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Baseball
vs MLB Desert Invitational
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Friday, April 12
Phoenix, Ariz.
6:30 p.m.
Grand Canyon
17-16, 5-5
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UT Rio Grande Valley
21-14, 7-3
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UT Rio Grande Valley
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Grand Canyon
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Cotton's blast highlights opener
4/12/2019 9:02:00 PM | Baseball
GCU falls 3-2 to UTRGV
Grand Canyon junior right fielder Quin Cotton hit his third home run of the season in the Lopes' 3-2 loss to UT Rio Grande Valley on Friday night at GCU Ballpark.
Cotton's two-run homer in the fourth inning was GCU's lone scoring play on the night. After sophomore first baseman Cuba Bess drew a walk in front of Cotton, he hit a ball over the left-center wall to tie the score at 2-2.
The Vaqueros plated what proved to be the game-winning run in the sixth. A two-out double scored the runner from second to put UTRGV in front.
GCU freshman Pierson Ohl posted the longest outing of his young Lopes career with 7 1/3 innings of work. The right-hander picked up the tough-luck loss, allowing just two earned runs while not walking a batter.
The Lopes' best opportunity to tie the score came in the seventh. Senior center fielder Preston Pavlica hit a one-out double to left and stole third base. During senior shortstop Marc Mumper's at bat, UTRGV intentionally let a foul ball drop in deep right that would have scored the tying run. It proved to be the right decision, as a strikeout and a line-out stranded Pavlica at third.
GCU was held to five hits on the night with two coming from Cotton.
Sophomore Frankie Scalzo and senior Nick Ohanian combined for 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief in back of Ohl.
Looking to even the three-game series, GCU hosts UTRGV in Game 2 at 6 p.m. on Saturday.
Cotton's two-run homer in the fourth inning was GCU's lone scoring play on the night. After sophomore first baseman Cuba Bess drew a walk in front of Cotton, he hit a ball over the left-center wall to tie the score at 2-2.
The Vaqueros plated what proved to be the game-winning run in the sixth. A two-out double scored the runner from second to put UTRGV in front.
GCU freshman Pierson Ohl posted the longest outing of his young Lopes career with 7 1/3 innings of work. The right-hander picked up the tough-luck loss, allowing just two earned runs while not walking a batter.
The Lopes' best opportunity to tie the score came in the seventh. Senior center fielder Preston Pavlica hit a one-out double to left and stole third base. During senior shortstop Marc Mumper's at bat, UTRGV intentionally let a foul ball drop in deep right that would have scored the tying run. It proved to be the right decision, as a strikeout and a line-out stranded Pavlica at third.
GCU was held to five hits on the night with two coming from Cotton.
Sophomore Frankie Scalzo and senior Nick Ohanian combined for 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief in back of Ohl.
Looking to even the three-game series, GCU hosts UTRGV in Game 2 at 6 p.m. on Saturday.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hill, Trevelle (6-1)
L: Ohl, Pierson (3-4)
S: Jackson, Ryan (6)
Batting:
2B: Sepulveda, Christian 1 ; Alexander, Elijah 1
RBI: Sepulveda, Christian 2 ; Alexander, Elijah 1
SH: Grubbs, Coleman 1 ; Sepulveda, Christian 1 ; Torres, Tyler 1 ; Closner IV, Oliver 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gomez, Anthony 1 ; Diaz, Conrado 1 ; Grubbs, Coleman 1
HBP: Alexander, Elijah 2 ; Galvan, Aaron 1
Batting:
2B: Pavlica, Preston 1
HR: Cotton, Quin 1
RBI: Cotton, Quin 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Bess, Cuba 1 ; Cotton, Quin 1
SB: Pavlica, Preston 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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3
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0
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RBI
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AB
3
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0
H
1
RBI
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