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8
Winner Western Oregon WOU 2-0
4
Azusa Pacific APU 0-2
Winner
Western Oregon WOU
2-0
8
Final
4
Azusa Pacific APU
0-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Western Oregon WOU 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 10 0
Azusa Pacific APU 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 9 1

W: Alvarez,Garrett (1-0) L: Belk, Joel (0-1)

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Western Oregon WOU 2-1
2
Winner Azusa Pacific APU 1-2
Western Oregon WOU
2-1
1
Final
2
Azusa Pacific APU
1-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Western Oregon WOU 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
Azusa Pacific APU 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 2 7 0

W: Gill, Seth (1-0) L: Moran,Darrien (0-1) S: Fairchild, Michael (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Stephen Hinkel

Splitting the Pair

AZUSA, Calif. – After falling in the first game of a Friday twinbill, the Cougars rebounded well in the nightcap to earn the split.

Game 1 – Western Oregon 8, Azusa Pacific 4

The Wolves jumped out to a 6-1 lead after the second inning. Each team scored a single run in the opening frame then Western Oregon sent 11 batters to plate as they scored five times and chased Cougar starting pitcher Joel Belk to take a commanding lead.

Western Oregon made the score 8-1 in the fourth inning on an RBI triple by Kyle Vanderkin then a sacrifice fly by Nathan Etheridge. An Adrian Tovalin two-run homerun in the fifth inning reduced the home team's deficit to 8-3. The Cougars scored their fourth run when Luke Huertta raced home on a wild pitch third strike in the sixth frame.

In the seventh inning the Cougars threatened with men on first and second with one out. Steven Garrett smashed a ball that died right in front of the wall then Joe Huthsing grounded out to end the chance. In the final two innings Azusa Pacific couldn't mount a threat to their deficit.

Garrett and Huertta each had two hits for the Cougars, who tallied nine in the contest.

On the mound for the Wolves Garrett Alvarez scattered eight hits, struck out five during his five innings of work to earn the win.

Game 2 – Azusa Pacific 2, Western Oregon 1

The Cougars scored single runs in the first and fourth innings. Mitch Dergazarian scored the initial run on a Steven Garrett sacrifice fly. Cam Bennett came around the bases on a single by Tanner Negrette single to centerfield as home team held a two-run edge.

Heading into the fifth inning Cougar starting pitcher Seth Gill hadn't allowed hit. Unfortunately, Kyle Vanderkin put an end to that with a deep fly over the rightfield fence to cut the Wolves deficit to 2-1. It was one of only two hits the Wolves had in the contest.

The Azusa Pacific bullpen of Dillion Miyashiro, David May and Michael Fairchild limited the Wolves to just one hit over the final nine outs to secure the win. Gill earned the win in the seven-inning affair while Fairchild pitched a perfect final inning for his first collegiate save.

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