Connor McCord
Amanda Loman
6
Winner Western Oregon WOU 19-6, gnac
2
Saint Martin's SMU 7-28, gnac
Winner
Western Oregon WOU
19-6, gnac
6
Final
2
Saint Martin's SMU
7-28, gnac
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Western Oregon WOU 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 11 1
Saint Martin's SMU 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1

W: Shipley, Ryan (2-0) L: Hatton,Cole (0-9)

15
Winner Western Oregon WOU 20-6, gnac
6
Saint Martin's SMU 7-29, gnac
Winner
Western Oregon WOU
20-6, gnac
15
Final
6
Saint Martin's SMU
7-29, gnac
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Western Oregon WOU 1 0 0 0 0 10 4 15 15 1
Saint Martin's SMU 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 8 1

W: Hatley, Logan (2-1) L: Inouye,Tanner (1-4)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Brian Kortz

Baseball Pushes Winning Streak to Eight Games With Four-Game Sweep of Saints

LACEY, Wash. -- The Western Oregon University baseball team continued to pile up the runs and the wins on Friday, taking both games over Saint Martin's to complete the four-game sweep following wins of 6-2 and 15-6 in Great Northwest Athletic Conference action.

In the opener, WOU (20-6, 19-5 GNAC) opened the scoring with three runs in the second inning. Connor McCord opened the frame with a single through the right side. A ground out moved him to second, before advancing to third on a single by Justyn Herzog. A line out marked the second out and then the offense put together a run with Anthony Zellner doubling to right-center to plate the first run. Blayze Arcano finished the inning with a two-run single to right to push WOU to a 3-0 lead.

McCord added two runs in the third when he connected on the first pitch he saw for a two-run homer down the right field line for the 5-0 lead. He scored Derek Maiben who led off the inning with a single to center.

Saint Martin's (7-29, 3-25 GNAC) came back with two runs in the bottom of the third leaving WOU with a 5-2 advantage.

The Wolves closed the scoring in the ninth. With two outs, Derek Maiben started the rally with a single. Jacob Maiben doubled home his twin brother to move the lead to 6-2.

The WOU pitching staff of Ryan Shipley, Michael Moore and Nathan Bonck kept Saint Martin's to just two runs to collect the win. Shipley grabbed the win (2-0) going the first six innings, allowing just two unearned runs, along with five strikeouts. Moore went the next two innings, striking out three without allowing a baserunner. Bonck went the final inning, posting three strikeouts to work around a hit and a walk.

WOU held a 11-7 edge in hits with Derek Maiben leading the Wolves with three hits. McCord added two. McCord and Arcano drove in two runs apiece.

Mark Steward led Saint Martin's with two hits. Steward and Aaron Renaud each drove in a run. On the mound, Cole Hatton started and went the first six innings to take the loss (0-9) allowing five earned runs. Zach Alcos went the final three innings and allowed just one earned run.

In the second game, Alan Vasquez and Tanner Inouye kept the game just 1-0 through the first four innings before the offense broke out for both teams down the stretch.

Hunter Johnson started the game with a double down the left field line. Following an out, Jacob Maiben singled through the left side to put runners at the corners. McCord walked to load the bases. Johnson would score on a wild pitch for the early 1-0 lead.

Saint Martin's rallied in the bottom of the fifth to score six runs to take a 6-1 lead.

Just as quickly as the Saints came back to take the lead, WOU responded and never looked back. In the sixth, the Wolves piled up 10 runs to put the game out of reach. Derek Maiben opened the inning with a single. After an out, McCord doubled to left-center for an RBI. Ryan Witt and Herzog both walked to load the bases. Hank Forrest would also walk for an RBI. Zellner unloaded the bases when he took the first pitch he saw to left-center for a three-run double to tie the game. Arcano kept the bats going with a single on the first pitch he saw to put WOU in front. Out of a pitching change, WOU kept hitting with Johnson adding a single and Derek Maiben singled to bring in another run. Jacob Maiben added an RBI single and McCord closed the big 10-run inning with a two-run double down the left field line to leave WOU with an 11-6 lead.

The Wolves added four more in the seventh inning. Forrest opened the frame with a single. After an out, Arcano and Tyler Brandenburg walked to load the bases. Derek Maiben singled through the left side to drive in two runs. Following the second out, both runners moved up on a wild pitch just in time for another two-run double by McCord, this one to right-center to move the lead to 15-6.

WOU outhit SMU 15-8 with McCord going 4-4 with five RBI. Derek Maiben added three hits with three RBI. Johnson and Jacob Maiben each tallied two hits. Zellner added three RBI. On the mound, Vasquez started and went the first 4.1 innings to get the no decision after allowing three runs (two earned), along with nine strikeouts. Trae Perkins went the next third of an inning, before Logan Hatley finished off the fifth inning to get the win (2-1) going two-thirds of an inning working the final out of the fifth and one out into the sixth. Joe Kinsky closed the sixth allowing no baserunners before McCord went the final inning closing the seventh working around a hit and walk, adding two strikeouts.

Steward and Cody Chavis led Saint Martin's with two hits apiece. Bryant Nakagawa tallied two RBI. On the mound, Inouye went the first5.1 innings to end up with the loss (1-4) allowing eight earned runs. James Gunther and Derek Alumbaugh went the final 1.2 innings.

WOU will now return home to face nationally-ranked Northwest Nazarene this coming Thursday and Friday in a four-game series beginning at 1 p.m. each day.
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