Completed Event: Baseball at Stanford on May 9, 2025 , Win , 4, to, 3
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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Friday, April 11
Phoenix, Ariz.
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Photo by: Rachel Sollazzo
Lopes drop series opener to Utah Valley
4/11/2025 10:36:00 PM | Baseball
Wolverines score 10 runs off GCU bullpen after Lyon's strong start
Grand Canyon dropped Friday's series opener to Utah Valley 11-1 at GCU Ballpark.
A tight 1-0 ballgame persisted into the sixth inning before the Wolverines (23-11, 8-2 WAC) began a late offensive surge that saw them pull away with three runs in the sixth, two in the seventh and five in the ninth.
Utah Valley collected 14 hits and drew six walks while swiping five bases.
Junior righty Isaac Lyon tossed five innings of one-run baseball, posting a double-digit strikeout tally for the second time in his career with 10.
The Lopes (21-13, 8-3 WAC) managed their lone run in the seventh on an RBI groundout by junior shortstop Emilio Barreras, who was making his return after missing the last 17 games over a one-month span due to injury. Barreras drove in his fellow middle infielder, sophomore second baseman Troy Sanders, who opened the inning with a hit.
Senior third baseman Eli Paton had the lone multi-hit effort on GCU's side, doubling in the fourth and singling in the sixth.
The series between the WAC's leaders in the standings continues on Saturday at 7 p.m.
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A tight 1-0 ballgame persisted into the sixth inning before the Wolverines (23-11, 8-2 WAC) began a late offensive surge that saw them pull away with three runs in the sixth, two in the seventh and five in the ninth.
Utah Valley collected 14 hits and drew six walks while swiping five bases.
Junior righty Isaac Lyon tossed five innings of one-run baseball, posting a double-digit strikeout tally for the second time in his career with 10.
The Lopes (21-13, 8-3 WAC) managed their lone run in the seventh on an RBI groundout by junior shortstop Emilio Barreras, who was making his return after missing the last 17 games over a one-month span due to injury. Barreras drove in his fellow middle infielder, sophomore second baseman Troy Sanders, who opened the inning with a hit.
Senior third baseman Eli Paton had the lone multi-hit effort on GCU's side, doubling in the fourth and singling in the sixth.
The series between the WAC's leaders in the standings continues on Saturday at 7 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kirk, Corbin (3-1)
L: Lyon, Isaac (3-3)
Batting:
3B: Strong, Mason 1
HR: Longo II, Dominic 1
RBI: Smith, Jayden 2 ; Longo II, Dominic 3 ; Strong, Mason 3 ; Block, Brody 1 ; Massey, DJ 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Smith, Jayden 2 ; Longo II, Dominic 2 ; Strong, Mason 1 ; Bach, Nate 1 ; Block, Brody 1 ; De Anda, Jimmy 3 ; Massey, DJ 1
SB: Smith, Jayden 1 ; Longo II, Dominic 1 ; Bach, Nate 1 ; Block, Brody 1 ; De Anda, Jimmy 1
HBP: Smith, Jayden 2 ; Strong, Mason 1 ; Frei, Landon 1 ; Bach, Nate 1
Batting:
2B: Paton, Eli 1
RBI: Barreras, Emilio 1
SH: Barreras, Emilio 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sanders, Troy 1
HBP: Barreras, Emilio 1 ; Galvan, Marcus 1
Game Leaders
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AB
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Players Mentioned
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