Weilep forges 1st complete game for L-C
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Austin Weilep took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and ended up pitching Lewis-Clark State's first complete game of the season as the Warriors edged Saint Martin's 3-2 on Sunday afternoon at Harris Field. L-C completed the three-game sweep of the Saints to move to 15-3. The Warriors start another series today, playing host to Westmont at 3 p.m. Weilep (2-0) ultimately allowed four hits while striking out eight and walking one. The junior right-hander's no-hit bid was dashed by pinch-hitter Maki Smith, who led off the seventh with a bloop single to right field. Smith ended up scoring on an RBI single by Ezzard Wilkins.

The Warriors, who got a two-run double by Jose Castenon in the third, added their other run in the eighth. L-C, which had a single, a walk and a plunked batter in the inning, picked up the run courtesy of a passed ball.

A leadoff double by Nate Baker and L-C's third error of the game -- Saint Martin's likewise had three errors -- produced a run in the ninth. The subsequent batter, Richard O'Neill, drove a fly to deep right field, and the baserunner, Vince Maughan, apparently presumed it was beyond the reach of right fielder Jessie Roehl.

Roehl, however, made the retreating catch, then doubled Maughan off first to end the game.

Castenon, who made his season debut this weekend, had two hits, as did Matt Vogel and Juan Verdejo. The Warriors finished with nine hits, while Saint Martin's (4-11) had four.