LCSC stretches win
streak to 22 with sweep
of Concordia
LEWISTON, Idaho – Ricky
Reavis hit Lewis-Clark State
College's first grand-slam
home run of the season and
Kyle Greene continued with
his monstrous two weeks and
drove in four runs to help
the Warriors sweep a
doubleheader from Concordia
University 15-3 and 9-4 on
Wednesday.
The Warriors, ranked No. 1
in the NAIA with a 28-2
record, stretched their win
streak to 22 straight with
the sweep.
The only bad thing to happen
to LCSC on the day was that
its 17-game streak of
collecting 10 or more hits
ended when the Warriors
finished with nine in the
second game. LCSC more than
made up for it in the opener
with 21 hits, its
second-highest total of the
season.
Reavis broke open the first
game with his grand slam in
the third inning as the
Warriors jumped out to a 9-0
lead and cruised from there.
It was the only home run of
the day for LCSC and was the
team's 25th this season.
Greene, who has had a
monster two weeks, finished
the day with two hits and
four RBI, doing most of his
damage in the second game
when he drove in three runs.
In his last 13 games, Green
is 25-of-44 at the plate
(.568) with 27 RBI and 19
runs scored. Of those 25
hits, 13 have been for extra
bases with seven doubles and
six home runs.
Warrior ace Matt Fitts also
had a solid outing in the
opener to improve to 5-0 on
the season. The junior
right-hander went the
distance and allowed four
hits and three runs, but
struck out nine.
In the opener, Ikaika
Lester's double drove in a
run in the first, while Paul
Martin singled in a pair in
the second to make it 3-0. A
double, a single and a walk
loaded the bases, and Rivera
greeted Concordia reliever
Dylan Smith with his first
home run of the season.
Greene added an RBI
sacrifice fly, while Lester
also singled in a run during
the inning.
Nic Benton's RBI triple made
it 10-0 in the fourth. It
went to 12-0 in the sixth on
Kyle Douglas' RBI double and
an RBI groundout by Brian
Bollwit.
Concordia, which is from
Portland, finally got on the
board in the seventh and
added two more in the
eighth, but the Warriors
counted with three in the
bottom of the eighth for the
final. Thomas Lees had an
RBI sacrifice fly in the
inning, while Zach Adam and
Armando Reyes added RBI
singles.
Reavis finished the game
3-for-3 with four RBI and
four runs scored. Five other
Warriors added two hits
apiece. Only one of the 17
LCSC batters in the game
failed to finish without an
RBI or a hit.
In the second game, the
Warriors found themselves
down 2-0 in the first inning
when LCSC starter Ryan Woods
ran into immediate trouble.
He walked three of the first
five batters to force in a
run and then gave up a
bases-loaded single before
getting out of the jam.
The Warriors, who collected
only two hits through the
first four innings, didn't
get on the board until the
fifth when they scored four
times for a 4-2 lead. Martin
was hit by a pitch with the
bases loaded to force in the
first run, while Greene
added a sacrifice fly.
Lester drove in the final
two with a single.
The Warriors made it 7-2 in
the sixth on a two-run
double by Greene, and after
Concordia countered with two
in the top of the seventh,
the Warriors countered with
two in the eighth. Sean
Halton had a sacrifice fly
RBI, while Travis Georgius
added an RBI double.
Three Warrior pitchers hit
five batters in the game.
Woods picked up the win to
go to 4-0. He pitched five
innings and allowed four
hits and two runs. He also
walked three and struck out
seven. Justin Mace went the
next three innings and
allowed three hits and two
runs. He walked one and
struck out three. Dustin
Willis pitched a hitless
ninth.
Martin drove in two runs and
finished the doubleheader
1-for-5 at the plate, but
with five runs scored and
four RBI. Lester went
3-for-6 with four RBI,
driving in two runs in each
game.
The Warriors were originally
scheduled to head to Klamath
Falls, Ore., to face Oregon
Tech in doubleheaders this
weekend, but the four-game
series has been cancelled.
LCSC's next action is now
Friday, April 4 when it
starts a three-game series
at Dixie State in St.
George, Utah.
