LCSC sweeps twinbill from British Columbia 13-9 and 8-6 

04-26-08 

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - The Lewis-Clark State College baseball team took two different routes on Saturday, but the results were the same as the Warriors swept a doubleheader from the University of British Columbia by scores of 13-9 and 8-6 at Nat Bailey Stadium. 

In the opener, the Warriors used a 10-run fifth inning to jump out to a 13-0 lead, but had to survive a nine-run seventh inning by UBC, the largest inning against LCSC this season, to claim the win. 

In the second game, British Columbia scored twice in the bottom of the eighth to tie the contest at 5-5, but the Warriors rallied for three runs in the top of the ninth inning to capture their 14th consecutive victory. 

The Warriors, 44-4 overall, are now 8-0 against UBC this season. The Thunderbirds fall to 22-21 on the year. 

Despite 27 hits in the opening game and 26 in the second game, the two teams combined for only eight extra-base hits on the day, all doubles. 

In the opener, Ricky Reavis' RBI groundout in the second inning made it 1-0 before the Warriors erupted in the fifth by sending 16 batters to the plate and collecting eight hits. LCSC also benefited from four walks and a hit batter. Sean Halton (shown above) drove in the first run of the inning with a single and added a two-run single in his second at bat. Brent Wyatt and Reavis both singled in a run and then walked with the bases loaded two drive in two runs apiece in the inning, while Brian Ward had a two-run single. Ikaika Lester had the other RBI of the inning with a single. 

Mike Rivera and Wyatt added RBI singles in the seventh to make it 13-0. 

The Warrior pitching staff had been able to get out of jams until the seventh inning. Ryan Woods gave up five hits and three walks in four innings of work, but didn't allow a run. Matt Stabelfeld also kept UBC at bay because the Thunderbirds stranded nine on base through six innings. 

UBC got to Stabelfeld and then Kevin Camacho for the big inning. The Thunderbirds collected six hits and used three walks and a hit batter to do their damage. Justin Mace, the third LCSC pitcher in the inning, came on to get the final out and then went the rest of the way to earn the save. Despite allowing four hits, four walks, and six runs in 2.2 innings, Stabelfeld earned the win. 

Halton led LCSC with a 3-for-3 performance at the plate with three RBI and three runs scored. Wyatt went 2-for-4 with three RBI, while Rivera went 3-for-5 with two RBI. 

The second game was more of a back-and-forth contest as UBC scored a run in the bottom of the first, and LCSC countered with three runs in the top of the third. Josh Ashenbrenner started the rally with a single and Rivera added a one-out single. An error allowed Ashenbrenner to score and Wyatt to reach base. Kyle Green then added a two-run single. 

After UBC tied the game in the bottom of the third with two runs, LCSC took a 4-3 lead in the fourth. Halton started the rally with a single and raced to third on a double by Lester. Ashenbrenner then grounded out to short, but Halton scored on the play. 

LCSC added another run in the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Greene for a 5-3 advantage, but UBC used four consecutive singles of LCSC reliever Tyler Knigge in the bottom of the eighth to knot the contest. 

Nic Benton started the rally with a walk, and with two outs he stole second. Greene then doubled him in and Ward followed with an RBI single. Halton then doubled in Ward to make it 8-5. 

In the bottom of the ninth, UBC used two singles and hit batter to load the bases with no outs. A walk then forced in a run, and Dustin Willis came on in relief of Knigge. Willis got Alex White to fly out to LCSC right fielder Justin Speer, who then made the play of the game by throwing out a baserunner at home plate. Willis then got a ground out to end the game. 

Despite the rough outing which saw him give up six hits and three runs in just one inning, Knigge earned the win. Michael Guerrero pitched the first seven innings and allowed three runs on nine hits. He struck out seven. 

Greene finished the game 2-for-4 with four RBI, while Halton collected three hits. Halton finished the day 6-for-8 with four RBI and four runs scored. 

The two teams wrap up the four-game series with a single game at noon on Sunday.