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Baseball
at Stanford
W 4-3
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Friday, April 28
Reno, Nev.
3 p.m.
Grand Canyon
23-19
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Long Beach State
23-15
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Grand Canyon
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Late-game scoring barrage goes to Dirtbags
4/28/2023 6:54:00 PM | Baseball
Teams combine for 11 runs in final 3 innings
RENO, Nev. — Grand Canyon dropped an 11-8 decision to Long Beach State on Friday afternoon with the Dirtbags outscoring the Lopes 7-4 in the final three innings to break a 4-4 tie after six innings.
After allowing a solo home run in the first inning, GCU's offense got to work immediately with a three-run first inning to take a 3-1 lead. Junior center fielder Homer Bush Jr. led things off with a double. Junior shortstop Jacob Wilson drove in a run and junior third baseman Elijah Buries logged another run-scoring hit.
Wilson's RBI double in the first inning made him GCU's Division I career RBIs leader at 143.
Long Beach State tied the game with a two-run third inning and grabbed a lead with a run in the fifth.
The Lopes evened the tally with a run in the sixth. Freshman designated hitter Zach Yorke doubled and scored when sophomore left fielder Maxwell Andeel drove him in. The Lopes couldn't tack on further, however, stranding runners on the corners after they got there with no outs.
The Dirtbags ran away with things in the final third of the game. Long Beach State scored two in the seventh, four in the eighth and another in the ninth.
GCU did its best to retaliate, scoring three in the bottom of the ninth to pull within three runs. With the bases loaded and one out, the final two Lopes batters struck out to end the game.
The Lopes will play a Saturday doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m., another matchup with the Dirtbags.
After allowing a solo home run in the first inning, GCU's offense got to work immediately with a three-run first inning to take a 3-1 lead. Junior center fielder Homer Bush Jr. led things off with a double. Junior shortstop Jacob Wilson drove in a run and junior third baseman Elijah Buries logged another run-scoring hit.
Wilson's RBI double in the first inning made him GCU's Division I career RBIs leader at 143.
Long Beach State tied the game with a two-run third inning and grabbed a lead with a run in the fifth.
The Lopes evened the tally with a run in the sixth. Freshman designated hitter Zach Yorke doubled and scored when sophomore left fielder Maxwell Andeel drove him in. The Lopes couldn't tack on further, however, stranding runners on the corners after they got there with no outs.
The Dirtbags ran away with things in the final third of the game. Long Beach State scored two in the seventh, four in the eighth and another in the ninth.
GCU did its best to retaliate, scoring three in the bottom of the ninth to pull within three runs. With the bases loaded and one out, the final two Lopes batters struck out to end the game.
The Lopes will play a Saturday doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m., another matchup with the Dirtbags.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Zeglin, Nico (5-4)
L: Elmore, R.J. (1-2)
S: Wells, Sky (2)
Batting:
2B: Burns, Connor 1 ; Hammond, Jack 1
3B: Burns, Connor 1
HR: Long, Jonathon 2 ; Hammond, Jack 1
RBI: Long, Jonathon 2 ; Peppi, Rocco 1 ; Burns, Connor 5 ; Walls, Joey 1 ; Hammond, Jack 1 ; Ashworth, Kyle 1
SF: Peppi, Rocco 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Morrissey, Jashia 1 ; Borgogno, Ty 1 ; Long, Jonathon 4 ; Peppi, Rocco 1 ; Burns, Connor 1 ; Saldivar, Eddie 1 ; Hammond, Jack 1 ; Ashworth, Kyle 1
SB: Saldivar, Eddie 1
HBP: Borgogno, Ty 1 ; Long, Jonathon 1
Batting:
2B: Bush Jr., Homer 2 ; Wilson, Jacob 1 ; Yorke, Zach 1
RBI: Crenshaw, Dustin 1 ; Wilson, Jacob 2 ; Andeel, Maxwell 1 ; Buries, Elijah 2
SH: Verdusco, Cade 1 ; Buries, Elijah 1
SF: Crenshaw, Dustin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bush Jr., Homer 2 ; Verdusco, Cade 2 ; Wilson, Jacob 2 ; Yorke, Zach 1 ; Gregory, Zack 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
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3
RBI
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3
RBI
2
AB
5
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RBI
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AB
5
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2
H
2
RBI
2
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