Pitching helps LCSC shut out Whitworth 5-0

4-16-08 

Kevin Camacho and Matt Stabelfeld combined on a three hitter and struck out 15 batters to help the Lewis-Clark State College baseball team defeat Whitworth 5-0 at LCSC’s Harris Field on Wednesday night. 

The win was the seventh straight for the Warriors, 36-4 overall, while Whitworth dropped its ninth straight game to fall to 11-24. It was also the seventh shutout posted by the Warrior pitching staff this season. 

Camacho and Stabelfeld came up one strikeout short of tying the season high of 16 posted by the Warrior pitching staff in a game. Also, the two had a combined one-hitter until Whitworth picked up back-to-back singles with two outs in the top of the ninth inning. Prior to that, Whitworth’s only hit was in the fourth inning when Chad Flett singled between short and third. He did the same thing for Whitworth’s first hit in the ninth inning, while Billy Rigsby also had a single in the ninth. 

Camacho, who moved to 2-1 on the season, pitched six strong inning and struck out a season-high 10. In his longest outing of the season, he didn’t allow a walk, but did hit two batters. Stabelfeld pitched the final three innings and struck out five. He also walked one. 

The Warriors collected 13 hits at the plate with Kyle Greene again leading the way with three. Paul Martin, Sean Halton, and Bernard Pena added two apiece, and Halton also drove in two runs. 

LCSC picked up its first run in the bottom of the first inning when Greene and Halton hit back-to-back doubles to left-center field. 

In the third, Paul Martin started the Warrior rally with a single and then went to third on a single by Greene. On that play, Whitworth tried to get Martin at third, but the relay throw was wide at third. The errant throw allowed Martin to score and Greene to eventually reach third. Greene later scored on a single by Bernard Pena. 

Halton picked up his second RBI in the fourth inning when Martin singled with two outs and Greene was hit by a pitch. Halton then singled to right to score Martin. 

Greene continued his season tear by blasting his 15th home run of the season, a solo shot over the center field fence in the sixth inning, to complete the scoring. Greene finished 3-for-4 in the contest to up his season batting average to .469. Greene, who was making his first start of the season at third base because of an injury to Ikaika Lester, had three hits in a game for the eighth time this season. 

Whitworth starter Nathan Johnson took the loss to fall to 2-4. He allowed seven hits, four runs, and three walks in four innings. John Hauck pitched the final four innings and allowed six hits and one run. 

The two teams meet are playing a home-and-home series and play again on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in Spokane.  

LCSC will then return home to face Corban College in a three-game series. The first game is Friday at 6:30 p.m., and then the two will meet in a doubleheader on Saturday at noon.