McCord_HR_2018
15
Winner Western Ore. WOU 3-7, 3-0 GNAC
8
Saint Martin's SMU 1-10, 0-3 GNAC
Winner
Western Ore. WOU
3-7, 3-0 GNAC
15
Final
8
Saint Martin's SMU
1-10, 0-3 GNAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Western Ore. WOU 4 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 15 9 0
Saint Martin's SMU 1 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 8 12 1

W: Dolezal, Justin (1-0) L: Dorney, Ryan (0-1)

5
Winner Western Ore. WOU 4-7, 4-0 GNAC
2
Saint Martin's SMU 1-11, 0-4 GNAC
Winner
Western Ore. WOU
4-7, 4-0 GNAC
5
Final
2
Saint Martin's SMU
1-11, 0-4 GNAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Western Ore. WOU 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 5 8 0
Saint Martin's SMU 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 5

W: Grubbe, Craig (1-1) L: Streby, Clark (0-2) S: Parr, Nick (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Wolves complete SMU sweep in opening GNAC weekend

LYNNWOOD, Wash.—With 15 runs in the opener and a 6-inning gem by starter Craig Grubbe in the nightcap, Western Oregon University completed a weekend sweep over Saint Martin's with 15-8 and 5-2 wins while playing at Tritons Field on Sunday.

With the results, Western Oregon improved to 4-7 on the season and 4-0 in GNAC play. Saint Martin's fell to 1-11 overall.

The Wolves are scheduled to host Montana State University Billings this week for the 2018 home opener. The four-game series is slated to begin on Friday, March 9 with a 12 p.m. opening pitch.

GAME 1: Western Oregon def. Saint Martin's, 15-8

Scoring 11 runs in the first three innings, including a four-run first frame, Western Oregon defeated Saint Martin's 15-8 in the opening game on Sunday.

Nyles Nygaard lifted a 2-run double down the left-field line to make it a 6-0 contest in the second and returned with a 3-run homer to right in the next stanza.The Wolves added two runs in the fourth before the Saints scored seven unanswered runs to make it an 11-8 contest.

Connor McCord connected on a 2-run homer in the ninth to regain some of the cushion for Kolby Bales, who closed out the final 2 1/3 innings on the mound for the Wolves. Bales allowed one hit and walked one in his stint following fellow reliever Justin Dolezal's appearance. Dolezal was credited with the win with 2 1/3 innings of relief work.

Nygaard ended the game with a 4 for 6 line that included five RBI and three runs scored. Jay Leverett and Jared McDonald joined McCord with two RBI each.

GAME 2: Western Oregon def. Saint Martin's 5-2

Tossing a no-hitter through four innings, Craig Grubbe led WOU to a series sweep against the Saints. Grubbe went on to allow two runs on two hits before turning the ball over to closer Nick Parr in the 7th. Holding a three-run lead, Parr picked up the save after a scoreless final frame with just a single walk as a blemish in the outing.

WOU stranded single runners in each of the first four innings before breaking through with a 3-run fifth. Justin Spinner initiated the attack with a lead-off double while Cody Dykstra followed with an RBI single to center.

WOU's next two runs were aided by two SMU throwing errors, a walk and a pair of wild pitches.

The Saints got two runs back off a homer by Austin Feist in the home half of the fifth.

Clinging to a 3-2 lead heading into the 7th, Nyles Nygaard tapped his second homer of the day to start the 7th while Jared McDonald followed two batters later with a round tripper of his own for the final score.
 
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