Baseball | 2/2/2013 4:48:00 PM

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TURLOCK, Calif. – The Western Oregon baseball team rebounded from an extra-inning defeat in the season opener by taking both games of doubleheader against Cal State Stanislaus on Saturday, defeating the Warriors, 4-0, in game one before clinching the series with a 5-4, extra inning victory in game two. With the wins, WOU improves to 2-1 on the season while Cal State Stanislaus falls to 1-3.

In game one, WOU rode the arm of Spenser Watkins as the right-hander pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing only six hits while striking out five to move to 1-0 on the season. Spencer Trautman allowed only one base runner over the final two innings to earn the save as interim head coach Kellen Walker picked up his first career victory.

WOU would get all the scoring it would need with a pair of runs in the fifth inning. Daniel McNabb opened the scoring as his single to left-center scored Tim Rausch from third to give the Wolves a 1-0 lead. McNabb would eventually score on a throwing error as WOU would hold a two-run advantage going to the bottom of the inning.

As the Warriors were unable to get on the board over their next three at-bats, WOU would add insurance runs in the eighth and nine to take a 4-0 lead heading into the Warriors final at-bat. Chris Bradshaw scored on a wild pitch in the eight while Michael Gange came home on a bases loaded walk in the ninth as the Wolves would close out the Warriors in the bottom half of the inning.

McNabb and Scott David led the WOU attack with two hits apiece as the Wolves were able to take advantage of four CS Stanislaus errors in the game. Rafael Vasquez took the loss for the Warriors, allowing three runs on six hits in 7.2 innings of work.

In game two, WOU would jump out to an early lead as Bradshaw scored on a fielding error to give the Wolves an early one-run lead.

The Wolves would double the lead in the fourth as Grant Moscolo found the hole on the left side of the infield, scoring Blake Miller as WOU took a 2-0 lead.

A pair of runs in the sixth would give the Wolves a seemingly comfortable four-run lead as Rausch hit a key two-out, two-run single to score Vince Ampi and Bradshaw as WOU would take a 4-0 lead into the bottom of the seventh.

Cal Stat Stanislaus responded; however, for four runs in its final at-bat to tie the score. The Warriors loaded the bases with no outs as a Clint Brill single up the middle would score two runs to cut the lead in half. After the Warriors cut the lead to one on a fielder's choice, Ross Gonsalves' sacrifice fly to left field tied the game at 4-4 and would send a game into extra innings for the second time in the series.

This time; however, the Wolves would respond as David would single with two outs in the ninth to score Rausch from third as WOU would take a 5-4 lead into the bottom of the inning. Kody Stone would retire the Warriors in order in the bottom of the frame as the Wolves picked up the series clinching win.

Stone picked up the victory for the Wolves in relief, allowing no runs and no hits in three innings of work. WOU starter Gary Steindorf had a solid outing for WOU, allowing one run on six hits in six innings of work.

Joe Whitehead took the loss for Cal State Stanislaus, allowing one run and three hits in 2.1 innings as he fell to 0-1 on the season.

WOU will return to action on Friday, Feb. 8, as the Wolves travel to Rohnert Park, Calif., to open a four-game series against Sonoma State at 1:00 p.m.