Miller, 3-0 overall, pitched
only the second complete
game of the season for the
Warriors. The senior
right-hander from Dos Palos,
Calif., took a no-hitter
into the sixth inning and
lowered his earned run
average to 2.76 on the
season by dominating the
Coyote lineup.
Miller's performance moved
LCSC, the NAIA's top-ranked
team, to 37-3 overall and
17-1 in Region I play. No.
21-ranked Albertson, which
has lost all seven meetings
with LCSC this season, is
24-12 overall and 14-9 in
Region I action.
Miller's outing overshadowed
a fine performance by
Albertson pitcher Andrew
Brock (4-3). Brock gave up
seven hits and four earned
runs in the eight innings,
and struck out one and
walked two.
The Warriors got on the
board first when Mark
Thompson hit a two-out
single in the bottom of the
third and scored on a double
by Brent Wyatt. LCSC made it
2-0 in the fourth when Paul
Martin homered for the
second consecutive game, a
solo shot to left-center
field for his second home of
the season.
The Warriors' final two runs
came in the sixth. martin
started the rally with a
single, and Zach Evangelho
followed with a two-run home
run to right field. It was
Evangelho's first home run
of the season.
After retiring the first 15
Coyote batters in order,
Miller was greeted by a
single from Bryan Champ to
begin the sixth inning.
Albertson scored its run in
the seventh when Pat Burke
was hit by a pitch. Richie
Snider singled him to
second, and with two outs,
Luke Howarth singled to
center to score Burke.
LCSC junior third baseman
Beau Mills went 1-for-1 with
a single to stretch his
consecutive game hitting
streak to 19. Mills also
walked twice and was hit by
a pitch.
Martin led LCSC at the plate
by going 3-for-4 with two
runs scored. He was the only
player in the game with more
than one hit.
The two teams face off again
on Sunday at noon to
complete the three-game
series.
Mike
Miller (left) tossed a
three-hitter and struck out
six to lift the Lewis-Clark
State College baseball team
to its ninth straight win
with a 4-1 triumph over
Albertson College in Region
I play at LCSC's Harris
Field on Saturday afternoon.