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Photo by: David Cohen
GCU drops both ends of twin bill
5/17/2019 5:52:00 PM | Baseball
Lopes strand 26 on base in 2 games, fall to No. 4 seed
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Grand Canyon dropped two one-run games in a Friday doubleheader at Sacramento State to end the regular season.
GCU (33-22, 18-9 WAC) will be the No. 4 seed for next week's WAC Tournament and open it against fifth-seeded CSU Bakersfield at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa, Ariz.
Game 1
GCU and Sacramento State were locked in another pitcher's duel that mimicked the storyline of Thursday's opener. The cards fell the way of the Hornets, who evened the series with a 3-2 walk-off victory.
The Hornets jumped to a lead in the fourth inning with a two-run home run. That was the home team's only scoring until the ninth when a Dawsen Bacho single scored the winning run with one out and two runners in scoring position. The run was unearned due to a GCU error earlier in the frame.
GCU did its scoring with single tallies in the fifth and sixth. Senior center fielder Preston Pavlica extended his reached-base streak to 27 games with a double to lead off the inning and scored the Lopes' first run on a wild pitch. A clutch two-out single by senior second baseman Austin Bull scored senior third baseman Tyler Wyatt from third base to tie the score.
The Lopes had their fair share of scoring opportunities but were limited to five hits on the day. GCU stranded 12 on the base paths.
GCU junior pitcher Kade Mechals only grew stronger throughout his six-inning outing. The right-hander struck out the final four batters he faced to finish with nine on the afternoon.
Playing with fire in the eighth inning, GCU worked some magic to keep the score tied. With sophomore pitcher Zach Barnes on the mound, Sacramento State put its first two runners on base. Barnes threw to third to force out the lead runner on a sacrifice bunt attempt for the first out. After an intentional walk loaded the bases, Wyatt threw home to retire another runner on the force for the second out. A harmless grounder to Bull at second ended the threat and sent the game to the ninth.
Game 2
Every bounce went the wrong way for the Lopes in a 2-1 loss in Game 2.
The Lopes outhit Sacramento State 11-2 and allowed just three baserunners on zero hits over the final eight innings.
GCU left a season-high 16 runners on base and could not score its second run despite having a runner in scoring position in every inning but the fourth.
Sophomore first baseman Cuba Bess posted the Lopes' first five-hit game of the year, including doubles to lead off the seventh and ninth innings.
GCU's lone run came in the fifth inning, when three straight singles led off the frame and netted a run for the Lopes.
Sac State's two runs came via a two-out solo home run in the first and an unearned run on a sacrifice fly in the sixth.
GCU (33-22, 18-9 WAC) will be the No. 4 seed for next week's WAC Tournament and open it against fifth-seeded CSU Bakersfield at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa, Ariz.
Game 1
GCU and Sacramento State were locked in another pitcher's duel that mimicked the storyline of Thursday's opener. The cards fell the way of the Hornets, who evened the series with a 3-2 walk-off victory.
The Hornets jumped to a lead in the fourth inning with a two-run home run. That was the home team's only scoring until the ninth when a Dawsen Bacho single scored the winning run with one out and two runners in scoring position. The run was unearned due to a GCU error earlier in the frame.
GCU did its scoring with single tallies in the fifth and sixth. Senior center fielder Preston Pavlica extended his reached-base streak to 27 games with a double to lead off the inning and scored the Lopes' first run on a wild pitch. A clutch two-out single by senior second baseman Austin Bull scored senior third baseman Tyler Wyatt from third base to tie the score.
The Lopes had their fair share of scoring opportunities but were limited to five hits on the day. GCU stranded 12 on the base paths.
GCU junior pitcher Kade Mechals only grew stronger throughout his six-inning outing. The right-hander struck out the final four batters he faced to finish with nine on the afternoon.
Playing with fire in the eighth inning, GCU worked some magic to keep the score tied. With sophomore pitcher Zach Barnes on the mound, Sacramento State put its first two runners on base. Barnes threw to third to force out the lead runner on a sacrifice bunt attempt for the first out. After an intentional walk loaded the bases, Wyatt threw home to retire another runner on the force for the second out. A harmless grounder to Bull at second ended the threat and sent the game to the ninth.
Game 2
Every bounce went the wrong way for the Lopes in a 2-1 loss in Game 2.
The Lopes outhit Sacramento State 11-2 and allowed just three baserunners on zero hits over the final eight innings.
GCU left a season-high 16 runners on base and could not score its second run despite having a runner in scoring position in every inning but the fourth.
Sophomore first baseman Cuba Bess posted the Lopes' first five-hit game of the year, including doubles to lead off the seventh and ninth innings.
GCU's lone run came in the fifth inning, when three straight singles led off the frame and netted a run for the Lopes.
Sac State's two runs came via a two-out solo home run in the first and an unearned run on a sacrifice fly in the sixth.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Churby, Stone (2-1)
L: Wynne, Coen (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Pavlica, Preston 1
RBI: Bull, Austin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Pavlica, Preston 1 ; Wyatt, Tyler 1
SB: Wyatt, Tyler 1 ; Quiggle, Kona 1 ; Avitia, David 1
HBP: Avitia, David 1
Batting:
2B: Torres, Keith 1
HR: McPhillips, Dylan 1
RBI: Bacho, Dawsen 1 ; McPhillips, Dylan 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Grubbs, Bronson 1 ; Walstad, Ryan 1 ; McPhillips, Dylan 1
Game Leaders
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AB
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3
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RBI
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