 1 ; Massey, Michael 2 ; Taylor, Zac 1 ; McDonald, Cam 1
SF: Troike, Ben 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Troike, Ben 1 ; Comia, Branden 1 ; Massey, Michael 1 ; Taylor, Zac 1 ; Yalowitz, Jack 1
SB: Taylor, Zac 1 ; McDonald, Cam 1
CS: Troike, Ben 1
HBP: Korte, Jeff 1
PO: Troike, Ben 1 ; Van Scoy, Grant 1
Batting:
2B: Wyatt, Tyler 1
RBI: Wyatt, Tyler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cotton, Quin 1 ; Winchester, Pikai 1
SB: Wyatt, Tyler 1
HBP: Winchester, Pikai 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
1
H
0
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
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