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High-scoring affair goes way of Wildcats
4/14/2023 8:12:00 PM | Baseball
Lopes erase bulk of 8-run deficit, strand tying run on base in 9th
ABILENE, Texas — A wild Friday night battle between two of the WAC's top four teams featured 30 runs on 34 hits, but Grand Canyon finished on the losing end of a 16-14 decision against Abilene Christian at Crutcher Scott Field.
The Lopes (18-15, 9-7 WAC) led 8-5 after scoring in each of the first four innings, but the Wildcats (24-9, 9-4 WAC) reeled off 11 unanswered runs with four runs in the fourth and back-to-back three-run frames.
GCU fought its way back with a two-run seventh inning and four-run eighth inning to narrow the deficit to 16-14. The Lopes' top two hitters by average — junior shortstop Jacob Wilson and junior center fielder Homer Bush Jr. — each recorded base hits in the ninth but were left stranded.
The starting pitchers for GCU and Abilene Christian combined to toss only seven innings, allow 16 hits and 16 runs while walking five.
A strong wind blowing out to left field for most of the night led to eight combined home runs, including a season-high four by the Lopes. GCU's homers came from freshman designated hitter Zach Yorke, sophomore first baseman Eli Paton, graduate second baseman Zack Gregory and senior catcher Josh Buckley.
In his second career appearance, freshman right-hander Jace Smith was a bright spot out of the Lopes bullpen. He gave up a run in the sixth after walking a pair but settled down and tossed scoreless seventh and eighth innings.
GCU's top three batters in the lineup — Bush, junior right fielder Cade Verdusco and Yorke — combined for eight hits and seven RBIs. Yorke had five RBIs and Paton had four RBIs.
After missing the last six games because of injury, Wilson made a late-game substitution at shortstop and led off the ninth inning with a single through the left side.
The Lopes will look to even the series when things resume on Saturday at 1 p.m. (Phoenix time).
The Lopes (18-15, 9-7 WAC) led 8-5 after scoring in each of the first four innings, but the Wildcats (24-9, 9-4 WAC) reeled off 11 unanswered runs with four runs in the fourth and back-to-back three-run frames.
GCU fought its way back with a two-run seventh inning and four-run eighth inning to narrow the deficit to 16-14. The Lopes' top two hitters by average — junior shortstop Jacob Wilson and junior center fielder Homer Bush Jr. — each recorded base hits in the ninth but were left stranded.
The starting pitchers for GCU and Abilene Christian combined to toss only seven innings, allow 16 hits and 16 runs while walking five.
A strong wind blowing out to left field for most of the night led to eight combined home runs, including a season-high four by the Lopes. GCU's homers came from freshman designated hitter Zach Yorke, sophomore first baseman Eli Paton, graduate second baseman Zack Gregory and senior catcher Josh Buckley.
In his second career appearance, freshman right-hander Jace Smith was a bright spot out of the Lopes bullpen. He gave up a run in the sixth after walking a pair but settled down and tossed scoreless seventh and eighth innings.
GCU's top three batters in the lineup — Bush, junior right fielder Cade Verdusco and Yorke — combined for eight hits and seven RBIs. Yorke had five RBIs and Paton had four RBIs.
After missing the last six games because of injury, Wilson made a late-game substitution at shortstop and led off the ninth inning with a single through the left side.
The Lopes will look to even the series when things resume on Saturday at 1 p.m. (Phoenix time).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Berberich, Sam (1-0)
L: Markl, Connor (2-1)
S: Smith, Zach (4)
Batting:
2B: Bush Jr., Homer 1 ; Yorke, Zach 1 ; Paton, Eli 1
HR: Yorke, Zach 1 ; Paton, Eli 1 ; Buckley, Josh 1 ; Gregory, Zack 1
RBI: Bush Jr., Homer 1 ; Verdusco, Cade 1 ; Yorke, Zach 5 ; Paton, Eli 4 ; Buckley, Josh 2 ; Gregory, Zack 1
SF: Verdusco, Cade 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bush Jr., Homer 2 ; Verdusco, Cade 2 ; Yorke, Zach 2 ; Buries, Elijah 2 ; Paton, Eli 1 ; Buckley, Josh 1 ; Barreras, Emilio 1 ; Crenshaw, Dustin 1 ; Gregory, Zack 2
SB: Bush Jr., Homer 1 ; Verdusco, Cade 1
Batting:
2B: Rook, Holden 1
HR: Tatrow, Grayson 1 ; Tweedt, Tanner 3
RBI: Ladusau, Miller 1 ; Britt, Logan 1 ; Tatrow, Grayson 2 ; Tweedt, Tanner 9
SF: Britt, Logan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Williams, Garrett 3 ; Ladusau, Miller 1 ; Britt, Logan 2 ; Tatrow, Grayson 4 ; Tweedt, Tanner 4 ; Rook, Holden 2
SB: Britt, Logan 2
CS: Ladusau, Miller 1
HBP: Ladusau, Miller 1
PO: Ladusau, Miller 1
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RBI
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