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Photo by: Kailin Goldstein
Kats drop game one to GCU 14-4
3/24/2023 10:44:00 PM | Baseball
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Grand Canyon used a seven-run first inning to take game one of a three-game WAC series over Sam Houston with a 14-4 victory in seven innings.
The Bearkats (13-10, 6-1) trailed 9-0 before getting on the board in the top of the third inning. Lane Brewster and Tyler Davis singled to begin the frame then Carlos Contreras and Justin Wishkoski hit back-to-back two-out singles to cut the lead to 9-2.
Sam Houston inched a little close in the fourth. Easton Loyd and Davis both singled to set up a two-run double by by Joe Redfield.
The Antelopes scored two runs in the fifth and three in the sixth to earn the run-rule victory.
Game two of the series will be Saturday at 8 p.m.
The Bearkats (13-10, 6-1) trailed 9-0 before getting on the board in the top of the third inning. Lane Brewster and Tyler Davis singled to begin the frame then Carlos Contreras and Justin Wishkoski hit back-to-back two-out singles to cut the lead to 9-2.
Sam Houston inched a little close in the fourth. Easton Loyd and Davis both singled to set up a two-run double by by Joe Redfield.
The Antelopes scored two runs in the fifth and three in the sixth to earn the run-rule victory.
Game two of the series will be Saturday at 8 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Thornton, Zach (4-0)
L: Atkinson, Coltin (3-1)
Batting:
2B: Redfield, Joe 1 ; Chadwick, Clayton 1
RBI: Redfield, Joe 2 ; Contreras, Carlos 1 ; Wishkoski, Justin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Davis, Tyler 2 ; Loyd, Easton 1 ; Brewster, Lane 1
SB: Wishkoski, Justin 1
HBP: Chadwick, Clayton 1
Batting:
2B: Bush Jr., Homer 1 ; Buckley, Josh 1
HR: Yorke, Zach 1
RBI: Bush Jr., Homer 2 ; Gregory, Zack 1 ; Wilson, Jacob 1 ; Yorke, Zach 3 ; Buckley, Josh 2 ; Barreras, Emilio 1
SF: Bush Jr., Homer 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bush Jr., Homer 2 ; Gregory, Zack 2 ; Yorke, Zach 1 ; Verdusco, Cade 2 ; Wilson, Tyler 2 ; Andeel, Maxwell 2 ; Buckley, Josh 3
SB: Verdusco, Cade 1
PO: Yorke, Zach 1
Game Leaders
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